CABLE NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVII, Issue 2579, 5 November 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN GENERAL WISSMANN. London, November 4 — General Wissnran has sailed for Bagamayo SHIPOWNERS TRYING TO CAUSE A GREAT STRIKE. London, November 4. — It is stated that the shipowners have sufficient free labourers to make the co-operative scheme workable and it is believed that they are trying to force a strike, relying ou the promises of military assistance to maintain order. SISTER ROSE ABANDONS THE LEPERS. San Francisco, November 4.—lnformation has reached here that Sister Rose Gertrude has abandoned the lexers' station at Molokai, and has taken a situation as governess in Honolulu. , DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN 'FRISCO, ■ - . < ■ • . San Francisco, November 4. — A destructive fire has taken place here by which damage has been done to the extent of -a miliion and a half of dollars. Burlington Grand Hotel is among the premises destroyed. DILLON AND O'BRIEN ARRIVE IN NEW YORK AND GET ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. New York November 3. — On the arrival of O'Brien and Dillon they were escdrted up the harbour by several steamers, which carried delegates from the various societies. They met with an enthuiastic welcome. On landing the Governor Mayor of New York welcomed O'Brien and Dillon. THEY ISSUE A MANIFESTO ADVISING AMERICANS:, $OT TO ASSIST THE STARVING IRISH. A manifesto, issued by them, reasserts their loyalty ia Parnell. They advise Americans not to contribute to the Irish famine fund whilst food is exported from Ireland, as otherwise the Tories will notr remit rents. They maintain that the alleged distress in Ireland is bogus. CLEVELAND CONDEMNS THE McKINLEY TARIFF. Washington, November 4. — Cleveland says that the McKinley tariff is a disgrace, and that he is confident that the Democrats' will have a majority next session. . ZAMBESP RIVER TO BE OPENED TO FREE TRADE. Lisbon, November 4.— lt is asserted that the modus yivindi between Portugal and Britain has been arranged on the basis of freedom of the Zambesi AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED. Vienna, November 4.— lt is feared that the Archduke John was drowned during his voyage to Valparaiso. THE GERMANS PUNISH THE AFRICAN MURDERERS. Zanzibar, November 3i— Eight hundred Germans landed at Witu, East Africa, to demand reparation for the murder of their countrymen there sometime since by the natives. An engagement took place between them and the natives, in which thirteen of ' the former were wounded, while the natives' loss was ninety killed.