CABLE NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Issue XX, 20 June 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Tlio Ulster conference. , London, June 16-— TweWe thousand delegates will be present at the .Ulster conference. The guarantee fund amounts to £17,000. Two thousand tickets have been issued for the mr eting to-morrow and great enthusiasm is being shown over the whole of Ireland. LoNßOtf, June 18. — Belfast is full of visitors, and special stetnejrs and trains are carrying excuraiomstii The whole town is decorated with bunting ; over the convention hall banners are flying bearing, , the emblems of England,* Ireland; * Scotland and Wales, with many patriotic mottos. The Duke of Aberdeen presided at* the convention and many members oj| both Houses, Lords and Common^ were present. <^| Telegrams of sympathy lro|| America and elsewhere were read! Tho Archbishop of Armagh an|| clergymen representing the Presbjfe terians, Wesleyans and Baptists aa- ! dressed the convention in terms antagonistic to home rule, and proposed a motion in accordance with their views. ■•■■-'■ : - f . i The immense audience rose as each^ motion was read and shouted, "We will not have home rule. " The Earl of Erne declared that the^e was no place in Dublin Parliament for TJlster loyalists, while other speakers asserted that as a last resource they were prepared to defend themselveg^g^ the audience again standing je\\&f&^ agreement with the latter sentiments. Over 150,000 attended the convention while arrangements were perfect. In a quarter of an hour 10,000 dele? , gates took their seats. The papers were greatly impressed with the proceedings which evidently were, promoted by Orangemen. | The Times declares that the coayeq-A tion is without parallel in this generation. The Daily News, the Liberal ? Organ, confesses it was a successful spectacle and has no doubt regarding its spirit and meaning. The Scotch home rule manifestos ex* pressed distrust of Gladstone. Lord Ancrum's deattt. LoNDoir, June 19.— i The ? Scfcident .^ which led to the death of Lord. An* crum, has caused a painful sensation in social circles. , -4 Tile new Duke of York, London, June 19*- —Prince Geotge of Wales has been sworn in as Duke of York.

Gladstone ami the 8 hours «■ movement. ; , | London, June 39. — Gladstone*!! interview with the 8 hour deputation was an animated one and in ? toe dis- ...... cussion he combated every statement. |. advanced by the delegates. .-. „ ,> . .,, Gladstone declared he would be dis« * ft graced and sink to the lowest point possible for the most unprincipled to fall, if he forsook Home Bule.Jfti, '... favour of other matters. . ...... Tornado and great loss ot •• life New Yobk, June 17.— A tornado v visited South Minnesto, destroying houses, school and farm buildings; forty persons were killed. A train was derailed and 100 persona killed. A similar disaster attended with serious loss of life is reported from the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Irish election campaign. New Yobk, June 17.— Mr Red- I mond is collecting money in New Yorig I for the election campaign in Ireland and so far donations are flowing in freely. .:■"' / | Another lynching. . -: New Yokk, June 18. — Four Italians have been lynched at Seattle, ■ Washington, for murdering an American foreman. Affairs in Venezuela. i New Yoek, June 18.— Further intelligence from Venezuela states that the rebels continue in their sue- y cess against the Government troops * and are advaucing on Bolivia on the Caribbean sea. President Palacio has resigned.