LATEST CLABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1028, 6 April 1894, Page 5

LATEST CLABLEGRAMS.

Mr John Redmond. M.P., says that the Irish agitation has betrayed the reduced power of the party, and he advocates an early dissolution. At court on Tuesday David Christie Murray, the well-known novelist, gave evidence that his wife -was a drunkard and had attempted to commit suicide, and he asked that she be confined in a lunatic asylum for treatment. In the course of cross-examination, Murray admitted that he had hacl immoral relations with a young lady residing at Kensington. The bench advised the parties to settle their dispute amicably, and adjourned the case to allow of this being done. In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr J. H. Dalziel, member for Kirkcaldy Burghs, moved the establishment of a separate Parliament for Scotland, but retaining the British supremacy. The motion was carried on a division by a majority of 10 votes, the result being received with loud cheers. Sir W. V. Harcourt was absent 'from the House when the division was taken. Other ministers silently supported the motion. •*;Tbe divison on Mr Dalziel's motion in favour of Home Rule f orJScotland -was a party vote, though the Government left the question open. Mr Balfour ridiculed the motion. •The Welsh members intend to move an amendment to Sir G. 0. Trevelyan's amendment that Bills affecting Scotland be referred to a grand committee ot Scotch members, provided that a similar privilege be granted to "Wales. A telegram from Marseilles states that the Prince of Wales attempted to enter a moving train at the city railway station, and narrowly escaped sustaining serious injury. The engineer stopped the engine in time to prevent an accident. It is understood that the Parnellite party has officially -withdrawn its support from the Government on questions affecting the stabflity of the Ministry. Information has been received of a revolt in the Soudan. Rabah, formerly a slave belonging to Zobehr Pasha, assembled about 30,000 followers and raided the Bornu country, east of Lake Tchad. The rebels have been successful all along the line, and defeated the Sultan of Wady's troops with great slaughter, the Sultan himself being amongst those killed. The Rabah headed a similar rising toward the end ef last year, and occupied Baghirmi, a State of Central Africa, but the Sultan of Wady, to whom the country pays tribute, afterwards defeated the rebels, and drove them to the north.? The scheme formulated by Mr J. H. Geddes, of New South Wales, for the. disposal of frozen meat at Hamburg, is answering very well. Eight hundred customers purchased Aurtralian and New Zealand frozen meat from one shop on Satuaday.