Cablegrams.

Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1039, 22 June 1894, Page 6

Cablegrams.

The British Government have sent a warship to Morocco.

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent says there is danger of a revolt in Sicily, as the. people are destitute, and women and children at Lercara are eating hay. Thn anti-gambling crnsade continues and large meetings protesting against the evils are being held in London and the provinces. The difficulty of finding cold storage accommodation in London increases, and the market is glutted with meat. • Mrs Christie Murray has instituted proceedings against her husband for divorce. The Shaw, Saville and Albion Coir.pany have given an order for the construction of a new steamer of 8000 tons with a carrying capacity of 80,000 carcases of frozen meat.

A woman has been found murdered in Halle, and her body was found muti

lated in a similar manner to the victims attributed to 'Jack the Ripper' in London. This is the third crime of the sort that has been reported in Germany within a brief period,

Abdul Aziz, the new Sultan, is marching his army upon Fez, where his palace is situated.

The Pai'is correspondent of the Daily Chronicle" says that vhe Bonapartists are considering an appeal to the people.

The Colonial Treasurer of Cape Colony, Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, in delivering the Budget, said the credit of the Cape was • unequalled, and in the eyes of capitalists it was the. most solid colony of all. The Budget shows a surplus of L 330,000.

The Sultan of Morocco has beheaded three leaders in the mutiny. In the event of a general revolt, the powers will unite to supress it.

Muley Mohammed, elder brother of Abdul, claims the throne and appeals the fanatical Moors to help him.

A great fire has occurred at Panama hv which one third of the town was burned. The damage is estimated at half a million sterling.

A fearfdl marine disaster is reported from Westport,Oounty Mayo (Ireland). A passenger steamer capsized and 30 of those on board were drowned in full view of crowds of spectators, who were unable to render any assistance. The Westport boat was overcrowded and capsized through trying to jibe without lowering sail. Many were entangled in the huge sail. The steamer Nita rescued 76, but 30 were drowned, mostly young women. There; were many shocking scenes. Healey, the captain of the excursion boat has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter.

Forty collieries in Fife and Claokmannin, Scotland, are dismissing their workmen, owing to the latter attempt■in<* to dictate terms when notified there would be a stoppage.

The Queen will stay at the Duke of Teck's at Richmond until the accouchement of the Duchess of York.

At Fez on Saturday Abdul Aziz was proclaimed Sultan of- Morocco. The Powers have agreed to recognise him as monarch.

The Khedive has abandoned his intention to visit England.

By an explosion in a colliery in Silesia 150 miners were killed. The mine caught fire, and it is feared that 200 men, including the members of the rescue parties have met their death. The colonial Agents-general have had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting the death duties. Sir Wra. Harcourt strongly maintained the right of the Imperial Government to levy death duties on property held in the colonies by persons domiciled in England, but said he was willing to discuss the question of a modification. He objected to the South Australian, plan of reciprocity, as it would, be said, involve differential treatment. The Australian Agentsgeneral denied the legality of the tax, but in the event of the Chancellor insisting on its being imposed then reciprocity was the best compromise. Sir William Harcourt thanked the Agents-general for expressing their views on the. ofiabter, and he explained that the conference was not to be regarded as an official one. He suggested a further meeting, and the Agents-general agreed. The Chancellor intimated that the House of Commons did not intend to finally discuss the clause until the bill reached the report stage. The United States Senate, by 37 to 29, rejected a motion to restore the M'Kinley rate on wool. The Senate's I'efusal to put a duty on raw wool is generally regarded as an indication that it will remain on the free list. The new schedule rates of duty on woollen goods comes into operation in January. Mr Justice Williams has directed Mr Stewart, the official receiver, to institute civil proceedings against the old directors of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company to recover the amount of the dividends paid out of capital. His Honor also instructed Mr O. -J. Stewart, the official receiver, to include the responsible officials of the company in the civil prosecution.

The opening of the Ottawa Conference has been postponed till the 26th.

The motion for the second reading of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill was negatived in the Lords by 129 to 120. The Prince of Wales, Lord Onslow, Lord Carrington, Duke of Fife, Matquis of Ripon, and Lord Rosebery voted for the second reading of the bill sanctioning marriage with a deceased wife's sister.

An Anarchist fired a revolver at Signor Crispi in Rome, while the latter was driving to the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Crispi escaped without injury, and alighting from the vehicle arrested the would-be assassin. On arrival at the Parliament buildings he was accorded a great ovation.

King Humbert visited Signor Crispi and personally congratulated him on his escape.

Several European royaltips have wired congratulating Signor Crispi on his narrow escape from death at the hands of Anarchists.

The attempt on Signor Crispi's life was the outcome of an Anarchist plot. His assailent, whose name is Laga, only escaped lynching at the hands of an enraged mob owing to Signor Crispi's intervention. The prisoner declares

that others will accomplish the work which he failed to perform.

The Atlantic liner Ethiopia collided with an iceberg on the voyage from England. She had her bows stove in by the force of the collision, and for some time was in imminent danger of foundering. Her safty was due to artificial bulkheads.

The English and Continental wheat markets are changing a little for the

worse, and the American is declining.

The Daily News states that Parliament will prorogue in August, and will not meet again until next year.

The stockyards in Jersey City have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at L 400,000. '■-.->

The police raided a Nihilist printing office in Warsaw, shooting three of the workmen and arresting seven others.

Mr Quong Tarfc, the well-known Sydney tea merchant, who is at present visiting China, has taken measures to inaugurate a wool-importing company. The Hongkong papers say that the venture must succeed, as the field open for its operations is a great one, and the demend in Southern China will be almost limitless when the people realise that woollen goods are superior to the cotton article.

The Times believes that the colonies will not take Sir William Harcourfc's blunders regarding the death duties serionslv.

Owing to the wet and cold it is expected that the Hungarian wheat yield will be 20 per cent below the average.