LATE CABLES

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5517, 4 May 1889, Page 3

LATE CABLES

« 1 [PBB PBBBS ASSOCIATION. —COFYEIQHT.J \ (Eeceived May 4, 2.30 p.m.) THE COPPER MINE FIRES. ■ London, May 3. 1 , The fires in the Calumet and Heela copper mines in Michigan have now been mastered i I W. L. REES. ! , Mr W. L. Rees has sailed in the Kai--1 koura. j IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS. The sentences passed on Charles Tanner ■ (M.P. for Cork, Mid.;, John O'Connor, and ; Condon have been confirmed. BRILLIANT FETE. A brilliant fete will bo held at Versailles on Sunduy, when M. Carnot, the President of the Republic, unveils a tablet in coni- ' rnemoration of the meeting of the National Constitutional Assembly in 1780. THE CHETWYND-DITRHAM DISPUTE. Lord Calthorpe has consented to arbitrate in the dispute between Sir G. Chetwyud and Lord Durham. SAMOA. It is asserted in Berlin, with a view to Australasian interests in Samoa that England on many points will support the American proposals. PARNELL AND THE FREEDOM OF EDINBURGH. It is anticipated that the proposal to confer the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh on Mr. Parnell will be abandoned. DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S ILLNESS A bulletin issued as to the state of the health of the Duke of Edinburgh, slates that his ultimate recovery is assured. The duration of the illness is doubtful. SIR HERCULES ROBINSON. Sir Hercules Robinson, the late Governor, has sailed from the Cape. In a farowell speech he asserted Imperialism wap a diminishing quantity. Ibe chief factor in future colonisation was Republicanism. He condemned irresponsible bodies in England meddling with the colonies. Baron de Worms, when questioned on the speech in the Houso of Commons by Mr. Campbell, said he was not desirous of taking aoUon iv the absence of the full text of the speech. He would await the arrival of the full report, , COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE, It is expected the directors of the Comptoir d'Es'compto will surrender 20,000,000 francs, ARREST OF NIHILISTS. More Nihilists have been arrested at St. Petersburg. SUGAR BOUNTIES CONVENTION. All the Liberal Unionists and twenty Tories oppose tho bill ratifying the Sugar Bounties Oonvontion. Tho Times says it would not be wise to persist with the bill, in view of the opposition. RAILWAY EXTENSION.. It is rumored tho Indian Government will extend the railway to O&ndahar.

I ESTATES OF DECEASED PERBONS.

Mr Gladstone supported the increased duties on the estates of deceased persons, though the precedent of gradual taxation might in the future unduly press on estates. BANK OF AUSTEALASIA. The alteration in the deed of settlement of the Bank of Australasia has been oorfirmed. . HORRIBLE OUTRAGE. . A body of Khurs have burnt an Amerioan girl in the presence of her parents. A deputation have informed the Porte if reparation be not enacted they will seek Russian annexation. PABNELL'S ADMISSIONS. Mr. Parnell, during the course of his' cross-examination, said he often remonstrated with Mr. O'Brien, but he never publicly repudiated his utterances.