Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5661, 21 October 1889, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

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London, October 19. It has been decided to exile the Zulu 1 chiefs Dinizulu and Vndabuke to St. Helena for 12 and 15 years respectively. " 1 The dock companies arc making efforts > to induce the dock ladorers to become 1 permanent hards at £1 a week, but the ■ Union has refused to sanction the proposal. A Now Zealand 3j per cent. £2,700,000 i, conversion loan is announced. The r minimum has been fixed at 90, and tenders . will be opened on the 25th inst. i In the course of a lecture at Chester 1 Lord Brassey said that the stand taken by I the Australasian colonies showed that they r would become a commanding' power in the Pacific, and also in the defence of India. r Owing to a fresh outbreak of the foot • ■ and mouth disease in Germuny Mr Henry ' Chaplin, Minister of Agriculture, has re- • fused to remove the restrictions placed on the importation of cattle into Great Britain. Tom Lees and Peter Jackson, the Aua- • tralian pugilists, have arranged to fight with bare knuckles for £300 a-side. In referring to the Zalinski gun, General , Sir Andrew Clarke, Inspector-General of ) Fortifications, declared it to be the most s formidable weapon known at present, but i admitted that it had not been brought to a , state of perfection. 3 .The Agents-General have paid a visit to r Glasgow for the purpose of inspecting Mr i Lubrig'e coal-dividing plant, with the view of introducing it into use in Australia. ;■ Father Kenny, Superior-General of j Jesuits, will shortly visit Australia. The Hon. John Austin, Minister of [ Foreign Affairs of the Hawaiian Islands, is L at present in Washington interviewing the , United States Government. He offers to continue the existing treaties with America \ on condition that the latter guarantees the independence of Hawaii and its pojver to conclude treaties with other States without ■ the knowledge of America. 1 A report was freely circulated that 1 Moussa Bey had been' pardoned for the • atrocities he recently committed iv Armenia, ' but the report proves to be incorrect. J Obituary—King Dom Luis of Portugal. » It is believed that the Emperor William ' of Germany will attend the manoeuvres of < tho Russian.fleet next summer. During the Czar's recent visit tD Berlin i Priuce Bismarck informed him that ho coul sidered an agreement between Great Britain > and Russia in regard to the possessions of ' the two Powers in Asia was possible and i desirable. He also expressed himself coni viuced that the Czar would never begin a • war against Germany. In replying the Czar denied that Russia had doubled her [ strategic lines on the western frontier. ) The strike among the coal miners ia the northern districts of France is spreading, and serious riots have occurred. In th collisiun between the strikers and some soldiers two of the miners were killed. 1 The order giving M. Joubert power to 1 seize the Victorian wine kiosk and bar at the Paris Exhibition has been cancelled. October 20. Mr. Tillet, chairman of the Laborers' Union, if organising the Bristol dockmen. Speaking at Manchester the Hon. J. A, Balfour, Chief Socretary for Ireland, declared that every anticipated result of the Irish policy of the Government had already been realised. ; The Socialists throughout France threaten to go out on strike and close the Exhibition. Sydney, October 19. Yesterday Messrs. Davenport's boot factory at Marripkville was destroyed by fire. The damage''is estimated at £20,000, and the insurance is only £10,000. By the destruction of the factory 190 Lands have been thrown out of employment. .