Cable News.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6094, 10 March 1891, Page 2

Cable News.

DELAYED MESSAGES. ICELAND. Two Pro'estant clergymen at Arklo-v, County Wicklovv, havo been imprisoned for 14 days for holding open-air services. Mr Parnell intends to interfere at the general election in the English constituencies possessing Irish voters. The Freeman's Journal is appealing for funds in aid of the Parneliite cause. DR. KOCH'S TREATMENT. The official report upon experiments with Dr. Koch's remedy chows tbat of lOrtl patients treated for internal tuberculosis, 13 were cured, 171 improved, SSB showed no improvement, and 46 died ; of 708 treated for external diseases, 15 were cured, 385 improved, 298 showed no improved, and nine died. SIR CHARLES DILKE.

Numerous protests aro being made against Sir Uharlt-s Dilke' s candidature for Forest Dean. Sir Charles has replied in a pamphlet, inviting a libel action.

LABOR QUESTION.

A deputation waited ou Mr W. H. Smith ni'ginjT that one-half of the number of membors on the La.b;»r ComminHiori should be recognised leaders of the labor party.

Tho rihippinir Federation have refused to withdraw their ticket.

It is feared a general strike of miners in Germany will shortly take place. The German Government are purchasing GOcil, to pro via© aijptiinst 3, yeiieru \ strike of miners.

BISMARCK.

Bismarck will be nominated as a candidate for membership to the Reichstag.

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

The banks in Buenos Ayres haye suspended payment for two dnys to permit of them arranging for a loan in order to secure tho Provincial Bunk.

Dr. Vincente F. Lopez, Minister of Finance, has resigned.

HAWAII

The Hawaiian Government are strongly resisting the Queen's command to resign.

CHILI,

Tho insurgents have run short of ammunition.

FEDERAL CONVENTION.

Sir Charles Dilke, in referring to the Federal Convention in Sydney, parsed a high eulogium on Si? Henry Parkes as the leader of tho grand movement. The result, ho considers, will be that the ' Australian colonies, as now constituted, will be. replaced by the Dominion of Australia.

Mr Heniiiker Heaton speaks in the highest praise of the speech delivered at the Convention b.v the Hon Alfred Deakin, of Victoria..

THE CONGO,

The Belgians on the Congo are accused of cruelties towards the natives and trafficking in negroes for profit and pleasure.

WHEAT BOOM.

A boom has taken place in the wheat market, owing to French demands consequent upon the, ba,d prospects of the harvest.

MADAGASCAR MASSACRE.

Details of the musßaore in Madagascar show that eleven victims had their heads sawn off. The women who were killed were first subjected to great indignities, and their bodies afterwards thrown to the dogu