CABLE NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7388, 11 June 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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Bkelin, June 9. Horrible revelations havo come to light as to tho tortures inflicted iv a Catholio asylum at Aix La Chapelle. Patients were bound hand and foot aud then submerged downwards in icy water until they were partially drowned. Af.er being released and revived they were again submitted to tho same inhuman treatment

Thoro is considerable irritation in Germany and Russia at tho fact that the Chinese loan has been placed on the Paris market, nnd the Chinese authorities are considered to have acted disloyally towards Uermany.

Constantinople, June 10. The I'uropean delegates on the Armenian Commission of Enquiry refused to continue to act in conjunction with the Tarkish representatives. This extreme step is taken in consequence of an allegation that the Turkish delegates are openly bribing and intimidating witnesses.

Sydney, June 10. Mr_ Vflrney Piirkes, who resigned his seat in the House owing to a financial matter, has been re-elected unopposed for Canterbury.

M_i_otraN_, June 10. At a meeting of shareholders in the Broken Hill Central Mine some warm re« marks were passed anent the proposed sale of tho property. One speaker alleged that the syndicate wanted the mine for a new secret process of the treatment of sulphides. They did not desire to publish the secret to the world, but wished to work in this way to the fullest advantage. Mr Adams, mine manager, explained his action in announcing the discovery. Its probable value might be abaut £15,000, but he could not tell definitely. The chairman stated that tho syndicate were willing to allow tha shareholders to benefit by tha new find. Particulars have beau received of the destruction by fire at sea of the ship Salzette, 1014 tons, which left London on March 11 for Melbourne. The fire was discovered ia tho lower hold on the morning of April 17tb, and spread with great rapidity. Several of tho crew were overcome in attempting to reach the seat of the outbreak. The cargo included a quantity of gunpowder, but with great difficulty this wa3 brought up on deck and thrown overboard. Portions of the decks became so hot that it was impossible to stand on them, so boats were got out and provisioned and used as a rtfuge for the officers and crew, relays going aboard to fight the flames. The men worked vigorously all through the day and night, but the fire gained steadily, and on the afternoon of the 18th the flimes burst through, the decks in severil plaoes. Shortly after* wards the ship Miltiados, bound to Port Pirie, hove in sight and pwked up Captain Fanton imd the orew, who were preparing to start in the boats for the nearest land, about 1500 miles distant. V9hen abandoned at nightfall the Salsette was one mass of flames, and when sighted next day her masts had gone, but the hull was still burning fieroely. Her hull being constructed of iron it is believed would hold together for a long time, and form a serious menaoe to shipping. The Miltiades landed the oflSoers j and crew at Cape Town.

Adeiiidh, Juno 10. New regulations havo been adopted removing the prohibition against civil servants taking part in politics. Cnder the new rule the prohibition holds good only during business hours.