TELEGRAPHIC.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1802, 18 December 1896, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC.

MADRID, December 10. There is great rejoicing throughout Spain at the news-confirming the death of Maceo. -^.'7.,PARIS, December 10. bix hundred leading gentlemen in literary and artistic circles entertained Sarah Bernhardt at a banquet. Immense enthuS* and speeches were ' « i it- ? ERLIN i December 10. Colonel Liebert, who has recently been engaged by the Chinese Government to reorganise the army, has succeeded to a home command, and will not proceed to China. f The Nord Deutech Company steamer Saber, formerly m the Australian trade, xs a total loss on the Spanish coast WASHINGTON, Dumber 3a Senator Allen's motion to proceed with the Dingley Tariff Bill was carried bv 35 votes to 21. * VIENNA, December 10. At the instigation of Dr Lcug&r, Leader of the Anti-Semitic party, the Vienna Council have decided to erect gasworks costing ,-63,300,000 in preference to gtvinV £1,350,000 to English companies forcxist£ ing works. The citizens are appealing to the Emperor against the increased expenditure,, PARIS, December 10. Commenting on President Faure's cordial reception of Sir Edmund Monsos, tbß new British. Ambassador,' Le Temps' urges the establishment of the entente cordiale with Great Britain. M. Meline, Premier, regards ;M- Lockry'e scheme for eight millions sterling for the construction .of . warships excessive, but states that the Government will submit the naval programme to the Legislature. CAPE TOWN, December 10. The British, Dutch, and Gerin&u flag was insulted by residents of Del ';_?>-• B >y, Germany lias demanded redress. LONDON, December 10. It is understood that the Naval Conference will not be convened for sonse time, as the naval agreement with the colonies continues until 1901. Wheat is sixpence cheaper. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 10. Details have been received of a man* cm of Armenians at Egin, Asiatic Turkey in. September last. The soldiers aide;* the Kurds, and 1,500 were put to death. SYDNEY, December 11. The Taviuni brings news of the capsizing" of the Teuton, cutter, off Yanu - Levu. Three Fijians were drowned ?M four others swam ashore. MELBOURNE, December li. Geake, the absconding Daylesford .solicitor, was brought back by the mail boat-. ADELAIDE, December 11. The missing men of Calvert's expedition were seen by Natives on the banks of the creek in the vicinity of Mount Macpherson three weeks ago. In the Legislative Council, when the division was taken on the third reading of the Colored Labor Bill, the voting was equal. The President gave-his casting vote against the Bill. In the Licensed Victuallers Bill the provision enabling a local option district to prohibit the sale of liquor within its boundaries was reinserted, and the Bill '* "'T'' 1 ' -'V'"'- 1 '■■ ■ ir -:''-:'"' : BRISBANE, December 11. Premier Reid, of New South Wales, who has been on a visit here for the purpose of inducing the Government to reconsider the determination not to be represented at the Federal Convention, is satisfied with the result of his mission. lie believes that-a proposal will be submitted to the Queensland Parliament that five Ministerialists, three Oppositionists, one Labor member, and two Legislative Councillors be agjpdinted delegates to. the Convention. WELLINGTON, December 11. A woman named Annie Redder, aged sixty-four, the wife of a atorekeepeJMg South road, was admitted to the hfl^H

last night with her throat very severely cW She ;» in a critical condition,:and:unable to give any information as to how she received the wound.