LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 80, 10 January 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Te'egraph.-— Copyrights (PEE UNITRD PREBS ASSOCIATION) Washington, January 8. The Senate has by 49 to 3, adopted a motion brought forward by Mr G. F. Edmunds, Senator for Vermont, de< taring that the Seuate disapproves of the Government having any con* nection with the European control; over the Panama- Canal, as it would he injurious to American interests, and requesting the President to express to European Powers the views entertained by the Senate upon the " question. The Hague, January 8. The latest bulletins issued respecting the health of King William 111. of Holland, who has been suffering in the throaty state that he is dying. Constantinople, January 8. Information has reached here of the wreck of a vessel in the Black Sea, and loss of a hundred lives. London 1 , January 8. Lord Roseberry announces bis intention of contesting a city seat under new County Councils Act, Hong Kong, January 8. A large meeting of Mandarine is tobe held here at an early date, when Quong Tart, a well-known merchant,, of Sydney, will be requested to state his views on the treatment of Chiaes& in Australia', and to suggest a method of equitably settling the difficulty, Sydney, January 9. in the House this evening the Government were defeated by 3? to* 23 on Mr Want's motion, condemning the; Eailway Commissioners. Bbisbake, January 9. A terrible explosion took place today at the dynamite magazuie.atCioncurry. .several buildings in the vicinity were seriously damaged, but no= iatalities are reported. Received January 10, 1.20 p.m. Rangoon, January 8. General Collet engaged and defeated a. rebel force under Sawlupaw* the Burmese: chief. The British casualitiee, are 12,, while the Burmese loss, is estimated at, 200. 5f absi:d, January 8. A petard exploded in the- Palace* hat without doing, any serious injury.... .Rome.. January S>. An attempt was made to dynamite- the* prefecture of th& police at Leghozn k huls failed. Pabis, January &. French revenue- for the year shews, ant ; increase of 40- million: francs above the* 1 estimate. Increase is chiefly- owing to. the. imposition of taxes, on sugar and. foreign^ coin. Ottawa* January 8. In coarse of an interview Ytith Minis- , ters, a leading CShißese merchant said, that; , a million Chinese- would shortly leave- the* ' States foe- Canada and Australia-