CABLE NEWS

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10261, 18 April 1899, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

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(Received April 17, at 9 20 a m.) liONDOK^April 16; Irving was^cpfiJed, a warm ovation upon his reappearance at the Lyctum theatre after his recent illness. The theatre was crowded with a brilliant assemblage. Crowds waited on the pavement for 11 hpyrs before the theatre opened. " ; 1 WisHitiGTpN, April 16. The Members of the Samoati High Commission confer aTWajjhington. . ; BBRtra, 1 Apail 16; The Reichstag hai unanimously approved of Bulows declaration in regajrel to Samoa. ; Paris, April 16. : Max Regis, ex-Mayor; of Algeria, recentlysefttexiced in borinection"with the 'r^nti-Se.^tWn6t»'thsri9J:'''Has how been siiihtehced to iour months' imprisonment for insulting the Governor-General: of Algeria.. • ■" Ch mberlain informed a deputation that it. was intended to impose a prohibition tariff upon liquor in . ißritish territories in Africa. A farmer named Kechane and his son were both found murdered in a highway in Skibbereen, in the County of Cork.' A Collier named Leyly was rescued from

a flooded mine in Shropshire after 11 days without food. „ , _ Rome, Apvil 16. The King and Queen of Italy reviewed the French and Italian squadrons at Ca<*liari, on the south coast of Sardinia, and lunched aboard the French Flagship. The British Channel'squadron is now cruising in the Mediterranean, and Cdgliari will be visited to-morrow. Paris, April 16. It is now stated that Colonel Freystaetts was authorised to make the recent statement testifying that Dreyfus was a traitor to France. St Johns, April 16. In November last Alfred Moune, the Receiver-General for New Foundland, resigned at the requrst of Sir Herberts Murray, the then Governor, because he had acted as legal adviser to R G Reid, the Montreal contractor in connection with his contract with the Government for the transfer of railways and telegraphs; Lieut-Colonel Sir H M'Callum, the present Governor, has reinstated Moune, and protested against the inuendos against Reid and others associated with the . contract. (Received April 18, at 0 50 a m.) Hong Kong, April 17. A thousand Chinese soldiers without paovocation fired upon a party of 150 troops at Taipofu, Kowloon region. The British, assisted by the destroyer Fame charged and dispelled the Chinese, killing several. The English casualties are nil. The British then hoisted the flag at Taipofu. Cabul, April 17. An Afghan fired a revolver at the Ameer but missed him. The shofc, however, struck the general beside him. The outrage was committed in Russian territory and the man has been arrested. Rome, April 27. The Pope attended a Te Deum at St Peter's on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of his coronation. 8000 were present and extraordinary enthusiasm was manifessed. The Pope is weak and had to be carried to St Peters. He pronounced the benediction in a recumbent position. At the conclusion of the Te Deum at St Peter's the Pope remarked, " I wonder if this is my last appearance." Washington, April 17. The authorities here consider that Bulow's speech was friendly aud sensible, London, April 17. Obituary — Frances, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough. New York, April 17. Croker, giving evidence before the Commission to enquire as to the corrupt Government of New York, admitted that Tammany controlled all the appointments made by the Mayor, and settled the fate of laws proposed for the city and State legislation. He stated that the candidates for positions on the Judiciary must contribute to the Tammany fund and were expected to appoint partisan referees who award the lion's share of the proceeds of sales of estates to Croker's firm. Croker declared that Senator Pratt and his sons were responsible for all the corruption in New York.