CABLEGRAMS

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Issue 117, 27 February 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

HO&iE AND FOREIGN.

Influenza. Lo?;do>-, February 20.-An iuflueiua epidemic has prostrated a large nuinher of the troops at Aldershot. Motley and Fowler are euniined to their betis with the complaint It has spend to the Continent, and is raging in Ber in with great severity. Obituary. London, February 2U.—Lord Aberdare is dead. Mining Accident. Londox, February 20. —Five hundred miners are imprisoned in Whitwood Colliery, Norman ton, Yorkshire through the cages being securoly jammed in the shaft. The Unemployed. London-, February 20.—Fifty thousand pounds have been subscribed by the English Limtallic League to promoto the movement in the evidence before the committeo appointed to consider the unemployed question. KeirHardio estimates that 1,7.30,000 workmen are idle just now. lie urges that unemployed should be supplied with two meals daily for themselves and families. Cninese "War. Shanghai, February 2G. Major Ilannekin has abandoned the attempt, to reorganise the Chinese army. Ho declares his efforts are rendered fruitless through the obstruction of high officials. The Japanese destroyed the land forts around Weihaiwei, They also defeated seventeen thousand Chineso troops at Haiehonon. Tho Chineso lost two hundred men in tho engagement. Egyptian Ministry. Cairo, February 20. —The Khedive assured Lord Cromer that ho will not make any changes in tho Egyptiau Ministry.