CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1638, 31 May 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, May 26. The scene at the fire at the Opera Coiniqup, Paris, was indescribable. When the alarm was given an employee in the theatre turned the gas out, and the audience were left in the darkness. Many were unable to find the doors, and some, of both sexes, in desperation jumped from the windows at a great height, and were killed. The majority of the audience got out Bafely through the ordinary outlets, which were abundantly provided. Fully 60 casualties aie reported. Considerable sensation has been caused in Turkey by the discovery of a plot to depose the Sultan, and place his nephew on the throne. The conspiracy was widespread amongst the officials of the State, but the authorities succeeded in frustrating the conspir.i tors' plot, wh^cli is attributed mainly to Russian influence. Several Russians who were active participators, and a large number of Turkish officers, have been arrested. Osman Pasha and a number of proininsheikhs and palace favourites have been abanished for complicity. May 27. M. de Freycinet, yielding to M. Henri Rochefort's terrorism, has resolved to retain General Boulanger as Minister of War. In consequence of this the moderate party have refused to support him, and a dissolution is regarded as inevitable. Street rioting is feared in connection with the present crisis. Eighty dead bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the Opera Comique. Mauy of those injure! were women or fashion aud ballet girls. The audience were leaving the building quietly until the smoke made its appearance, when a terrible panic ensued. Many were trampled to death on the stnirs, whilst others were burnt to death or suffocated. , The Emperor of Austria, in his speech i at the opening of the Hungarian Parlia- ] inent, referred to the good relations existing with all the Powers. ! A ukase issued by the Czar, forbidding foreigners to acquire or inherit land in Poland, has caused much excitement in ■ Austria. LONDON, May 30. l It is announced that the celebration in ' Ireland of Her Majesty's Jubilee will iake place during the last week in June. The i proceedings will be attended by the mem- i bers of the Royal Family. The committee of the Imperial Institute ■ has prepared, and the Prince ol Wales has ! approved, a scheme whereby the governing J body of the Institute shall consist of one j hundred members. Forty-five will represent the Uuited Kingdom, fifteen India, and thirty the colouies, of which number ten will be Austra'ian. Ten governors will also be nominated by the Queen.

PARIS, May 80. General Snussier has declined the portfolio of Minister of War in tbe new Ministry which is being formed by M. Rouvier. ALBANY, May 80. The Peninsular nnd Oriental Kaiser-L-Hind, with mails dated London, April 29th, arrived to-day. She briDgs no New Zealand passengers. MELBOURNE, May 30. The enquiry regarding the Windsor railway accident was resumed to-day, when Cameron, one of the passengers by the first train, deposed that be had requested the guard to go back along the line and stop tbe express. This the guard declined to do, stating that the signals were sufficient safeguards ngainst accident.