CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1843, 1 February 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Reoteb's Copyright.

(per united pbess association).

[Received January 31, 1.10 p.m.]

PESTH, January 30.

Herr Tisa's emphatic assurances that the terms of the Triple Alliance would be preserved intact, and the pacific utterances with reference to the attitude to be preserved by the alliance towards Russia, have had a soothing effect throughout the whole of Europe.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 30.

News has been received here to the effect that the Turkish police .recently made a forcible entry into the chambers of the French Consulate, at Damascus, in order to arrest an Algerian. The French Government have since demanded reparation for the alleged insult.

St. PETERSBURG, January 80.

A Russian officer has been brought to St. Petersburg hospital in a dying condition. He made a confession to the effect that be was chosen by a ballot of a secret society, to which he belongs, to shoot the Czar, and that, failing to carry out the duty which had fallen to him, he became fearful of the consequences which would result to him at the hands of his fellow conspirators, and therefore he snicided.

DUBLIN, January 30. '

Father Stephens, charged with participating in a riot and inciting thereto, has been arrested at Garraclagh, where an immense crowd of armed peasants congregated to prevent the arrest of the rev. gentleman. Father Stephens, however, desired his sympathisers to make no resistance to the law, and the arrest was effeoted without rioting.

CALCUTTA, January 30. The Maharajah of Jhodpoor has intimated his intention of giving ten lacs of rupees (£100,000) towards the cost of the defence of the frontier. LONDON, January 30. The Treasury has approved of the proposal to place the sum of a quarter of a million on the navy estimates for the purpose of securing the services of fast steamers to act as cruisers in time of war. SYDNEY, January 81. Two Free Trade candidates for Newton seat have retired from the contest, thus leaving it to be fought by one candidate from each side, Free Trader and Protectionist. Tne Free Traders expect to win easily. Arrived — Tekapo from New Zealand. MELBOURNE, January 31. Efforts are to be made by the Victorian Postal Department to induce New Zealand to join with other colonies in inauguration of a intercolonial post card | system. Tbis is intended as a preparatory step to the proposed establishment of an Australasian two-penny post card system with Great Britain. ADELAIDE, January 81. The Daly River (northern territory) Sugar Plantation Company are negotiating for thß introduction of fifty agricultural Chinese families to work on their stations in the northern territory. The land is unworkable under ordinary conditions. [Received January 31, 2.45 p.m.] LONDON, January 30. Australian wheat cargoes to arrive duri ing the period between January Ist and March 31st, have beensold for 33s 3d. ANTWERP, January 30. ' ! At the wool sales to-day eight hundred i and eighty-four bales of Australian wool was catalogued, of which 522 bales was sold. The present stock consists of 500 bales. DUBLIN, January 30. Father McFarden has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for making a speech at Gweedore, county Donegal, in [ support of the plan ot campaign. [Received February 1, 1.45 a.m.] St PETERSBURG, January 30. The increase in the armaments in Poland and Bessarabia are still being continued. The press in this city are greatly irritated at Herr Tisza, the Hungarian Premier, for not making any allusion to Bulgarian affairs in his speech in | the Diet. : CONSTANTINOPLE, January 30. The Sultan is alarmed at the Russian movements in Asia Minor, and intends appealing to England and Austria on the subject. BERLIN, January 30. The Socialist Bill has been referred to a committee, but it is considered unlikely that the bill will become law. ROME, January 30. Signor Crispi is about to submit fresh proposals to the French Government, relative to the establishment of a commercial treaty between the two countries. If the proposals are not accepted, then parleying on the subject will cease. GLASGOW, January 30. The latest news to hand from Lewis indicates that affairs in that island are assuming a more pacific phase. LONDON, January 31. The Standard states that Her Majesty the Queen will leave on a visit to the Riviera on March Bth. Consols, 103J ; bank rate of discount, 3 per cent. ; wheat, firm ; off coast cargoes, 33s 6d to 345 ; flour, 255 ; New Zealand inscribed stock, 99 ; leather, firm ; best sides, lid to ll£d per 1b ; New Zealand hemp, £34 per ton. Kauri gum and frozen meat firm. [Received January 31, 10 a.m.] SYDNEY, January 31. Extensive grass and bush fires have occurred in the Wagga and Avoca districts, and thousands of acres have been devastated. The silver mania here is now subsiding. A highly favorable report on the Broken Hill country has been made by Mr. G. FThureau, Inspector of Mines and Geological Surveyor of Tasmania. The intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was concluded to-day. The latter winning by one innings and 36 runs. MELBOURNE, January 31. A fire broke out in Messrs Ferguson and Uries glass factory, situated on the bank of the Yarra, this morning. The factory was completely distroyed together with several adjoining buildings. The fire burning for some hours. The damage is estimated at £10,000, and the insurance amount to JJ4OOO. (special to press association.) DUBLIN, January 29. Disturbing news has been received from Donegal. The peasants in some of the villages where evictions are about to take place threaten to distroy bridges in order to impede the march of the police. Mr. Hayden, editor of the Westmeath Advertiser, has been convicted on a charge of inciting, and sentenced to three months' hard labor. While Mr. A. J. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, was out driving, a detective car came into collision wfth his carriage, completely wrecking it. Mr. Balfour escaped without injury. Mr. Wilfrid Blunt, since his release from gaol, has been under medical treatment for rheumatism, but has now almost recovered. The charges against Father McFadden and Alex. Blame, M.P., for making speeches in favor of the Plan of Campaign at Gweedore, have been partly heard and postponed. Stringent precautionary measures were taken against an outbreak, and 750 military and police were massed at Dunfertnagby, where great excitement prevailed. The military excluded the peasantry from the town during the trial. LONDON, January 29. Lord Randolph Churchill states that j his visit to Russia has removed the preI judices which previously existed in his mind respecting the ulterior motives of Russia in mobilizing troops on the Austrian frontier. A curious accident ocourred in the city to-day. A van, in which were pictures to the value of .£20,000, by some means took fire, and the whole of the pictures were destroyed. Mr. Gladstone has issued a circular to his supporters in the House of Commons, requesting them to be in attendance at

the opening of Parliament, as., he lg^in expectation- -of early and importancebates occurring. - A quantity of stone taken from Pritrih*; ard Morgan's find, near Datgally, has been crushed, and yielded at the rate of 670z per ton. The organising committee ot the Imperial Institute have commenced their labors, a fact which is tending to dissipate the feeling of doubt as to the usefulness of tbe institute, which was beginning to be manifested. The Antwerp wool 'sales have closed. Tbe bidding was animated throughout and the opening prices were maintained. BERLIN, January 29. Exhibitors at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition have applied for an additional I 15,000 feet of space. I VIENNA, January 29. ■ The report that Eussia had negotiated a ! loan of 12,000,000 roubles has occasioned I a fall on the Bourse here. St. PETERSBUBG, January 29. Bussia is now directing her attention to Turkey, and it is believed that the massing of troops in Galicia was merely a ruse. The work of delimiting the Afghan frontier according to the Convention has been concluded, but the boundary eastward from Chanihan still remains unmarked. LONDON, January 30. . Sir Chas. Dilke, writing in the Fort-, nightly Eeview, says that Lord Salisbury believes tbat war will be declared in the spring, and is doubtful whether England can prevent herself being involved in it. The Spectator states that by the next centennary Australia will be possessed of powerful fleets and strong armies. She will also have contracted international alliances, and be a great factor among the nations of the world. Her alliances and strength will place her beyond tbe grasp of unscrupulous powers, and, she will- be mistress of the Pacifio Archipelago, and able to defy Europe. The people then will resemble the Americans and possess some of cheii' characteristics, but the genial climate will produce a gentler manner. They will be a people fdnd of art and luxury. Borlase, ex-Secretary of the Local Government Board, has been declared a bankrupt. His nssets are set down at £40,000, and tbe liabilities at The bankruptcy has caused a great scandal, and it is alleged that his relations with a Madame Delquierros have enabled her to extort money from him largely. Callan and Harkins, the .dynamiter ß will be tried on Wednesday next. Colonel Vivian D. Magendie, inspector of explosives, has ascertained that; tbe explosive found in the possession of the prisoners was of the strongest kind manufactured. CAIEO, January 28.' Colonel Kitchener, who was wounded in the recent skirmish with tbe rebels under Osman Digna in tbe vicinity of Suakim, has been brought to this city. The wounds he received on that occasion are of a serious nature. EDINBUBGH, January 29. Dr. Tanner, M.P. for Mid Cork, is on a tour through Scotland delivering addresses on Home Rule. PESTH, January 29. Herr Tisza warned the members of the Diet against believing that the designing of Bussia was unfounded rumor. The Czar was personally peaceful no doubt, but the enormous movements of troops afforded a semblance of provocation. Hungary wished for a peaceful policy, and the Triple Alliance was merely a defensive one. He hoped, despite the elements of discord, that peace would be maintained, and the present feeling of insecurity removed. , •,••>"<■•, "| /: ; CALCUTTA, January 29. ," , A bill has been .introduced into the Council imposing a tax on petroleum. The finances are in anunsatisfactory state in consequence of the great outlay for military purposes and of a decline in the revenue. BERLIN, January 29:, Sir Morell MoKenzie is satisfied, on examination, that the. Crown Prince's' condition shows a decided improvement. Professor Virchow has ascertained by microscopic examination that there is nothing malignant ou. tbe piece of dead cartilage which has been removed from the throat. ' > '■ , ,' .