CABLE NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1846, 4 February 1888, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.

(per united press association.) [Ecceived February 4, 12.8 p.m.]

LONDON, February 3. The death is announced of Mrs. Mary Howitt the well-known authoress.

PARIS. February 3.

Russia is arranging to float a loan of 300,000,000 roubles (about £50,000,000) in this city.

St. PETERSBURG, February 2.

It is reported that General Gourko will be appointed to the command of the army in Poland.

DUBLIN, February 3.

Hon. J. Morley, in his speech on the occasion of accepting the freedom of the city, ridiculed tho idea of settling tbe question of Home Rule by the counting of purses instead of heads. It is his opinion that the policy laid down by the Government, coercion, had utterly failed, and that tbe peasantry have been compelled to offer defence. He felt sure that peace in Ireland would not prevail until a popular system of Home Eule had been conceded to tbe people.

SAN REMO, February 3.

Quite a sensation has been caused by the report that the malignant growth and thickening in the larynx of the Crown Prince bave reached such dimensions that tbe life of the patient would be best prolonged by an operation of tracheotomy.

SYDNEY, February 3.

The match between a combined Australian team and Lillywhite's eleven commenced to-day. The Australians went first to tbe wickets, and ecored 232 for tbe loss of eight wickets. Following are the scores : — McDonnell 55, Moses 46, "Walters 29, Burton 20, Garrett 18, Jones 17, Turner not out 17, McShane 23. Massie was unable -to play, and his place was filled by Walters.