CABLE NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1925, 9 May 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.

(per press association.)

LONDON, May 7. It is reported that the Conference will result successfully.

LONDON, May 8. The former telegram that Sir J. Fergusson stated that the Government recognised Malietoa as King was wrong. He mentioned that Tamaeese was recognised as defacto King, and that the English Consul at Samoa acted on his own responsibility in contriving to recognise Malietoa. Sir Chas. Warren, Chief Commander of Police, attempted to deliver a lecture here, but was hooted down by Socialists, who had assembled for the purpose of making demonstration against him, the lecture had to be postponed.

EOME, May 7.

The Pope has directed Mousignor Persico to obtain the views of the Irish Bishops respecting the decree.

PARIS, May 7.

The press denounce the proposals of General Boulanger to give the army political power in the settlement ot the foreign policy. La Republique Francaise states that England is bound to evacuate Egypt equally as well as France evacuates the New Hebrides.

M. Goblet, Minister for Foreign Affairs, states that the French eastern fleet is off Yokohama merely for the purpose of inspection and manoeuvring.

DUBLIN, May 7.

Mr. Dillon, speaking at Drogheda, said if the Pope insists on the decree the Irish people should inform him that they are capable of managing their own affairs without foreign interference. The priests dissented from Dillon's views.

SYDNEY, May 8.

The various shipping companies have cabled to China instructing their agents to stop sending Chinese passengers until the present difficulty is settled. The Chinese passengers by the Afghan refuse to go the Fiji 6Ugar plantations, and will be sent back to China. A number of Chinese passengers by the Hauroto from New Zealand, have been detained on board the steamer pending the decision.

In the Mudgee district, a party of sportsmen were out after game, when one was shot, owing to the accidental discharge of a kuc. His companions started off for assistance, and on their return found that the wounded man had blown his brains out, apparently to end his sufferings.

BRISBANE. May 8.

A horrible murder was committed yesterday at Gladston, a seaport town north of this city, the victim was a girl eight years' old named Jelley, who was found with her throat cut. It is supposed that she was first criminally assaulted by a man named Kiss, who has since been arrested on suspicion.

A Kanaka has been murdered at Mackay, and three of deceased's countrymen have been arrested on suspicion ot having committed the deed.

A French transport has arrived at Cooktown with 248 French convicts on board en route to New Caledonia.

So far the elections have rusulted in the return of eleven supporters of the Government and fifteen opposition members.

(special to press association.)

PARIS, May G. General Boulanger has issued a serial entitled " German Invasion," being a history of the war of 1870. In the preface he expresses a hope that war will be

averted, and he urges the necessity of organising the defences of the country.

LONDON, May 6.

The celebrated picture, Duchess of Devonshire, which was stolen some years ago, has been found in a cellar in the city.

A number of the crew of H.M.S. Serapis have been arrested for refusing duty, whereby they endangered the safety of the vessel.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 6.

At a meeting of the Military Council to-day, it was agreed that owing to defects and weakness of her army, Eussia was unable to assume the aggressive. It was decided to construct three railways toward the Austrian frontier, aud also that the Siberian railway should be coLCmenced without delay.

DUBLIN, May 6.

The decree of his Holiness the Pope was not read in many of the Irish Chapels to-day.

VIENNA, May 6.

The special military estimates brought down by the Government amount to 54,000,000 florins.

CALCUTTA, May 6.

A terrible hailstorm has been experienced in Delhi, and 150 fatalities are reported.