SECOND EDITION CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1941, 29 May 1888, Page 3

SECOND EDITION CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, May 27.

It is stated that Germany and Austria have entered into an agreement to increase the duties on Russian imports. LONDON, May 28. The railway has been opened to Annent a city of Samarkand, in Bokhara.

A meeting, at which it is estimated 10,000 were present, was held in Limerick yesterday, at which dissent to tbo Pope's rescript was Btrongly expressed. Mr. O'Brien defied the Bishop of Limerick, who had prohibited Roman Catholics from attending the meeting. A meeting with the same object was held at Kiklare, where Mr. Dillon declared that a vast majority of the Irish bishops endorsed and supported the action of tbe Parnellites. Meetings similar to those held at Limerick and Kildare are to be beld at "Waterford and Wexford.

PARIS, May 28.

Successful forgeries of five hundred France notes on the Bank of France, have been discovered. The discovery caused a serai-panic in the city, and a great ruo ou tho bank ensued.

The recent warning given by Ilerr Tisza against the Hungarians exhibiting at tbe Paris Exhibition, is greatly exciting tho French.

MASSOWAH, May 28.

Ip is reported that Osman Digna's camp has been destroyed by fire. It is supposed to have been tbe act of incendiary. Two thousand followers are said to have perished.

ALBANY, May 29.

Particulars to hand by the mail of the collision between the Garonne and Lucinda show that tbe Garonne sighted tbe Lucinda ten minutes before the collision took place, the green light showing to green. The Garonne repeatedly signalled tbe Lucinda to port her helm, but no notice was tnken of the warning, and apparently no watch was kept on board the Lucinda. The Garonne struck tbe Lacinda amidships. Twenty of tbe Lucinda'a crew clambered aboard tbe Garonne. One man was killed by the collision ; another man was crippled, but refused to leave tbe Lnoinda, because be was unable to swim, and went down with tbe vessel, which sank in ten minutes.

SYDNEY, May 28.

Sailed— Wakatipu, for Wellington.

Tbe rabbit commissioners have reached Silvorton, where experiments have been made with tbe disease discovered by Drs. Butcher and Ellis. Tbe commissioners are greatly impressed with tbe effectiveness of the disoase as a rabbit destroying agent.

At a meeting of the Maritoto Mining Company to-day, the syndicate declined to accept any recoupment for tbeir outlay. The money will be returned to the shareholders to-morrow.

SYDNEY, May 29.

A meeting of the Opposition will be beld shortly to consider tbo position and prospects of organising a party. Tbe action of the leader of the Opposition in proposing a motion of censure on tbe Government without first consulting a majority of the party will probably be discussed at tbe meeting.

Tbe Government have decided to obtain the views of tbe various Provincial Stock Boards throughout tbe colony before taking any definite steps with M. Pastuer's vaccine of Cumberland disease.

BRISBANE, May 28.

The Government will not resign until after tbe meeting of Parliament on 12th June.