CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2365, 1 March 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Tblegea.ph.~Copyriqht.

(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, February 26.

Senhor Rebiero, the new Premier, has granted an amnesty to prisoners convicted of political offences.

LONDON, February 27.

The Standard, in an article on the political situation, aoouses the leaders of the Opposition of mismanagement and carelessness at the general election. It further states that they wasted opportunities, and by ill-conceived tactics have allowed the Government to gain ground both in the House and the country.

BELGRADE, February 26.

Tbe Russian Government is said to be intriguing to unite Servia and Montenegro, and encircle the Balkan provinces.

NEW YORK, February 27.

Judge Parker, of Kansas, asserts that there have been 25,000 murders committed in the United States since 1888, and that there has been a great increase in lynching^ WASHINGTON, February 26. "

The United States Government insists on its claim that Russia cede tbe Behring Sea along with Alaska. ROME, February 27.

Tbe members of the Chamber of Deputies resent the appeal of tbe Pope, and warn him that it is possible to deport him for menacing the State.

Fourteen Anarchists have been arrested in Rome for conspiring to blow up the Pope and St. Peter's. BERLIN, February 27.

Count Yon Caprivi will not agree to permit tbe return of the Jesuits to Germany.

The Bill revising the German mail services to Australasia has been referred to tbe Budget Committee. ZANZIBAR, February 26.

Soden, who is accused of acquiring a fortune in East Africa by secret traffic in slaves, has fled to India. BRUSSELS, February 27.

News received from Congo states that the Belgian expedition, under Dbanish, sent to punish Arabs for tbe maßsaore of Major Holester's expedition, have defeated tbe Arabs at Lomann. Five hundred prisoners, inoluding six obiefs, were taken, and six hundred rifles secured. ZANZIBAR, February 27.

Tbe expedition under Captain Jacques and Delcommes, wbioh it was feared were .massacred, have arrived safely at Lake Tanganyika. They had a hot engagement with tbe Arabs at Zambuija, in which tbe Belgian resident and his assistant were killed, but the Arabs were routed. NEW YORK, February 27. The strike of Chicago switchmen has collapsed.

SYDNEY, February 28.

Arrived— -H.M.S. Goldfinch.

The Government statistician reports that the harvest will yield 6,803,000 bushels, an average of 14*8 bushels per acre.

MELBOURNE, February 28.

Ivey's flour mill at Ballarat was destroyed by a boiler explosion. The accident was not attended by any fatalities.

BKISBANE, February 28.

An official cable to London announces the damage caused by floods to be £1,000,000.