THE LATEST.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 29 May 1888, Page 2

THE LATEST.

Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright,

United Press Association

Received May 28, 10.40 p m. London, May 28

A railway has been opened to the ancient city of Samarcand, Bukhara.

A meeting 1 , at which it was estimated 10,000 were present, was held at Limerick yesterday, at which a dissent to the Pope’s rescript was strongly expressed. Mr O’Brien defied the Bishop of Limerick who had prohibited the Roman Catholics from attending the meeting. A meeting for the same object was held at Kildare, where Mr Dillon declared that a vast majority of Irish bishops endorsed and supported the action of the Parnellites. Meetings similar to those held at Limerick and Kildare are to be held at Waterford and Wexford.

Paris, May 28

Successful forgeries of 500 franc notes on the Bank of Prance have been discovered. It has caused a semi-panic in the city, and a great run on the Bank ensued. The recent warning given to Herr Tisza against the Hungarians exhibiting at the Paris Exhibition is greatly exciting the French. Massowah, May 28.

It is reported that Osman Digna’s camp has been destroyed by fire. It is supposed to have been a case of incendiary. Two thousand followers are said to have perished. Sydney, May 28.

At a meeting of the Maritoto Mining Company to-day the syndicate declined to accept any recoupment for outlay. The money will b© returned to shareholders tomorrow.

Brisbane, May 28

The Government will not resign until after the meeting of Parliament on the 12th June. Received May 29, 1.10 a.m.

Cooictown, May 28

Two men named Grurotzsky and Monteith were drowned :n the harbor to-day through the upsetting of their boat in a squall. Albany, May 29.

J >ov ticulars to hand by mail steamer of w Q collision between the Garonne and Lucd?!. 8, show that the Garonne sighted the Lucinda ten minutes before the collision took place, green light showing to green. The Garonne repeatedly signalled the Lucinda to port her helm, but no notice was taken of the warning and apparently no watch was kept on board the Lucinda. The Garonne struck the Lucinda amidships, twenty of the Lucinda’s crew clambered aboard the Garonne. One man was killed by the collision, another man, a cripple, refused to leave the Lucinda because he said he was unable to swim, and went down with the vessel, which sank in ten minutes.