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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8080, 19 September 1894, Page 2

LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received September 19, at 0.50 a.m. London, (September 18. Fifty thousand Japanese were engaged in the battle near Seoul. A report is current that Li Hung Chang hag committed suicide in consequence of his degradation. Many Japanese nobtem.cn roluntecr ai soldiers* The war fever continues to rage fiercely. The Timen considers the bat.tle ho 9 changed the balance of power in the ijast, and may have a far reaching effect, Tbq victory is due to the Japanese /supremacy at sea, enabling them to convey troopa to Corca. Two men were killed and three injured at lUllinderry, Tipperary, in a fight caused by an attick of emergency men.

, Paris, September 18. News fiom Algeria states that the Moors attacked a French convoy south of Oran, and killed two of the escort.

Sydney, September IS. The Ahsernbly b discussing the motion in favor of female franchise. So far tha sneaker 1* have been favorable to the pro* poaa.l, bub uo man has spoken,

leading yjKNS.A; September 18. Count Kalnoky, in a» itypprtant speech before tho Delegations, denied the %tiplk Alliance was tho came of heavy anna* ments. They were imperative in tho in*

tcrest of safety. Experience had proved the advantage of tho Triple Alliance) in promoting tho intercuts of monarchy and peace. Tho supposed danger of war was merely a cry uot on foot by sonsational newspapers, and not by (Jovermnonts. Ho dealt specially on tho friendship between Russia and France, and praised tho conduct of tho younpr King of Scrvia. Tho proneeution of* Stambouloff was a grave mistake, for that statesman was a guarantco of law and stability in Bulgaria. Austria did not intend to meddle with tho politics of tho Balkan States. MuMiounxK, September 18. Sensational affidavits have been sworn by a laborer nnmed M'Mahon. Ho states a well-known member of Parliament asked him to sign a paper, which ho afterwards discovered was the transfer of 30,800 shares in tho Australian City and Suburban Investment Banking Company, now in liquidation. M'Mahon finds linnsolf liable for ovor UO.OOO, and seeks to have his name removed from the list of contributors. Buisuanb, Soptembor 18. Tho members who were susponded last week for defying the chair have written to the Speaker, claiming the right to take thoir scats, having been advised their suspension was illegal. They informed tho Speaker that they would obey any authorised official deputed to reni«t their entrance. This stop being intended as preliminary testing tho matter in the Supremo Court. The Speaker replied ho could not allow them to take their Beats without instructions from tho House.