GENERAL’ CABLES.
By Telegraph. —Press .association. —Copyright. Mandalay, October 19. The Burmans who recently rushed one of the gates of the British cantonments here have confessed that their object in making the attack was to eject the British. A priest acted as loader, and to induce the baud to follow him led them to believe he was endowed with the power of invisibility and was invulnerable. Many Burmans have been arrested. Those connected with the plot include many officials. ' London, October 18. The National Liberal Club has, at the instance of Earl Carrington, elected Premiers Beid and Seddou as honorary life members. , Gordon’s diving apparatus has been tested on the Clyde. The diver descended 31v fathoms and remained 60 minutes under water. Many experts witnessed the trial and consider it a groat success. Berlin, October 18. A conference which has been sitting here to deal with the leprosy question has recommended isolation on the lines of the Norwegian system. The experience of the Australian colonies with regard to leprosy was discussed. Adelaide, October 19. The League of Wheelmen has suspended Martin for six months for insulting behavour to the chairman at the recent meeting. Melbourne, October 19.
A meeting of students of the works of the late Robert 'Louis' Stevenson has decided to assist the movement to erect Stevenson memorials in Scotland and England. Bardon, the English cyclist, has arrived here. . Sydney, October 19. The underwriters have abandoned the steamer Kameruka* which is ashore at Moruya, 200 miles south of Sydney. There is little chance of saving either vessel or cargo. Peeth, October 19. The murdered womau Mrs O’Brien, whoso body was found in a night-soil tip, was a Maltese. She and her husband frequently quarrelled, and the deceased was last seen alive on Wednesday. On the two following days O’Brien was drinking, and not being allowed to follow his usual occupation, he had no chance to got the body away. When taken into custody he was driving a cart in the direction of hia house, evidently with the intention of removing the remains. Received Ootober 19, 10,85 p.m. London, Ootober 18. Tbe Queen has forwarded letters of condolence to the relatives of the late Eov Chas. Vaughan, Dean of Llandaff. St. Peteesburg, October 18. Count Tolstoi, the novelist, is seriously in *
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3262, 20 October 1897, Page 2
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