CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9293, 8 December 1891, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

A hundred deaths have occurred in Paris 'rom influenza.

The Belgian Government have prohibited the practice of hypnotism. The French Government intend to make the island Diego Saurez impregnable. Baroness Borrard was murdered in a horrible manner at her residence in Paris. A " suspect" has been arrested.

Sir V. Harcourt expresses himself in favour of an increase in the number of labour members in the House of Commons.

The railway accident in Connecticut, United States, was due to an error of the pointsman.

Eight thousand Advuntists in Kansas nre awaiting the end of the world on Christmas Day. M. -Alarms, husband of Florence St. John, has brought counter charges of adultery against his wife, who is suing for divorce. The Russian Government have resolved to add 18 vessels to the Baltic fleet and seven to the Black Sea fleet.

It is reported that Captain Lugard, with a thousand men, is inarching against Emm Pasha, who is now at the head of 9000.

The sclieme drawn up by the Russian officials to relieve distress is by employing 800,000 men on the public works, which are to cost 10,000,000 roubles.

President Harrison is asking Congress to authorise a demand for reparation and apology for the attacks on the American sailors at Valparaiso. Mr Dunbar Barton will be the Unionist candidate for the Middle Division of Armagh, rendered vacant by the death of Sir J. P. Carr.

Influenza is very severe in Plymouth, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Sunderland, and is increasing in Cornwall and Kent.

The Queen sent an officer representing the Order of St. Michael and St. George to the funeral of the late Bishop Perry, who was appointed Prelate of the Order in 1877. The deficit caused by the M'Kiuley tariff in the United States revenue in five months is seven millions, and it is estimated that the deficiency at the end of the year will be 18 millions.

The Disabled Workmen's Pension Bill has been read a second time in the German Reichstag. It is not intended to bring it into operation till January 1893.

Miss Williams, the servant whom Earl Russell admitted seducing denies the statement, and threatens an action against the earl.

The press are unanimous in their approval of the verdict in the Russell divorce case. The announcement of tho verdict was enthusiastically received at the National Liberal Club.

Hong Cheong, in an interview with a representative of the Pall Mall Gazette, sai(J the objection of_ the colonies to Chinese immigrants was unfair, and merely a political outcry.

Hong Cheong, in the course of an anti-opium address at Exeter Hall, stated that there were 2000 Europeans in Australia, mostly people of good social position, who were slaves to the drug.

Marquis Rudini (Premier of Italy) expresses

amazement at the desire to restore the temporal power to the Pope. He declares that the movement will in no way change the policy of the Government.

The King and Queen of Denmark have invited Queen Victoria, the Emperor of Germany, the Czar and Czarina, and the Prince and Princess of Wales to their golden wedding.

M. Ribot has intimated to the Vatican that the French Ambassador would be withdrawn if the bishops were encouraged to embarrass the Government. The Papal secretary replied that the Vatican had not influenced the bishops. Mr John Redmond, who resigned his seat for Wexford North in order to contest the election for Cork, has acceded to a requisition to stand for his old constituency. He will probably be re-elected without opposition, although Mr Davitt is mentioned as a possible candidate.