CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9512, 22 August 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. | Iw \ii.\:cvHic 'I'Ks.vsmiAi'u.—Oopvfuoht.] (Pun Peksh Association.) TIJE MOROCCO INCIDENT1. Loniion, August 20. (Received August 21, :it (i p.m.) A Blue Book containing despatches rclatin.; to Uio position of affairs in Morocco has been issued. Jn oik; despatch to Sir Kuan Smith, British Commissioner, the Marquis of Salisbury writes lamenting that tUo mission had lii'un thw.-i.rtcd from tin; first, by misrepresentations, the source of which, he said, it was not necessary to inijuire, .'is it was clearly indicated that the I'rench Governnifiit were at the bottom of them. Mil GLADSTONE'S CABINET. Reynolds' newspaper publishes a furious article headed "Gladstone's Blunders," and denouncing the; Premier for excluding members of the Radical party from the Cabinet. Tho latter, it asserts, as at present constituted, lacks the coniidencc of the people. TUB MERCANTILE BANK. August 20. (Received August 22, at 0.40 a.m.) The Financial News considers that the revelations connected with the Mercantile Bank of Melbourne bear a strong resemblance to the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank, and it expresses a hope that the authors of the mischief will be punished. THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY. The appointment of the Marquis of Ripon to the Colonial Ollice is criticised by some English journals. The Saturday Review does not favour the appointment, and considers he will probably do some mischief in the office. The Spectator describes him as the least promising of the Ministerial peers. A FATAL ACCIDENT. Paris, August 20. (Received August 21, at 6 p.m.) M. Leon, the well-known trapeze performer, fell 70ft during a daring act, and was killed. CHOLERA IN RUSSIA. St. I'lSTEiisuimo, August 19. (Received August 20, at 11.10 a.m.) Cholera riots are taking place in Hughesfoka, Southern Russia. A number of houses were destroyed, and several Cossacks killed. August 20. (Received August 21, at (i p.m.) The cholera epidemic continues unabated in many districts, and the daily death rate in Russia exceeds 3000. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. The Novoe Vremya asserts that Russia will never couscut to recognise I'rince Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria. THE PEACE OF EUROPE. Berlin, August 19. (Received August 20, at 2 p.m.) The Emperor states that the alliance with Austria is the surest guarantee of the maintenance of peace. THE GERMANY ARMY. August 20. (Received August 21, at 0 p.m.) The Emperor has informed the army that the statement that the term of service was to be reduced to two years is not true. His Majesty declared he would prefer to have even a smaller army to a larger one with such shortened service. The Emperor's remarks have caused a wide sensation, as Count yon Caprivi, German Chancellor, strenuously advocates shorter service. A HEAT WAVE. In consequence of the intense heat the schools in Berlin and Hamburg are closed. Paris, August 20. (Received August 21, at 6 p.m.) All the military mancouvres have been suspended owing to the heat. Further deaths from sunstroke are reported. THE UPPER CONGO. Brussels, August 20. (Received August 21, at 6' p.m.) The disasters reported from the Upper Congo are now confirmed, but the troubles are confined to that district. A DISASTROUS FIRE. Bukne, August 19. (Received August 20, at 11.10 a.m.) A firo broke out in Grindewald, canton of Berne, and has not yet been extinguished. The hotels, railway station, and post office have been destroyed ; in fact, the whole town has been burnt, and the luggage of 1500 tourists destroyed. August 20. (Received August 21, at (i p.m.) The coolness of the English ladies and their action in forming a line to pass buckets of water during the fire at Grindewald, though tkeir property was burning, has received much notice at the hands of the Continental press. MASSACRE BY BRIGANDS. Atjikxs, August 21. (Received August 22, at 0.40 a.m.) Brigands at Epirus have massacred a .family of Christians whose friends were unablo to pay the ransom demanded. KILLING BOY SLAVES. Tangier, August 19. (Received August 20, at 11.10 a.m.) The Sultan's eunuch in Fez killed five boy slaves by pouring boiling water over their heads. The Sultan has refused to punish him for the murders. THE AFGHAN FRONTIER. Calcutta, August 19. (Received August £0, at 11.10 a.m.) Three hundred infantry and cavalry, with two guns, have been despatched to Jhandol to reassuro the native tribes against a raid of Afghan rebels. (Special to Phisss Association.) A CURE FOR ALCOHOLISM. London, August 19. (Received August 20, at 12.15 p.m.) Tho English press generally are favourable to tho work published by Di- Ussher, of Melbourne, in which he claims to have discovered a cure for tho crave for alcohol. The British Medical Journal refers to it as carefully compiled and pithy, and Tho Times describes it as thoughtful and suggestive. j ELECTIVE GOVERNORS. The leading men in the city do not approve of Sir George Grey's Elective Governors Bill, as there would be a danger of scaring British investors. A MISSION ATTACKED. August 21. (Received August 22, at 0.59 a.m.) Information has been received that the United States mission to Asia Minor has been attacked, and the stations burned. An indemnity for the outrage has been asked for, and cruisers despatched to demand it. A ROYAL BETROTHAL. Prince Alexander of Servia is betrothed to the Princess of Montenegro. EMPEROR AND CHANCELLOR. The Vossische Zeitung, a German political paper, considers the Emperor's remarks to the army re length of service is a practical disavowal of: Count Caprivi's influence. THE SILVER QUESTION. The Statist, in discussing the silver question, states that there are three courses open to India—viz., not to alter the present policy, to close the mints, or to stop coinage. CRICKET. The defeat of Notts by Somerset by 122 runs makes Surrey equal with the former for the county cricket championship. MISCELLANEOUS. August 19. (Received August 20, at 11.10 a.m.) An earthquake was felt in Dublin yesterday. Many deaths from sunstroke are reported in Paris, Buda-Pesth, and Vienna. Despatches from the Stanley Falls (Central Africa) report all quiet there, and that fears of a native rising have passed away. The reported difficulty on the eastern bank of the Congo is not true. The Pope has sent a message to the Marquis of Ripon congratulating him on his appointment to a position in the new Government. Russia has decided to coustruct a railway from Samarcaud to Tashkoud, to be completed in three years. The death is announced of Madame Trebelli, the singer. The Salvation Army in Canada are revolting against the authority of General Booth. A man named Macaulay has been arrested in Missouri on a political charge. Mr Laboucliere is very indignant at his exclusion from the Government. The Russian Government are arranging a customs union with Bokhara, including the erection of customs barriers in Aumdaria, thus severing India's trade connections with Central Asia.