NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 118, 20 August 1895, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

HOME ANI> FOREIGN. SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. London, August 16. The opening days of Parliament have been marked by a very depressing scene which resulted in Dr Tanner, National member for Cork being suspended for a week. He was noisy and insulting, and at last called Mr Harrington a liar. Refusing to withdraw the Speaker named him, and on Mr Chamberlain's motion he was suspended. Dr Tanner, who was greatly excited, lay back in his seat, implying he would not retire, but on the Serjeant-at-Arms advancing he walked on to the floor of the Chamber, shouting he was delighted to leave the dirty House. Crossing over to the Treasury Benches he pointed to Mr Chamberlain, yelling " Judas" repeatedly, and finally he elbowed his path through the crowded passage to the Bar of the House, shouting on his way " None of your nonsense ! " Dr Tanner added to his riotous behaviour by seizing one member and shaking him by the coat collar. None of the other Irish members gave him any support. THE KUCHENG MASSACRE. Shanghai, August 17. The British and American Consuls at Foochow have started for Kucheng, escorted by 100 braves. The Viceroy refused to permit a foreign escort. Melbourne, August 17. A letter received from a lady missionary in China, dated 24th June, reports that the missionaries in the remotest parts were flying at that date. The missions has been destroyed chieflv the American and Roman Catholic stations having thus suffered violence. The fine mission premises at Chung King had been burned.

One of the Su Fui missionaries escaping by himself, had all his goods in a boat, which was attacked by the Chinese, who took everything. The missionary jumped into the river, and held on to the sides of the boats, while the Chinese tried to kill him by poking him with spears whenever he appeared above water. Eventually he escaped, but it is feared that he will lose his reason. Sydney, August 17. At a meeting of Chinese, resolutions were adopted expressing utter abhorrence at the Kucheng massacre, deciding to send letters of condolence to the friends of those killed, and hoping that the missionary sooieties will not be deterred in their work of propagating Christianity in China. The Rev Mr Shing said the better class of Chinese would most strongly disapprove and detest the massacre. He was sure if the mandarins had had the power the outbreak would have been suppressed. London, August 17, England and America will form a Joint Commission of Enquiry into the Kucheng massacre. CHILD MURDER. Melbourne, August 16. The mother of the child found in the lagoon has been arrested. She deuied causing death, and said she gave the child to a Salvation Army woman and had not seen her since. Later. Mrs "Williams has confessed that she took her child to the lagoon and tied a stone to its waist while the infant was laughing at the water, aud then shoved it in. The reason given is that the people where she lived were always grumbling about the poor mortal crying for its mother.

MURDER AND SUICIDE. Melbourne, August 17. A shocking tragedy has occurred at Limor. near Maryborough. A miner named Bowrig took a young woman named Sandall, to whom he was engaged to be married in October, for a drive. He alighted at a retired place, and shot her through the head with a revolver, and then blew his own brains out. Both are dead. Bogrig had been speculating and betting heavily lately, and had lost all his savings. St. Petersburg, August 17. The relations between Russia and Japan are regarded as strained, owing to the determination of Japan to retain Corea. London, August 16. Mr Gladstone denies that he ever advocated the abolition of a second chamber. The Daily News correspondent wires that the majority of the Japanese papers are insisting that Japan's hope for the future lies in liuking her destinies with those of the Anglo-Saxon race. Eugland may be certain of relyiug on Japan's support in the settlement of Eastern questions.