NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 147, 29 November 1895, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

THE TURKISH CRISIS. Constantinople, November 26. Twenty villages north-west of Allepo have been burned and their inhabitants massacred. The Kurds r. -o massing on the banks of the Euphif;' -• ■. The Porte denies the truth of the statement that the Arabs in the Yemen district. Arabia, have defeated the Turks. Russia and France have refused a request by Austria that the various Embassies should.act in case of emergency, or in the event of an extensive naval demonstration. They give as the reason for their refusal that they do not desire to delegate their control and they add that the Powers continue in perfect accord with regard to the Armenian difficulty. The Sebastopol fleet has been recommissioned, and the troops at Odessa ordered to be ready for service. There are 40 European warships in the Levant. Anarchy prevails at Albagia, and the redifs of/ Angora refuse to join the colors. A fresh massacre is reported from the Marash district, and 200 Armenians have been killed at Aintab. The Kurds destroyed five villages in the Van district, and 10,000 people are missing.

London, November 26. The Chambers of Agriculture mee Mr Long, President of tbe Board ot Agriculture, on the 14th, requestingf that stock should be killed at the port of shipment or on arrival. Owing to the north-east gale the Channel service is suspended, and many causalities are reported, with loss of life. The members of the Parnellite Party threaten to pursue a system of continuous obstructions during the next sitting of Parliament. It is reported that the Legislature of British Guiana has voted a war grant against Venezuela, and is acting on private assurances of Mr Chamberlain. The Times considers it urgent that the Colonies should select the ablest delegates as cable commissioners and says Mr Chamberlain has requested that tenders be called before deciding the method of assistance. He also demands increased railway speed to Vancouver. Mr Chamberlain will not aid the Pacific mail beyond poundage on mails. Sydney, November 26. Chiefly as a result of the drought the railway revenue last week decreased £22,550 as compared with the corresponding period of las j year. For the current year, up to date, however, the comparative decrease is only £14,600. After disbursing £IOO6 in expenses and prize money, the Cycling League have netted £I7OO over their recent carnival. Zimmerman is suffering from malarial fever contracted in Colombo. Adelaide, November 26. Mr Rali, of Werocaba Station, is making some interesting experiments with Shropshire sheep, with a view of testing their worth for mutton purposes. A lot of 50 Shropshire wethers, which are being sent to England alive, were selected from a flock lambed in 1894. The best of the selection turned the scale at 1701bs, and the worst at 1321 b, live weight. The whole 50 are calculated to average close upon 1601bs. The sheep were entirely fed on grass and no extra care was taken with them. Ten from the same flock, sold in the Adelaide market, brought from 8s to 93, while the best price obtained for merino wethers was 6s 6d. It is claimed that the experiment has proved that a Shropshire cross gives maturity in 18 months, while it takes three years to mature meriuos for mutton purposes.