NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 187, 19 June 1896, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

THE TRANSVAAL. Capetown, June 15,

The Chartered Company of South Africa have agreeed to compensate the miners for the loss arising out of the resent trouble.

Phillips and Farrar, two of the released leaders, were received with loud cheer; -by the Johannesburg Exchange on their return to the city. The Transvaal delegates who visited Mafeking were surprised at the smallness of the British force there.

The natives are making their way in large numbers towards the Zambesi followed by Colonel Plummer. Pretoria, June 16.

The fines imposed on the leaders of the Refdrm Committee having been paid they were released from custody. Colonel Rhodes declined to say that he would abstain from taking any part in politics during the period demanded, and has been banished from the country, and goes to the Cape. Davies and Simpson, who refused to petition for their release, are still in custody. A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Sydney, June 16. A serious railway accident occurred near Goulburn. It was pitch dark early in the morning when a mixed train consisting oi a large number of trucks and carriages, containing 20 passengers, became partially derailed. The. locomotive and several trucks rolled over a shallow embankment, but fortunately the rear portion of the train, which included passenger carriages, remained on the track. The driver, McGregor, was badly scalded along the back by escaping steam. Fireman Morris had a most miraculous escape as he was imprisoned by the overturned trucks and had to be cut away before he could be released. He received slight scalding and few bruises.

Although the passengers sustained a shock, none were seriously injured but there was considerable injury to the rolling stock.

TRIVOLI THEATRE ACCIDENT. Sydney, June 16.

Gill, who fell from the gallery in the Trivoli Theatre and caused the death of the man, Maunder, has been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. From the evidence adduced it appears that the accused endeavored to force his way into the front seats by climbing over the shoulders of those seated, and in the struggle overbalanced himself.

SCALDED TO DEATH. Adelaide, June 17.

A shocking accident occurred aboard the Wendouree yesterday. Three men —Sinclair, Pilsborough, and ' Carmichael—with several other boilermakers, were engaged repairing an unused boiler, the men being inside. Ford, tbe chief engineer of the steamer was fixing a patent stopper on a leaky tube of another boiler when the tube burst. Ford was struck in the face by the boiling water, but escaped with the others, except the three men named who were hemmed in without means of assistance till all tbe steam was exhausted. Sinclair was then found dead in the furnace, and Pilsborougb and Carmichael on the floor of the stockhole ahve. Tbe former died shortly after, but the latter will probably recover.

A TRAGIC TERMINATION. * Perth, June 17.

The celebration of a child’s birthday by Japanese at Broome had a tragic termination. One of the guests came armed with a rifle, revolver, and sword and fired th:ee shots at his countryman without effect, then cut the unfortunate man almost in half with one sweep of the sword. The murderer returned.to his own house, threatening the constable and a European by the way, and then shot himself dead.