NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 225, 30 October 1896, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. London, October 27. Bishop Temple, of London, lias been appointed to succeed Dr Benson as Archbishop of Canterbury. City newspapers express surprise at the appointment of Dr Temple, and mildly approve it. FEVER IN CENTRAL ASIA. St. Petersburg, October 27. An epidemic of malarial fever of a terrible malignant type is still raging in Merv. The death roll fom thi plague within the last few months numbers 86,000 persona. The greater number of the victims are Turcomans, but a largo number of Russian soldiers rauit be included in the list. TURKISH AFFAIRS. Constantinople, October 27. The levyiug of war taxes is causing immense excitement throughout Turkey, and the Powers, fearing further trouble, have advised the Porte to cease lovying them. Christians are greatly alarmed. London, October 27. The death is announced of Mr J. EL Greathead, well-known in 'connection with tho proposed London el-ctrio railways in which work he w::s associated with Sir B. Baker and Sir J. Fowler. » Madamo Melba lifts cancelled all her summer engagements for Covcnt Garden, owiu£ to tho acceptance of a brilliant offcr to smg in Brazil. Paris, October 27. The' French Government his increased the sugar bounties so as to enable exporters to successfully compete with Germauy and Austria. Shanghai, October 27. Japan has obtained laod concessions in Tientsin, Shanghai, Hankow, and Amoy, in return for which she modifies her right to e&tablish factories in China. Capetown, October 27. I Colonel Plummer's force, which was operating against the Matabele, has been disbanded. Adelaide, October 27, An Indian named MassuT Singh who was awaiting trial on a charge of shooting a compatriot, committed suicide in prison by strangling himself with a towel. Sydney, October 27. Sailed to-day, Alemeda for Frisco via Auck'and. She takes gold of tho value of £425,000, including £125,000 from Melbourne, shipped by the Bank of Australasia, Union Bank, London Chartered Bank, and English and Scottish Bank.

October 28

The usual exodus, of excursionists for the Melbourne carnival has begun and trains and steamers are leaving crowded.

Brisbane, October 27

Flour has risen £2 per ton ; consequently the price of bread has been raised.

From Thursday Island Sir William McGregor wired to the Government that he had crossed New Guinea from the mouth of the Membare river to the month of the Nauapa river. He ascended Mount Scratchley and then travelled westward by Stanley range and Mount Knutsford. He found a comparatively easy route to the coast. All the mountain ranges are composed of slate-and granite and he thinks they will probably turn out to be auriferous. He says he established excellent terms with the natives, whom he found very friendly disposed towards the party.