CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1967, 5 November 1891, Page 34

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Per Pbbss Association.) London, October 27.

The collision between, the Bo3ton and ! Charlwood occurred off Eddystone lighthouse. Harrowing scenes were witnessed as the latter vessel settled down, the captain, his daughter, and six of the crew being the only persons saved. The Boston was not damaged by the collision. In the course of a speech, Mr John Morley said he did not regret that he had given six of the best years of his life to the cause of Ireland. He denounced Mr Chamberlain for hitting below the belt when - speaking at Sunderland, and scathingly quoted some of the previous speeches delivered by the hon. gentleman. I Mr Ritchie, president of the Local Government Board, addressing his constituents, declared that the Cabinet were deeply interested in the question of capital and labour. Captain Younghusband, who was m charge of the exploring expedition in Central Asia, is on a visit to the Viceroy, India. Mr J. G. Blame, United States Secretary of State, who has been in illhealth, has resumed his duties. Placards are exhibited in the Chinese rebellious districts exhorting the rebels to chase the devil-mouthed European pigs, burn the churches, destroy the cult of Jesue, and punish converts. Festivities are being prepared at Brest in honour of the approaching visit of the Russian fleet. , Many deaths have resulted from the floods in France. Pere Hyacinthe has made a vehement attack on the Pope's claim to the temporal { power, and says while he honoured Pope Leo for his virtue, he could not honour him as a pretender to be an earthly potentate. j The Moscow Gazette advocates the expulsion of Germans from Russia. I Severe floods have been experienced in the , south of France, Galicia, northern Italy, and i Spain and the Leaning Tower at Saragossa i in the latter country has been undermined by the water, and threatens to fall. ! A train at Mocrane, in Grenoble, France, became derailed owing to excessive speed in going round a curve on new rails and 15 persons were killed and 40 injured. Mr Frederick Smith, son of the late Mr W. H. Smith has been elected to fill the vacant seat in the House of Commons caused j by the death of his father. Mr Smith polled 4951 votes against 1946 by Mr Gutteridge, the Radical candidate. October 28. The correspondent, at St. Petersburgh, of the Daily News wires that the Russian Government is prohibiting private societies from relieving starving peasants in southern and western districts, and threatens to arrest any volunteers who visit the districts. The assurance of the Premier of Victoria that the proposed loan is only for six millions, limited to two millions annually, has created a much better feeling on the Stock Exchange, though the market still resents the incessant demands of the colonies. A proposal is on foot to convene a meeting of Australian bondholders to protest against excessive borrowing. Seven of the leading insurance companies decline to touch colonial securities at present. Mr Champion predicts that one effect of the death of Mr Parnell is that it will give a better opportunity to the House of Commons to deal with domestic questions. Before the division was taken in the London County Council on the question of the proposed purchase of the company's tramways, the Tory members withdrew, in order to prevent the statutory majority being present, but the move failed. Lord Roseberry voted for the motion. Lieut.-Oolonel Hewitt, the last of the English officers who fought at Waterloo, is | dead, aged 96. Mr Morley, speaking at the United Kingdom Alliance said he would support the extension of the local option franchise, but was personally in favour of a direct veto. The Grenadier Guards stationed at Windsor complained that the rations supplied to them were unfit for consumption. The officers, however, ordered the men to eat the food, but they declined, and threw it into the barrack 3quare. The men have since been confined to barracks, and some of tha corporals arrested. The affair has caused some excitement. The Oamaru municipal waterworks loan has fallen 2 per cent. A fall has also taken place in the Melbourne Harbour, Board debentures. At the New South Wales rifle gathering the Queen's Prize was won by Private Bradford of Goulburn, with a score of 182 out of a possible 220. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,120,000 .quarters, and for the Continent 2,148,000 quarters. The American visible supply of wheat is 64,700,000 bushels. Mr Parnell left little besides his estate in Avondale. It is reported that a Scotch railway pool is being formed to absorb all the lines in Scotland. The Times, in its article on New South Wales Governments, states that British investors will be glad to hear that only moderate borrowing is to be indulged in

in tuture. Freetrade will die hard, and Sir Henry Parkes will be a dangerous opponent to the introduction of a policy of Protection. The Financial Times considers that the announcement that public works are to be constructed out of revenue is enough to inspire confidence in England ; but the proposal will involve terrific taxation. The Times, referring to the manifesto issued by Premier Dibbs, says that he is inclined to thrust labour back to a subsidiary position, and that his policy will test the independence of the Labour party. October 29. Emm Pasha is proceeding to Lake Albert Nyanza. Typhus fever is raging in Boulogne, and many of the soldiers have been attacked. The village of Sillo, Engadine, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, was destroyed by fire. Roumania is supporting the Triple Alliance. Mr Joe Thompson wagered furiously on the Cambridgeshire Stakes, and the gambling mania on the race spread like wildfire. It is rumoured that dukedoms will be conferred on the Marquis of Lansdowne and the Marquis of Salisbury. Dr Maolagan, Archbishop of York, declares that numerous schools are being removed from the control of the clergy. Rowdyism in Cork is increasing, and faction fights are of frequent occurrence. Mr Dillon was assaulted by the mob. Owing to the influence of the Roman Catholic clergy, Dr Kenny has been dismissed from the post of physician at Maynooth College. Mr A. Deakin has contributed an article to " Scribner's," in which he declares that the present outlook in Australia is not promising. The man Scholtoy, who was arrested on a charge of being connected with the murder of women under similar circumstances to the Whitecbapel murders, succeeded in proving an alibi, and was discharged. It is reported tbat a Cossack expedition explored the passes in the Pamir plateau as far as the southern spur of the Hindoo Koosh range. Lord Courtenay advises the clergy to accustom themselves to the idea of disendowment, and prepare to cope with the present situation. Free churches are the outcome of the church's spiritual life. The Sultan of Turkey is concerned at the remarks made by M. Ribot regarding the position of France in Egypt, aid has requested Lord Salisbury's advice in the matter. M. Gaidlot, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, who is visiting Cairo, states that Britain's aim is to seize Egypt, and urges the Egyptians not to yield to British rule. Mr Henry Irving gives a denial to the statement that he is about to make an Australian tour, and states he is prevented from visiting the colonies owing to engagements. The Stock Exchange displays a very hostile attitude towards the proposed Victorian loan, and asserts that it will be impossible to float a 4 per cent, loan at par. The Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works loan, which it is proposed to place on the market in January, is also regarded as impossible unless 10 per cent, is allowed for underwriting. The Senate of Cambridge University refuses to entertain the proposal that Greek language should not be compulsory. The Holborn guardians have informed the : Government of the .filthy condition of General Booth's Olerkenwell shelters, and complain that the leader of the Salvation Army is attracting the submerged tenth of London to the district and foisting them on the ratepayers. New Zealand long berried wheat quiet at 455. New Zealand hemp quiet, but prices remain steady. Wellington frozen" mutton 3|d per lb; beef, hindquarters, 3§d per lb. Two hundred frozen rabbits (unskinned), ex Coptic, which were shipped by the Blenheim Company, averaged over Is each. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company declare a dividend of 4 per cent. South Australian wheat is firm at 465 ; Victorian steady at 455. October 30. Two of the 110-ton guns of her Majesty's Benbow, of the Mediterranean squadron, requiie strengthening. The Standard suggests that a fund to assist the starving peasantry in Russia should be raised in England. Russia is mobilising strongly in Warsaw. The foreign residents in Hiogo, Japan, Buffered severely by the recent earthquake. A syndioate is being formed in Italy for the purpose of exporting fruit to London. The residents at Danzig entertained the Czar at a banquet. It is expected that a meeting will shortly take place between the Czar and the Emperor William. The London city authorities, in deference to the wish of the Prince of Wales, have abandoned the banquet which was to have been given to him on his birthday. The voting at Cambridge University was three to one against the abolition of the study of Greek as a compulsory subject. A rescript issued by the Emperor of Germany censures two Berlin barristers for their manner of conducting a defence in court and not upholding the honour of the bar. Both of them were reprimanded and one fined. M. Falliers, Minister of Justice, has assured the Vatican that in the event of a conviction being obtained against the Archbishop of Aix, the minimum penalty will be imposed and an immediate pardon granted. Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, says that the bogus surplus is being reduced, and that provision is being made for the extinction of the public debt by paying off £3,000,000 annually. October 31. Captain Shaw, who recently resigned the superintendency of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which he has held since its commencement in 1886, has been created a Knight of the Bath. Captain Lugard with a strong force attacked the rebels at Uganda, and defeated them with severe loss. Many believe that this reverse will be the. death blow to the '

slavery carried out in Central Equatorial Africa. The Russian Press is urging that support be given to France in demanding the English evacuation of Egypt, and state that it is dangerous to Europe to allow England to control that country. France and Russia are now consulting on the question of a protest beiog entered against English control, [ and insisting on adhesion to the terms of the treaties. 1 Great atrocity has been displayed towards women in the anti-Jewish outbreak in Staradoub, Russia, and several have died from the effects of the rough usage. The Monte Carlo Gambling Company pays a dividend of 39 per cent. The receipts were £900,000 and the working expenses £400,000. . . Germany is spending nine millions in rearming her artillery. New Zealand off coast cargoes of wheat are quoted at 41s 3d per quarter by sellers. Buyers offer 6d less. While H.M.s gunboat Sabnna was engaged in big gun practice at Portsmouth, one of the shots struck a oouple of fishing smacks, sinking both and killing one of the occuLondon produce merchants are speculating in colonial butter to arrive. Tallow : Medium mutton, 265 ; beef, 255. The English wheat market is strong, and prices are unchanged. The Continental market is firm, and the American has an inclining buoyancy. Antimony, £48 to £48 10s. Christie Murray has filled an account of his assets and liabilities. The former amount to £21, and the latter to £1090. Addressing a meeting at Edinburgh Lord George Hamilton declared that if Egypt were evacuated by Englanda state of anarchy would prevail, or the country would be usurped by another Power. In either case England would have to intervene and reoccupy the country. November 1. The Oamaru municipal loan of 7 per cent, fell 1 per cent, when the default of the Harbour Board was announced. At an Exeter Hall meeting Bishop Tucker declared that should the British East African ' Company withdraw from Uganda converts and cleigy would be murdered. He mentioned that a 3um of L 40.000 was wanted to carry out the mission, and that the friends of the company were willing to guarantee L 25.000. It is the Land and Loan Company of New Zealand which declared a dividend of four per cent., not the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, which usually declares a dividend of 10 per cent., payable in instalments at the end of June and December. The Hon. Mr Balfour has been elected Chancellor of the Edinburgh University. The English press oppose the proposal to subscribe to a Russian famine relief fund since the loan is available. A church missionary meeting at Exeter Hall subscribed £8000, with a view to prevent the evacuation of Uganda. The New York Herald asserts that Armstrong is suing for a divorce from his wife (Madame Melba), and that the Duke of Orleans is made co-respondent, with a claim for £20,000' damages. Madame Melba asserts that the action is her husband's retaliation to her petition for judicial separation on the grounds of cruelty. Influenza is spreading with alarming rapidity in Berlin and Bucharest. The banks consider it undesirable, and probably impracticable, to float even a million and a-~half of the Victorian loan, and think that Australasia ought to agree to forego borrowing for two \ears; and then that it should only be done in moderation. Financiers express surprise that \ ictoria is in need of a million and a-half in addition to the amount of the last loan to finish works in progress. The Economist cautions Mr Dibbs, the New South Wales Premier, against a revival of the old borrowing policy, and states that Victoria is borrowing too largely. It is stated /that, the various frauds perpetrated by the Rev. Dr Clutterbuck, who is at present awaiting trial on a charge of obtaining £1600 from a lady by false pretences, amount to £20,000. The Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Prince George of Wales have visited Parnell's grave in Dublin, The Economist condemns the thirst of the Australian colonies for financial stimulants, and for forcing loans on the already surfeited market. The article goes on to say that it is not the growing distrust in the financial stability of the colonies that has sacrificed their oredit, but the opinion that they should produce sufficient revenue to meet their requirements instead of being compelled to resort to borrowing. The New York Herald states that Madame Melba, who is at present in Paris, declares she is innocent of the charges brought against her by her, husband, who is suing for divorce. The officers and men of the Russian squadron, which is at present on a visit to Brest, France, are being right royally treated by the inhabitants. The earthquake shock in Japan travelled from east and to west, and was felt throughout the entire island. At the Crown fort of Nazmayt 2000 persons were killed and 18,000 houses levelled to the ground. At Gif utown five of the inhabitants were killed. In many of the towns the houses caught fire. The panic was universal, and those who were injured were left to perish, hundreds dying of exposure and starvation. November 2. It is reported that a conflict has taken place at Delagoa Bay between the British and Portuguese troops. Two men were killed and 15 wounded. The Czar has arrived at Danzig. He proceeds on his journey to Russia without seeing the Emperor of Germany. The German Government repudiate Emm Pasha's interference with the English sphere in Central Africa. There is some anxiety in Berlin at the State of affairs in East Africa. The Russian Government have voted a second amount of 30,000,000 roubles for the relief of the famine districts, and have prohibited the export of all cereals except wheat. j The Russian Government are holding an inquiry into the outrage on the Jews at

Staradoub. One hundred and seventy arrests have been made. During the voyage of the steamer Prince Boudoir, from Antwerp to Adelaide, a boiler blew out, killing a fireman and injuring three others. A great snowstorm is raging in Bulgaria, several of the towns being embedded. The steamer which collided with the steamer Port Caroline in Port Phillip Was the Casino, which has not sustained any serious damage. A destructive fire broke out this morning at the Prince of Wales' residence at Sandringham. The two top floors, in which Princesses Maud and Victoria's rooms were situated, were gutted. The damage is estimated at £15,000. The Prince of Wales was absent at the time. The first floor, containing the Prince's suite of rooms and all bis works of art, was saved by the fireproof ceiliDg. Special trains were put on to take the fire engines out. Cholera is speading at an alarming rate in Ocnstantinople. Four leaders of the Stundist sect have been sentenced at St. Petersburg to five years' imprisonment. The Rothschilds have granted the Bank of Spain a loan of four million pounds. M. Saint Hilaire, a prominent French politician, expresses the opinion that England's withdrawal would be an injury to Egypt and to the world, pointing out that the present state of the finances in Egypt is proof of the splendid way in which the country has been governed by England. He considers France has excluded herself from the occupation of Egypt. The report that Armstrong intended to sue for a divorce from his wife (Madame Melba) created a sensation in Paris. The Paris correspondent . of the Times wires that the Czar of Russia, on his journey to Dantzig, travelled 30 miles by sea, although a storm was raging, in preference to continuing the journey by land in order to avoid meeting Emperor William of Germany. Mr Hogan, of the Melbourne Argus, writing to the Westminster Review, points to Australia as proof that Home Rule will not threaten the empire, and says that the granting of autonomy to Ireland will pave the way for a genuine Imperial Parliament, including representatives from Great Britain. The English fund for the assistance of distressed Jews in Russia now amounts to £63,000. Maverick's National Bank, doing business in the United States, has suspended payment. November 3. The Boston banks are coming to the assistance of Maverick's Bank, and have given that institution a loan of £800,000 to help it tide over its difficulties. The English wheat market is firm. Quotations are Is in advance of those lately ruling, while there is also an advance of 6d to Is in foreign shipments. The volcanic eruption in Mokusac, Japan, completely changed tljte general outline of the country. The principal shock lasted two minutes. The movements of Benin Pasha in connection with the British sphere in Central Africa are uncertain. Pabis, October 27. M. Ribot, Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressing the Chamber of Deputies, denied that the Roman Catholic bishops in France had been directed to abstain from taking part in the pilgrimage to Rome. All the Government had done was merely to give the bishops certain directions. s?e announced that the position of France in Egypt had improved, and the Government were awaiting England's fulfilment of engagements with calmness and firmness. France, he said, was ready to give a fresh guarantee. She had no ulterior designs in Egypt. He declared that the Franco-Russian entente was a guarantee of the immediate f expulsion of all Germans. October 30. Ex-King Milan of Servia and his wife, Queen Natalie, are both in Paris at the present time, and an endeavour is being made to bring about a reconciliation between them. / November 1. The French Senate has, in opposition to the Government, carried a motion imposing an import duty of 25fr on American salt i pork. Berlin, October 27. A man has been arrested here on suspicion of being connected with the murder of a woman under similar circumstances to the Whitechapel murders. Colonel Wissman has resigned his position as Commander of German Affairs in Bast Africa on the grounds that he disagrees with, the Soudan operations.' Reports from Zanzibar show that the merman East-Africa Company sustained a heavy loss last year. October 28. The Astrolabe Bay Company, with a capital of £120,000, has been formed #in Berlin, chiefly for the purpose of cultivating tobacco in German New Guinea. In consequence of the revolting crimes which have taken place in Berlin recently. Emperor William has directed that the strongest repressive measures be taken in the interests of morality. . King of Roumama, who is on a visit to Berlin, has been cordially received by the Emper ° r - Vienna, October 29. It is reported here that 40,000 rebels are besieging Sana, the capital of Yemen, and that the Turkish commander has asked for reinforcements of 20,000 men. ' Constantinople, October £i. The Porte has forbidden the entry of Russian Jews into Turkish temtory 6ctober3o An encounter has taken place at Crete between Turkish troops .and the insurgents, during which the chief Zaular, the head of the latter, and 30 of his men were killed. The troops then retired. .„*,.., At the instance of Russia, the Porte has prohibited the use of the Bulgarian language in the churches of Macedonia, a district or: Roumania in Turkey-in-Europe. This action has much incensed the residents ot St. Peteesbueg, October 27. The anti-Jewish rioters pillaged four million roubles' worth of the property of the Jews. During the fight 22 Jews were killed

and 200 wounded. In Tehermgov the agitation against the Jews is being fiercely carried out, and 30 have been killed and 250 wounded. The Nihilists are assisting to increase the disorder. Russian financiers offer to snbscribe a loan of 20 million francs to Servia on easy terms. Russia intends to create a commercial harbour at Poti, on the Asiatic coast of the Black Sea, in order to make Batoum an arsenal. Rome, October 27. The Marquisßudini,theltalianPremier, has informed both Germany and Austria that the visit of M. De Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Italy, was purely a courteous and pacific one. Oaibo, November 3. The dervishes are reported to be within 60 miles of Sarras. Hongkong, October 27. The anti-foreign movement is spreading among the Hunan men, and many generals and mandarins are joining the rebels. October 28. A severe earthquake has been experienced at Hiogo, a seaport town of Japan on the S.W. coast of the island of Niphon, at the head of the Gulf of Osaka. Considerable damage was done, and 300 lives were lost. November 1. It is estimated that 4000 were killed by the earthquake in Japan. ,The towns of Agaki, Kasamantan, and Hono were destroyed. The latter was entirely demolished by the sea, and all the residents perished. Seventy miles of railway were destroyed, and the officials were paralysed, and unable to relieve the sufferers. The fire destroyed the crown part of Mamaya. Tunis, October 28. During the celebration of a wedding in the city the wall of a building fell on the party, killing 18. Mozambique, October 31. The natives at Betsibaka, Madagascar, attacked a French exploring party, killing eight men. Washington, October 27. The Chilian Government is disposed to make reparation for the recent outrage on the United States sailors ; but otherwise two of the United States navy will be immediately despatched to Valparaiso. Many of of the American residents consider President Harrison's action premature. New Yobk, October 28. The Court of Appeal has rendered void the Tilden trust, depriving New York of the great free library provided under the will. A woman and her children were murdered under atrocious circumstances in Texas, and the negro who was supposed to have committed the deed was captured by a mob of a thousand people and burned alive at the stake. October 30. A quarrel has taken place in Arkansas between the Fanners' Alliance and those opposed to it. Shots, were exchanged, five persons being killed and several injured. Ottawa, October 29. The Hon. Thomas M'Greevy and Messrs Larkin and Oonolly have been charged with conspiring to defraud the Quebec Harbour Board. New Yobk, October 29. It is understood that notwithstanding the decision of the Court of Appeal 2,000,000d0l of the Tilden trust will be devoted to the free library. October 31. A Mississippi steamer has been burnt at Vicksburg, and six persons lost their lives. Mexico, October 51. The Mexican warship Democrata is missing, and it is feared she has been lost, with 70 hands. " O'