LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 243, 21 December 1894, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Per Press Association.

Received 7.30 p.m. London, December IH. Dummy Winter, the Australian pugilist who killed Georgs Smith in a prize fight, and five members of the press who were present were committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The Government will in February introduce a bill providing that imported meat mu«t be marked. It is understood the CoQurvauves will not oppose it. The London Dock Company will adopt Nelson’s new thawing process at their storts. A Vienna salesman advises the shipping of quantities of live cattle to Trieste. He estimates a good profit can be made out of the trade. Paris, December 18. M. I >upay, the Premier, states that no eonfirmatiou has been received of the reported submission of Madagascar. M. Knasan succeeds M. Burdsau as President of tha Chamber of Deputies. Calcutta, December 18. Three eolnmns have started for Naz ermaa to reduce tha disorderly Hillsmsn to submission. St Jon**, December 18. It Is alleged there has been a large amount of swindling in connection with the Commortial Bank of Newfoundland. Rona, December 18. The Senate declined to take notice of doeumente produced by Gizlitti. The magistrate is enquiring whether there is any foundation for M. Crispi's charts of forgory against tha ox Premier. Shanghai, December 18. The commander of Port Arthur, Admiral Ting, aad nine Generals have beea arrested for cowardice. Received 0.40 a.m. London, December 19. Winchester barracks have been burned down. Early in the campaign Russia and England forbade Japanese operations against Shanghai or upon the Yang tso Kiang river. Recently there was cause to fear Japan intended to break the pledges she had given upon the matter, and this was the reason of the display of the British fleet under Admiral Free mantle at Chusau. A large Russian fleet was assembled at Chee Foo for the same purpose. Buda Pisth, December 20. A severe shoek of earthquake was experienced in Ariada, in Hungary. Groat damage was done. SnANonAi, December 20. Wben the Japanese entered Port Arthur they found the heads of their slain comrades with nosc>< and tars cut off Imaging from a rude areh across the main street. The fearful sight infuriated the Japanese soldiers, who took revenge by killing every man, woman and child they could discover in the town, giving no quarter, iiorr.ble details of the butchery have been published. London, December 20. The trial of Lady Mabel Sic/er for retailing the Ailsbury heirlooms is proceeding-