CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 115, 25 September 1895, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

TEE JEDDAH OUTRAGE

Suer, Sept. 23,

Tbo Powers are harassing the Porte for reparation of the outrage in Jeddah in May last.

ATHLETICSr

New York, Sept. 23.

The local Athletic Club won every event from the British visiting athletes. Six English record-breakers, including Fry, the well known representative of the long jump at Oxford, were absent. The following world’s records were put upßßoyds in Imin 53 2-sths sec; 220 yds (flat), 21 3 sth secs; 120 yds (hurdles) 15 3-sth secs.

STRENGTHENING THE NAVY. Tokio, Sept. 23. The Japanese Government has voted a sum of two hundred million yen for the immediate construction of four ironclads, ten coast defenders, thirty torpedo boats, and fifty-eight boats. FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR. London, Sapt. 23. Painful revelations have come to light with reference to the sick people with the French expedi.ion in Madagascar It is said there are only four doctors to attend to 1000 cases. Many of the unfortunates lie on the bare ground. Paris, Sept. 24. News from Madagascar states that General Duchesne surprised and routed 0000 Hovas on the 15th at Tsairupndri. LORD BRASSEY’S VOYAGE TO VICTORIA. Capetown, Sept. 23. Sir Hercules Robinson gave a ball at ■ Government House in honour of Lord ani Lady Brassey, who are on their way to Victoria in their yacht, the Sunbeam. . Addresses have been presented by the municipalities and by the ex-Victorians resident in this colony. Lord and Lady Brassey and party sailed yesterday for Melbourne.

PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR’S PALACE Constantinople, Sept. 24. A plot has been discovered in Macedonia for the purpose of destroying the Sultan’s palace here.

A GOOD BEGINNING. London, Sept. 24. Mr Morris, of Wanganui, has passed the first India Civil Service Examination a thousand marks ahead of the others.