YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8661, 26 October 1896, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Per Press Association. OBITUARY. London, October 23. Mr Qreathead, engineer. HER MAJESTY’S REIGN. It is reported that the Queen will invite all rulers to meet in London to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty’s reign. The Emperor of Germany and the Czar have promised to be present, and the President of France is also likely to take part. RELEASED.—A STRANGE STORY. Sunyetsun was released directly Lord Salisbury demanded it. October 24. Sunyetsun states that two Chinese officials accosted him outside the Legation and coerced him to enter, and that they then locked him up on the top storey. Sir H. Macartney, he says, told him that the Legation was equivalent to China, and that the Embassy officially informed him that he would not have to apply for his extradition ; that he would be bound in a bag and put in a box on a vessel which would carry him to China, where he would be executed. If smuggling failed he would be killed in the Legation, embalmed and sent to Pekin for execution, where, though dead, a form of execution would be again gone through. Fearing that attempts were being made to poison him, Sunyetsun nearly starved himself. Various attempts by him to bribe the servants to inform his friends of his position, were repeatedly frustrated; but he finally succeeded, and by the publicity given to the case in the newspapers, secured his release. The British officials regard the affair as a monstrous abuse of . the privileges of the Legation. Sir H. Macartney considers that under the circumstances* he was justified in detaining the visitor, but declares that there was no intention to torture him. It has since transpired that Sunyetsun had been dogged for two years. VENEZUELA. The Standard announces that Great Britain has agreed to arbitration with Venezuela more liberally, though not unreservedly. A LIGHT SENTENCE. Berlin, October 24. Lieutenant Brusewitz, who killed an engineer in a cafe atCarlsruhe, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a fortress and dismissed the army. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. VV ashington, October 23. The splendid gameness*with which Mr Bryan is fighting the Presidential election is attracting the sympathy of workmen. He is delivering twenty speeches daily. Mr McKinley’s chief manager says that Mr McKinley’s success is assured. MARRIAGE. Rome, October 24. The civil marriage of the Prince of Naples and Princess Helene, was celebrated at the Quirinal. The Abbot of Pissicols officiated at the church of St. Mari. The utmost enthusiasm was shown. King Humbert has gianted an amnesty to many prisoners in honour of his son’s marriage. The reported dowry of the Czar to the Princess is denied. THE SOUDAN. Cairo. October 24. Lord Cromer states that the primary object of entering the Soudan was the relief of Italy which had been achieved, and that Gordon was already half avenged.