THIS MORNING’S CABLES

Southland Times, Issue 13061, 8 November 1894, Page 2

THIS MORNING’S CABLES

British and Foreign (United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ) ' LONDON, Nov. 6. Received 7th, 7.30 p.m. Anarchists have issued a manifesto in which they threaten to take the lives of judges and jurors who try charges against Anarchists in England. News from Madagascar states that the Hovas have promised to afford fall protection to British residents on the island. China has made reparation in connection with the Chung King affair. The terms of the Anarchist manifesto as at first published were exaggerated. Nov. 7. Received Bth, 1.10 a.m. Sir William MacGregor remains at New Guinea for a further term of four years. I Prince Kung assured the Foreigh Ministers I in Pekin that China was unable to withstand the Japanese invasion and appealed for their intervention to bring the war to a close. He said China was willing to abandon Corea to Japan and pay a war indemnity. Neither Great Britain nor France will take the initiative in procuring a cessation of hostilities although they are willing to unite with the other Powers in doing so. The Japanese have captured Foochow on the Gulf of Liatong. Li Hung Chang has been ordered to Pekin. The Times thinks that the terms offtred i by China for a declartion of peace are inade- ' quate. The Telegraph's correspondent wires that Japan demands the evacuation of Corea, the creation of a buffer state between Cotea and China ; payment of a war indemnity of forty millions sterling and the cession of Formosa or its equivalent. j Secret printing presses for the dissemination of seditious publications have been discovered in Kieff, Kharkov and Nicolaieff. i Eighty arrests were made. ! Seven British steamers loaded with cotton from Savannah were found to be on fire. The outbreaks are attributed to incendiarism on the part of strikers. The French Government has sent General i Boisdcffre and Admiral Gervais to St. Petersburg on a mission of sympathy in connection with the death of the Czar. Czar Nicholas has specially invited the Duke of York to attend the funeral of the I late Czar. The municipal elections have resulted in ! an overwhelming success of the Republican party in New York State and City. The Tammany ring candidates were defeated by large majorities. The French expedition to Madagascar is to land until April. In the meantime warships will blockade the coast. Bishop Kennion, speaking at Bath, declared that his Australian experience showed that the advantages of the disestablishment of the church were illusory. There jealousies of sects were intensified and the prospects of reunion were worse than in England. Australian. SYDNEY, Nov. 7. Received Sth, 1.10 a.m. The Colonial Treasurer brought down his Budget in the Legislative Assembly to-night. It showed that the deficiency for the year amounted to L 372,000, the revenue having fallen L 465.000 below the late Treasurer’s estimate. The estimated revenue for the half year ending 30th June next was L 4,970,000 and the expenditure L 4,861,000. The Treasurer said the Government intended to bring forward proposals with regard to taxation in March or April next and he contented himself with merely giving a statement of the present financial position of the colony.