NEWS BY CABLE

Southland Times, Issue 13288, 15 August 1895, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

British and Foreign United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ""LONDON, Aug. 13. Professor Vambery expresses the opinion that reforms in Turkey will not succeed unless they are on a wide basis. The reports of outrages, he says, are largely a sham and do not reveal the true state of affairs. With regard to the suggested intervention of the Powers, he states that Turkey will not bear the humiliation of European supervision. A thousand Bulgarians attacked a village in the Janakli district, where they burned 300 houses and killed many of the residents. The s.s. Warrimoo’s injuries proved greater than was expected and it now appears that the water ballast bottom alone averted a serious disaster. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria arrived in Sofia alone. The streets were lined with people and the garrison was decorated. The foreign consuls were absent. The municipal authorities presented an address to the Prince, declaring their devotion and loyalty to him. The populace evinced no enthusiasm and the soldiers alone cheered.

The Chronicle’s Odessa correspondent says it is reported that the Czar withdraws from the active guidance of national affairs, the Dowager Empress assuming authority. _ The Kaiser, who is at present on a visit to England, had a good day’s shooting in a specially built hut at the end of a ravine. Eighty beaters were employed driving the grouse past, and attendants were kept busy loading three guns. The Kaiser secured an enormous bag. News from Zanzibar states that the British have sent from Mombasa 400 blue jackets to assist an expedition to punish the rebellious natives.

The Times says that the fact of Britain temporarily holding the crest of Malagund Pass and Swats River will secure to her complete control of the country between Chitral and India while the Lowari Puss will enable her to forestall intruders. The evacuation of the Jandol Valley is virtually completed. A great battle has been fought at Unyoro, a state in Central Africa, between Uganda and the Albert Nyanza. The British forces under Major Cunningham completly annihilated Kubarega’s army and the Unyoro difficulty is now finally settled. Aug. 14.

Received 15 th, 1 a.m. Sir Dillon Bell returns to New Zealand immediately. The British and American Consuls at Foochow have started for Kucheng escorted by 100 braves. The Viceroy refused to permit a foreign escort. An attempt made to wreck Prince Ferdinand’s train at Buda-Pesth failed owing to the vigilance of the police. Relations between Russia and Japan are regarded as strained owing to the determination of Japan to retain Corea. Australian SYDNEY, Aua. 14. Brown, who murdered his three children at Redfern, his wife having left him to live with another man, was found “not guilty” on the ground of insanity, and was ordered to be imprisoned during the Governor’s pleasure. The action brought by the relatives of Dr Jones, one of the Redfern station accident victims, against the Railway Commissioners has been settled by defendants paying plaintiff’s costs, which are assessed at L5OO. A meeting of old members of the Legislative Council, with the exception of the representatives of the Government, has determined not to accept the Government Land and Income Tax proposals if submitted with exemptions, It is understood, also, that it is contemplated by some members to exempt from the land tax all land embraced in municipal areas until local government reform is adopted, limiting the operation of the tax wholly to that portion of the colony not at present contributing anything to the revenue. Received 14th, 9.30 p.m. A Japanese trader who was agent for a German firm has been murdered in New Ireland by the natives. They attacked his hut at night and killed him with a tomahawk. The German commissioners had seven natives implicated seized and six were shot and the seventh hanged. Received 14th, 10.40 p.m. Parliament was officially opened to.day. The Speech from the Throne promised the early introduction of a Legislative Council Reform Bill, also that a bill dealing with federation on the lines of the Hobart Conference would be submitted this session. The speech otherwise dealt with the programme of the Government where it left off before the dissolution. MELBOURNE, Aug. 14.

At a meeting of the Marine Board it was decided to recommend the Governor not to enforce the Load Line Act until January Ist next. It was to come into force on September Ist, but in view of tho representations made by shipowners it is deemed inexpedient to enforce it until the other colonies have been communicated with, with the intention of arranging for uniform action. One member urged that it was already being enforced in New Zealand, and that there had been sufficient delay already. Other members expressed a doubt whether it had even yet been enforced in New Zealand. With a view of preserving the fast disappearing types of native animals, birds and plants, especially the kangaroo and emu,few of which now remain,the Zoological Society is asking the Government to set aside an area of wild country in the vicinity of Wilson’s Promontory for their conservation. The Government is favourable. In addition to the offer received from tho local agent of a shipping firm for the carriage of perishable produce the Agent-General lias received two offers in London, with one of which the Premier is highly satisfied. He is confident there will be no need to advertise for fresh tenders. The contract is limited to two years from next May, when the existing one expires. The mother of the child Williams, found in a lagoon at Port Melbourne, has been arrested. She denied causing his death, and said she gave the child to a Salvation Army woman on Sunday night, and had not seen him since.

In the Assembly the Stock Tax was debated. Its opponents claimed that it was anti-federal and would cause a great loss of trade. Amendments to reduce it from thirty shillings to a pound a head on cattle and make it twenty-five per cent, ad valorem were negatived. Received 14th, 9.30 p.m.

The London tenders for the carriage of produce made by private companies provide for a weekly service with a substantial reduction in the rate of freight. The Premier says he is convinced that sufficient tonnage will be placed privately at the disposal of the Government.

An important insurance case was before the Supreme Court. An insurer sued Ih 3 New Oriental Banking Corporation for the return of a life policy for LlOOO, effected for the benefit of his wife and children. He claimed L3OO damages for detention of the policy which matured in 1893 and had been deposited with the bank in 1889, as the plaintiff alleged, for safe keeping. The defendant corporation refused to surrender the policy on the grounds that the plaintiff was largely indebted to the bank and the policy had been placed with them as security. Mr Justice Hodges, in giving a verdict for plaintiff under the Married Woman’s Property Act, said that a poliiy effected for the benefit of a wife and children created a trust and formed no part of an estate or debts.

The mother of the murdered boy Williams is a young widow. Since she lost her husband she has lived a loose life. Three times she abandoned the child. On one occasion a woman was willing to adopt him and the mother appealed to the court, but failing to get remedy, left him with Magistrate Ponton and cleared out. The child was then handed to the police. Mrs Williams has confessed that she took the child to the lagoon and tied a stone to his waist while he was laughing at the water and then shoved him in. The reason given is that people were always grumbling about thepoor mortal crying for its mother.

A letter from a lady missionary in China under date June 24 reports that the missionaries in the remotest parts were flying at that date. The missions destroyed were chiefly American and Roman Catholic. The fine mission premises at Chungking were burned. One of Sie !Fin missionaries, escaping by himself, had all his goods on a boat which the Chinese attacked and took everything. The missionary jumped into the river and hung on to the sides of the boat while the Chinese tried to kill him by poking him with spears whenever he appeared above water. Eventually he escaped, but it was feared he would losj his reason. Sir Frederick Sirgood, interviewed, said the interest' in federation was steadily gaining in Victoria. There was strong objection by the people in the colony to the income tax owing to its inquisitorial character and the large amount of labour involved to those not able to make out a balance sheet. In many cases it was impossible to arrive at an estimate only of income. He preferred a wealth or surplus tax similar to New Zealand's, which would be far less cumbrous and burdensome. The marked determination in Victoria, he said, was in favour of lower duties and wonderful advances in freetrade. ADELAIDE, Aug. 14.

In the Assembly Sir W. J. Downer strongly attacked the New Zealand treaty which he said was anti-federal and would lead to reprisals from the other lo'onies. Several others followed in the same stain. Received 14th, 9.30 p.m.

The difficulty which has existed for some time in the boot trade in consequence of the introduction of machinery has been amicably settled by a board of conciliation. Both sides have made concessions. Received 15th, 1 a.m.

With reference to the discovery of a marked tree at Bradshaw’s Creek, Northern Territory, it is suggested that Adams was one of Leichardt’s lost expedition, which was in the vicinity in 1845, and that the third figure of the date has been misread.