CABLEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5277, 27 July 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

yper United Press Association.—Copyright.] LONDON; July 25. In the House of Commons to-day, ! Sir W. Vernon Harcourt made a violent attack on Sir E. Webster, the Attorney-General, for declaring that he might prosecute Mr Parnell if he believed the charges. ' Mr Gladetone said the Government had been unable to find any Parnellite complicity in crime. Sir Morrell M'Kenzie has completed his report on the illness of the late Emperor Frederick, and is awaiting Emperor William's permission to publish it. The remainder of the provisions of the Imperial Defence Bill have passed the House of Commons. At the request of Mr Parnell, Mr Labouchere and Sir J, N. M'Kenna withdrew their amendments to the Commission Bill, which will bo committed ou Monday. Mr Eobert Campbell warns the public against tendering for the Otago Trust Loan of £75,000, tenders for which close to-day. BERLIN, July 24. The Czar and Czarina were entertained at breakfast on board the Royal yacht Hohenzollern, and afterwards inspected the squadron. The farewell between their Imperial Highnesses and the Emperor William was of a most cordial nature, the latter repeatedly thanlring them for their j visits. WASHINGTON, July 24. ' It is unlikely that the Senate will consider the Tariff Bill this session owing to the opposition displayed by the Kepubliean party. SOEIA, July 25. A Russian plot to dethrone Prince Frederick ha 3 been discovered at Bastchuk MELBOURNE. July 26. The English football team beat Sandhurst by three gaols to two. ADELAIDE, July 25. A boiler exploded at Greenock yesterday wrecking the* engine room and injuring three men. One man named Hemmalling had a leg blown off, and is not expected to recover. July 26. Hemmalling, who was injured at Gre6nock by the boiler explowon, has succumbed, and Tregear, another victim, lies in a critical state. The river steamer Brittania has been completely destroyed by fire while on the voyage up the Murray river. She had a large number of passengers on board, who were rescued with difficulty. One of the crew was seriously burnt before he could get off I the burning vessel. Nothing definite is known as to the cause of the recent breaks of the cables. The breaks extended for a distance of eight miles. • HOBART, July 25. The ship General Picton, Captain Morgan, bound from Melbourne to London, with a general cargo, struck on a reef off Foster "s Island, in Bank's Straits, and became a total wreck. The crew were saved.