CABLEGBAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXII, Issue 5524, 19 June 1889, Page 3

CABLEGBAMS

By Electric Telegraph—Per Presi Association LONDON,

June 17.

The Bishop of Limerick has closed tha church nt Knocker in consequenea ot the parishioners boycotting a farmer who was accused of••grabbing." News has bees received of horrible barbarities practised at New Calabar, Upper Guinea, on the occasion of the funeral of the Native King, when scores of natives were sacrificed.

A letter received from Ujiji, states that Stanley andEmia Bey will follow Tippoo Tib to Zanzibar.

ZANZIBAR,

June 16.

It is feared that three of the steamers sent out to take part in the operations under Captain Wissrnann are missing. The German fleet is searching for them.

NEW YORK,

June 10.

Serious floods have occurred in Kaaeas, and a cyclone traversed the State. Union town was swept away by the floods.

PARI9,

June 17,

Despite the partial oorroboration of General Boulaager'a story by exPresident Grevy, the government journals declare that the statement as to tho secret equipment of the Reserve Corps during the Sohnabell incident is aa impudent invention.

VIENNA,

fane 17.J8J

Tfao ' Neve Freie Presse ' publishes an inspired letter from Berlin in which it is stated that the recent speech of tbfl Ozar in proposing the health of Pimce Nikita of MontQEegro, in which he referred to kirn as the only loyal friend of Knssia, was aimed at Austria and Germany, and that a similar utterance would banish all hope of European peace.

[SPECIALS TO PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, Jane 14.

The ' Nord Densche Zeitung ' and ' fossische Zeitung' both agree that a struggle between Bussia and Germany ii inotitable.

A thousand dock labourers patrolled at Glasgow yesterday and intimidated the men who aovght to fill the itrikers placts. , , Sev©nly-fotjr deaths reanlted from

'the Armßtgh railway accident. Whole families were destroyed. The Qaeen has sent a message of condolence to the sufferers. • ,

St PETBBSBuna, June 11.

Boiobs made in imitation of oranges have teen found in various parts of this city, and some aTieata have been mad© in consequence.

pAßia, Jane 12. The Exhibiiioa is now complete. Nkw York, June 12. A Bill has fceen introduced into the Senate of the State Legislature to enable power to be obtained from the falls of Jtfiagaxa for electrical purposes. Madrab June 12. One thousand deaths from cholera are reported weekly at Grangam.

I S»ney, June 18. | The country about the llbury dis- ' fcricfc is in a fearfal condition from the floods. The roads are impassable, and many farmers have abandoned all idea of being able to get in their fall crops, and consequently there will be only « EtQflJl area under cultivation this year.

Melboubnk, June 18. The floods continue in the country districts. At Gippsland a most remarkable thing has happened, Sir John Coode's scheme for opening tho Gippsland lakes, which was to cost many thousands of pounds having been carried oat by the force of nature. Daring the gale a terrific sea broke in and scoured the channel to the contract de'ptk, thus opening the lakes to navigation.

The recent Exhibition cost tho Colony £260,000, -