LATE CABLE NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2411, 14 June 1882, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

[Bt Telegraph.] (Per a.c. Wakatipu at Wellington.) [SPECIAL TO THE SyDNET "EVENING News."] liOSDOS, June 1. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Oabul, is urging upon the Shah of Persia to expel from his dominion! tha Pretender, Ayoub Khan, who ii at preient m Teheran plotting a descent on Herat. The Czar has giren an audience to the Chief Rabbi of the Jews m Buasia. In the coane of the interne* tno C«ar pledged himself to protect the Jews from further persecution to the utmost of hii power. The Moscow Exhibition baa been opened with the uiual formalities The Grand Duke Vladimir, brother of tbe Czar of Russia, performed the opening ceremony. The Fublio Library at Birmingham having been .rebuilt bai been re-opened. Tbe ceremony wai performed by the Bight Hon. John Bright, M.P. and Chancellor of tbe Ducby of Lancaster. June 4. The celebrated tenor singer Grausippi Mario bos died from peritonitis at the age of 74. He was tbe husband of the late Madame Grisi. Messrs Davitt and Dillon, tbe recently released suspects, hare sailed to America, where they intend to confer with the American branch of the Land League, with a riew to further co-operation. The Butsian Jews who have taken refuge m America kave been totally unable to obtain employment m New York, and hare been reduced to a miserable pi gat. The Attorney -General for Ireland, Mr J. M. Johnston, member for Mallow, hat been offered a Judgesbip, and will be immediately gazetted to tbe Bench. the strike m Pittsburgh is daily becoming more serious, and the number of mm out of work it iaoreating. There are, however, abundance of fundt m hand to prevent any distress occurring, and subscriptions are flowing m from all parts of the United States to assist the men on strike m maintaining the struggle with their masters. P. J. Quicn, Secretary to the Irish Land League, who was arrested on 14th October, 1881, and committed to. Silmainbam Gaol along with tbe other tuspects, has been released by order of tho Government. Injargeat foicet having again muttered m

the neighborhood of Khartoum, the capital of Nubia, havo succeeded m entering tha city. Tbo (station of the Grand Trunk Bailway Comply a t Q ue b eC , haj been totally dettroyed l>y fire. (Per b.b. Arawata ot Auckland.) Losdon, June 5. Jhe news of the death of the illuslrious patriot Garibaldi was received with profound regret throughout Europe. A national monument is to be erected to his memory m Italy. Subscriptions towards that object are lowing m from all quarters. Statues of Ihe deceased General are to bs erected m hit honor io various towns of Ita'y and other parts of the Continent. The d ath of Garibaldi vtas announced m the French Chamber of Deputies on Saturday. Immediately on receipt of the news the sittings of the Chamber were suspended, and an adjournment unanimously agreed to as a mark of respect to Garibaldi's memory. The Roman Catbolio Bishop of Cleveland, m the United States, has expressed strong disapproval of the action of tbe Lady Land Leaguers. June 6. Traffic throngh the Suez Canal W increasing. During the past year the number of ships of all nations passing through the canal is shown by the returns to have been 31 per cent greater than was the case during the previous 12 months. Tbe tonnage shows a proportionate increase during tbe same period. The Orient stenmer Potoii, which left London for Auitralia on the lit instant, put into Plymouth on account of bur refrigerating machinery collapsing. She left for Melbourne .on Saturday. She is taking a shipment of valuab'e lire stock for tbe Australian Colon : es. The strike m the iron trade m the United States still continues, tbe men being firm m enforcing their demands, whilst tbn masters seem determined to decline all conceisions. Great inoonvenier.ee is caused by tbo closing of the manufactories and tbe consequent stoppage of production. A large number of pressing orders remain unfinished. Four per cent of the Cupe Town three million loan was subscribed at a minimum of 94 The harvest m Ireland this yetiris said to be an unusually favorable one. Tbe harvest prospects m America are very unfavorable. Acting under medical advice, Sir Henry Parlies bas abandoned his intention of returning to Australia via America, and has now decided to go direst by the Orient Company's steimer John Elder which leaves London on the 29th. He may therefore be expected m Sydney early m Augnst. Juno 7. Edward Hanlan is suffering from fever at Toronto, and consequently bis match with Wallace Bosk, for tbe championship of the world, is indefinitely postponed. All tbe military leaders at Cairo have resplved to oppose ths Porte unless Tewfick v deposed. The French harvest procp*cts are" excellent.