TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. LATEST EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4738, 1 September 1893, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. LATEST EDITION.

|.bf blsctmu telbquapr— copt right.] [Special to Pbsss Association.] LONDON, August 31. Lord Roberts. It is reported that Lord Eoberts will succeed the Marquis of Lansdewne as Viceroy of India. A Sensational Murder Lieutenant Windsor Hamborough was found shot at Ardmammont, near Inverary. His host, with whom he was staying, Alfred Maston, was arrested on suspicion. He is interested in the succession of deceased's estates. The murder has caused some sensation in Scotland. Lieutenant Hamborough was a wealthy American. His life was heavily insured, and the policy assigned to Maston. Death was caused by a gunshot wound. The New Hebrides. Sir E. Grey, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that Government possessed no evidence that France was contemplating the annexation of the New Hebrides. She would be unable to do before the present convention expired. The English Parliament. Mr Gladstone said it was the intention of Government to adjourn the House as soon as Supply was got through, till Nov. 2. The Siamese Question. Sir E. Grey, in reply to questions, said the Government doubted whether France really was making the various demands upon Siam ascribed to her. Lord Dufferin returns to Paris immediately and will resume negotia-

tions with a view to eafeguan British interests in Siam. Cholera. A death from cholera has occure< at Grimsby, So far as can be ascer tamed it is local and was not im ported. ZANZIBAR, August 31. Punishing Murderers. A British warship is engaged h punishing the murderers of Superin tendent Hamilton at 'Kismayu. Twi villages have been burned. OTTAWA, August 31. Pan-Britannio Athletic Meeting. The Amateur Athletic Aesociatioi of Canada has endorsed the proposa for a pan-Britannic meeting a London in 1894. PARIS, August 31. The Siamese Question. News from Bangkok is of a calmei character. China, however, is indig nant at the French demands upoi Siam, and the Chinese Minister ai Paris is protesting. A. Jealous Wife-- A Fearful Tragedy. A jealous wife at Perpignan, h the south of France, saturated hei dress with petroleum, set fire to it and clasped her husband in her arms Both were immediately enveloped ir flames and terribly burned. The mat went mad with fear and pain, anc the woman died in a few minutes. SYDNEY, Sept. 1. Female Suffrage. The Daily Telegraph says that of all th( political experiments of which New Zea land has been the theatre, the granting oi female suffrage will prove one of the most interesting, and the coming elections wil] be fraught with deep interest to Australians. MELBOURNE, Sept. 1. The Federal Council. The Assembly has adopted the increased representation on the Federal Council. Sentenced for Embezzlement. Teale and O'Shea, officials of the Imperial Banking Company, have been sentenced to four years each for embezzlement. HOB ART, Sept. 1. A Falling Revenue. The Colonial Treasurer stated in the Assembly that the revenue was declining at a rate beyond all anticipations. The Ministry will probably carry all its taxation proposals, and the primage duty will be increased to 3 per cant.