LATE CABLES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 1812, 15 July 1891, Page 6

LATE CABLES.

LONDON, July 5. The Press both of England and Germany have congratulatory articles on the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany to England. The former lay special stress on the fact that, while the Emperor's first visit was one of a domestic character, the present is a national one. Tbey further emphasise their belief that the Powers which are inimical to the Anglo-German Alliance are the ones from whom England has most to fear. The German Emperor's yacht Hohenzollern was escorted to Port Victoria by the Channel fleet, all the ships of which thundered out imperial salutes. The Emperor signalled to the admirals and captains of the British fleet to visit his yacht. The Prince of Wales and the Dukes of Clarence and Avondale, Connaught, and Edinburgh wore the German uniform The Empress was presented with a magnificent bouquet of English roses, and Windsor station was ablaze with German colors. The town itself was also gaily decorated, and tbe procession which escorted the Imperial party to the Castle wore cornflowers in their buttonholes. At the Castle the visitors were received by the English Royal Princes. The uniforms of the officers and great digni tarieß made a brilliant military spectacle The Queen embraced her grandson and the Empress on entering the palace. In the evening the Royal Family and the visitors dined tnfamille. LONDON, July 6. The Emperor inspected the Life Guards to-day. A special commemoration service was held yesterday in honor of tbe silver wedding of Prince Christian, of Schleswig-Holstein, with Princess Victoria. The service, which was attended by Her Majesty and the Emperor William, was held at Windsor Castle. MBdame Albani was the principal soloist. At Pimlico a successful experiment has been made for the production of superior iron from inferior metal, by adding aluminum. A steamer, name unknown, is reported to have been sunk in the Channel. i PARIS, July & | The French Cabinet has made overtures to the Swiss Federal Government for a commercial treaty between the two countries, provided that the latter renounces its con nection with the German Zolverein and the Triple Alliance. The Government have voted a million francs for the purpose of bringing back distressed emigrants from the Argentine. The harvest prospects in Europe are improving. The Russian crops promise to be up to the average after all. SIERRA LEONE, July 6. Rebellion is expected among the Natives of Cameroons and Hinterland, of the German possessions in East Africa.

CALCUTTA, July 6. The Kuki and Naga tribes, on the borders of Manipur, are raidinp »-»oH other. VIENNA, July 6. The flight of Baron flirsch's agent from Russia confirms the miserable state of the Jews there. The Baron proposes that the Immigration Committee should grant facilities to enable tbe^ Jews to leave the country at once. <He ; believes tbat the Russian Government are unaware of the cruelties that are practised by their subordinate offioials in carrying out the Czar's edicts. VALPARAISO, July 6. Atrocious outrages in connection with tbe revolution are still reported. President Balmaceda, fearing to murder certain of the captured insurgents, blindfolded them, and bad blank cartridges fired at them until they became raving maniacs. In other instances men's hands were beaten to pulp, | in order to extort confessions from them. President Balmaceda is trying to minimise the effect of the defeat of his troops at Hansco. The American cruiser Baltimore has formally confiscated the Etata. LONDON, July 7. At the Royal wedding the ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Queen and her family and the Emperor and Empress of Germany were among those present, besides a large number of military officers, members of the Cabinet, and members of both Houses of Parliament. The Queen subsequently held a reception at Windsor Castle. The steamers Dunholme and Kinloch collided in the English' Channel, and in the confusion a number of the crew jumped overboard. Seventeen are reported as missing. ' Russia has withdrawn a million of gold from England. A powerful syndicate has been formed, and is prepared to drain Melbourne and suburbs on the Shore system. The members are ready to risk the loss of 25 per cent, of the cost if the experiment is a failure. ST. JOHNS, July 7. Great mortality is reported at Labrador from starvation and the ravages of la grippe. SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. It is reported here that Mexico is on tbe verge of a revolution. NEW ORLEANS, Jdly 7. Baton Rouge, a city of Louisiana, on the Mississippi, has been visited by a tornado, which destroyed the prison. Ten of the prisoners were killed, and many injured. NEW YORK, July 7. Four murderers were executed by electricity in this State. Medical men are satisfied that death was instantaneous and painless in the executions by electricity which have taken place here lately. MADRID, July 7. The influenza is raging at Toledo. ST. PETERSBURG, July -7. The young King of Servia will meet his mother at Odessa on July 20, and the Czar will receive him in state at Petershoff on August 8. ST. PETERSBURG, July 8. The Russian Press welcome the proposed visit of the French fleet to Cronstadt. PARIS, July 8. Professor Lannelonge, of the Academy of Medicine, Paris, announces another cure for tuberculosis, by means of the injection of chloride of zinc, which produces the fibrous transformation of healthy surrounding tissues. During the procsss the bacilli are walled in by sclerous tissue; but at the stage to which the experiments have advanced the doctor is unable to say whether they are starved out or merely" rendered dormant. HONGKONG, July 7. The anti-foreign agitation in China continues. VALPARAISO, Jcly 9. Bolivia is furnishing the insurgents with 7,000 rinVs. The troops of President Balmaceda have suffered another defeat at Vallemar. LONDON, July 9. Wilkinson, the clerk who confessed to complicity in the theft of Countess Dudley's jewellery, received L 2.000 for his' share of the plunder. Three men were concerned in it. Speaking in the House of Commons on the coinage question, Mr Goschen said that according to Mr Giffen, the Board of Trade's expert, there was L 73 000 000 worth of gold in circulation, but L 31,000.000 worth was light. He intimated his intention of asking a vote of L 400,000 for the purpose of recovering light pieces. The Jewish millionaires are making large contributions to the emigration fund being raised in Russia to assist their compatriots. The steamers leaving Odessa for Palestine are crowded by those seeking new hones. The election of a member for Carlow took place to day. Mr Hammond (the McCarthy candidate) defeated Mr Kettle (Parnellite) by a majority of 2,200. NEW YORK, July 9. Autopsies of the bodies of the murderers recently executed by electricity reveal the absence of any burns) VIENNA, July 9. The Austrian Lloyds find thetrselves in such a position that they can only avoid insolvency by asking for a subsidy of three million florins, and in return BubmittiDg their management to Government control. WASHINGTON, July 9. The Farmers' Alliance at Chicago are urging the members of the Alliance to keep back their grain, so as to ruin the "bears." They suggest tbat Idol 35c per bushel should be the maximum price accepted by the Alliance for their crops. ST. PETERSBURG, July 10. C'»unt Plater, a Polish landowner, has been murdered and robbed in a train between Warsaw and St. Petersburg. VALPARAISO, July 10. The Government troops who were advancing on Huaaco have been defeated. LISBON, July 10. Portugal is arranging a commercial convention with Brazil. NEW YORK, July 10. Daring the fiscal year ended 30th Jane 400,000 immigrants arrived in New York. Of these 74.000 were Germans, 70,000 Italian, 35,000 Irish, and 33 000 Russians. LONDON, July 10. The promotion of liability companies in England during the present year shows a remarkable contrast with the first six months of last year. The capital of companies floated during the latter period was LI 35.000,000 ; during the present year only L 68.000.000. BERLIN, Juiy 9. The 'Cologne Gazette' says that Baron Hirsch will co-operate with the Russian Government in the emigration and resettlement of Jews. WASHINGTON, July 10. An English synd cate propose to construct a canal to connect Chicago with the East Coast, and thus form a continuous waterway to England. The great lakes will be utilised en route. A million sterling has already been subscribed, and ten suitable steamers are being built. Secretary Blame has not been able to take solid food for a month. His miud has entirely collapsed. Six doctors are in attendance. TEHERAN, JW 9 Prince Dowlas has summoned the Khurda : to give up the girl Greenfield abducted by them. . < RIO JANIERO, July 9. The Cabulcus, a tribe of Indians in the ' Province of the Para, are in revolt. The 1

troops sent against them were defeated, with the loss of fourteen ki led. OLOMBO, July 10. The steamer Hohenzollern, on which Davidson and Mias Ayhffe eloped, was boarded immediately it arrived by two police inspectors, with warrants' to arrest Davidson. The chief steward knocked at Abe door of the cabin, calling oat " Yon are 'Wanted." Davidson, who was dressing, opened the door a little, and said " I will come." He then shut the door and shot himaelf with a pistol, death being nearly instantaneous. Miss Ayliffe, who was only half dressed, threw herself on the dead man's body, weeping, but convulsions, evidently the effect of puison, quickly ensued. Davidson had produced two phials of strychnine before shooting himself, and given her one, the contents of which she swallowed. The girl, who had only just turned | eighteen, died in two hours. An inquest was held, and a verdict of suicide returned in both cases. BERLIN, July 12. Further details which have been pnblished of medical experiments upon canc-r create popular distrust in the hospital management: of thp oity ST. PETERSBURG, July 11. The military suppressed an anti-Jewish riot in the government of Tanhov. Thirty persons were killed and many wounded. WASHINGTON, July 11. Immense forest fires are raging in Michigan, and many villages have been burned. No rain has fallen for three months. A marvellous cavern has been discovered in Oregon. Ie is as large and wonderfnl in appearance as the mamoth caves of Kentucky. It contains numbers of small lakes and a waterfall thirty feet high. OTTAWA, July 11. A number of officials have been su»peuded in Ottawa for corrupting public officers It is openly alleged that the public works have been run by robbers. LONDON, July 12. The prospectus has been issued of the Maclver Steamship Company, to trade between Glasgow, Liverpool, London, and Australia, with a capital of three-quarters of a million. MELBOURNE, July 13. Tremendous rains have fallen throughout this colony, and considerable damage is reported. The water rose rapidly at Toorak and South Yarra, and in some instances families bad to be rescued from their houses in boats. Over 150 families have been rendered homeless at Richmond, and 360 persons were driven from their residences at Toorak. The Flemington Racecourse is under water. An extensive portion of the Adelaide Railway irne has been washed away. M'Culloch's foundry, in the City, was undermined by the flood water, and the building collapsed. Ibe damage is estimated at L 5 000. Four and a half inches of rain fell in the city since one o'clock on Saturday morning. A heavy sea is running along the coast. The schooner Narra was wrecked at Sorrento, and Captain Lancaster and a sailor named Robertson were drowned. The schooner Unity was driven ashore near Cape Schanck, but her crew reached the land in safety. ■ -