NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2712, 29 September 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

. [By Electric Telegraph.] Calcutta, September 26. • lutelligeuco haa reached here from Afghanistan reporting the defection of the Afghau Genoral Abkulla Khan,. who,, with, the , regiment under bis command, coasistihg of 2000 Zamindwurii, has escaped from Afghanistan for the purpose of joining Ayoub Kbaq. London, September .27. . The Times this morning announces that the Viceroy of India received ut most corjial kter (torn tho Nizam of Hyderabad, in which he expresses bis willingness to contribute 2D lacs of' rupees yearly toward the defence q tho ludian frontier, Ho furthor declares that England may couut upon his swovd wbon the hour of battle arrives. The Saraoan Conference, which has been sitting at Washington, baa ad. journcd uutil the autumu to enable tho members to confer with their respective Governments. The German Government is willing to recognise chiefs who are actually, exercising authority : in" any part of Samoa, and it is therefore unlikely that England will interfere with Germany. The mob attacked tho hotel at Fermoy whore tho Hon, D, R. Plunkett was staying, and stoned tho police fiercely, During tho sharp conflict which followed fully one hundred civilians were injured. Tho railway servants at Doncaster have offered n week's wages as compensation to those injured by the lecent railway accident there during the race week. Gaudam' and Teenier have arranged to row a match on the 27th October for the championship of America and 1000 dollars a side. THE FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER OUTRAGE. London, September 27. Further particulars, respecting' tho recent shooting on the France-German frontier state that a soldier who was assisting the keeper declares that he challenged the sportsman tlirico before firing. The Paris' pross" are excited over the affair, but the Berlin papars treat it with calmness. M. Flourens, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prince Bismarck are making enquiries on tho subject.' LATEST. . Count Munster, the . German. Ambassador at Parisi .Ms assured M. Flourens, the. French Minister, of Foreign Affairs,' that a searching enquiry will be held;' by the ,'Gcrmau authorities'('into 'tM': recent oC shooting on-, tbe frontier.- " THE ; WAKAIA'ELECTION. (PrGss.Association.) . Wellington,, Soprsmber 29. ■ The returning officec fpr the Wakaia Electorate to-day gives the final result as: Valentine 424, Captain McKenzie 423, Canning 325. ••, .The returns received on':Tuesday gavo McKenzie 429, Valentine 426. Captain MoKenzio was the late member" and was ticketed " doubtful."- Mr Valentine goes in as an Oppositionist. :■ '' ■