CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, Issue 2002, 10 April 1895, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

HOME AND FOBEIGN [PBBSS ASSOCIATION TBLEGRAMI.] London. Lord Fingal's telegram re the shoot of gold in the Londonderry mine giving out was received on April Ist ; but owing to the absence of the directors the news was not published until the sth, though shares began to fall on the 2nd. Colonel North offers to deposit in the hands of the trustees cash and vendors' shares equal to the amount of his net profits, the shareholders receiving the income until the company has earned 10 per cent on the capital for two years. He hopes that the other vendors will take similar action. The papers consider the Colonel's offer a very fair one, and state that the London directors have acted in good faith. Owing to the attitude adopted by Ulster members the Irish Land Bill was read a second time in the Hou.<e of Commons without a division.

Ihe English press generally regard M Hanotaux's explanation in the French Chamber of Deputies regarding the Niger and Upper Nile as very unsatisfactory and as a" virtual defiance to Britain.

Oscar Wilde publishes a letter stating that he abandoned the case in order to avoid placing Lord Alfred Douglas in the witness box* after the warrant had been issued for Wilde's arrest. The police letained three essential witnesses. Lord Douglas and two men remained in conference with Wilde at the Viaduct Hotel, Holborn, for several hours after the trial, and lunched together in a private room. Subsequently they dro/e to a bank where Wilde withdrew a large sum of' money. He was then lost sight of until arrested in the evening at an hotel in Sloane street. Lord Douglas was much distressed when he found he was unable to bail him out. After the trial the Marquis of Salisbury pent Wilde a message stating that he would shoot him if he took his son abroad. Taylor has also been arrested and will be charged in conjunction with Wilde. The latter's name has been withdrawn from the playbills of London and American theatres. „ |

Lord Halifax and Cardinal Vaugban have left on a visit to Rome, and it is supposed that their mission is to promote a union of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury in a strongly-worded letter declares that such a union is impossible.

The Court has sanctioned a reduction of the capital of the New Zealand and River Plate Companv by £200,000 The final round of the Rugby Union games was played between England and Scotland, the former winning by throe goals. An influential meeting of city men including Baron Wei by, formerly Secretary to the Treasury, and Baron Farrer, of Arbinger, formerly permenanfc secretary to the Board of Trade, and several bankers, was held, when a committee was appointed to resist any alteration in the monetary standard.

It is reported that Li Hung Chang, one of the Chinese envoys, has stopped the peace negotiations owing to the retention of Port Arthur by the Japanese. Umra Khan, with a large force, is preparing to resist the advance of the British troops at the Talook river. It is estimated that the Swatis have already lost at least 1000 men. Li Hung Chang has i*ecovered from the wound in his face inflicted by a Japanese fanatic. Jabez Balfour has sailed from Buenos Ayres for England in custody to answer charges in connection with the Liberator Building Society and other institutions with which he was connected.

Japan claims that China should open for trade wi'h the world districts of 1000 square miles in extent and which contain two hundred million people; the cession of Formosa, southern Manchuria, ii. eluding Port Arthur, and an indemnity of two million francs (sic), also the independence of Corea. The Times considers the terms reasonable.

The Hon H. Plunkett, under power of attorney, undertakes that Lord Fingall will virtually imitate the example of Colonel North regarding the Londonderry mine. French buyers of shares in the mine aie combining to refuse to *complete purchases. Lord William Beresford is betrothed to the Duchess of Marlborough. The Times considers that the revenue returns of the Australian colonies indicate a financial revival and the approach of better times. The Pall Mall Gazettee states that the Sultan has invited its editor to proceed to Armenia as an independent Commissioner to inquire into the alleged atrocities thei-e. Lords Selborne and Egertoa and Viscount Cross are appealing for a fund of £20,000 for the maintenance of Church Defence Committees in every parish in England. The Pope, in an Easter Encyclical, appeals to the Protestants of England in favor of Catholic unity.

The Clonmel Bench committed nine residents of Ballyvaloa for trial for the murder of Bridget Cleary, byroasting her before a fire in order to exti'act from her an admission that she was a witch. The husband, father, annts, and cousins of the victim are all implicated. A block of hotel buildings at Nijni [Novgorod, Russia, collapsed, burying 30 workmen and killing lb' of them Londonderry (W.A) Goldmining Company shares are now quoted at 12s 6d. Colonel North explains that the cash and shares deposited will become the property of the shareholders If the dividends he offers arc not paid.

The first British brigade has entered Swat, driving back the five thousand Swatis who were barring the road. The Guidtsand cavalry charged 1200 of the enemv, cutting' them up. The rest fled to the hills. A large number of the enemy, who had collected at Thana. dispersed when warned to do so. Umra' Khan's forces have evacuated the Stankot Pass and are mobilising at Thana in the Swat Valley. It was at the insiance of the Treasury that the warrant was issued for ! Wilde's arrest. Although his name has been removed from playbills in I Britain and America, his pieces will ! continue to be played for the present. 1 In a letter to the press Wilde says he is content to bear ignominy in order to avoid compelling: Lord Alfred Douglas to depose against bis father in the case just closed, although the son was eagerly willing to do so. Wilde has been "remanded until Thursday, bail being lefused. The voyage of the s.s. Buteshire proves that the Cape Horn route is preferable to that viz Suez, on account of the heat experienced on the latter ; also that the p iop, instead of the main deck, is the better position for the pens', because of its superior airiness. Mr Balfour denounced the Irish Land Bill, the second reading of which passed the House of Commons without division, as destined to ferment and perpetuate disorder. It is reported that all the German Chambers of Commerce have expressed disapproval of bimetallism, and asked the Government not to join the Monetary Conference.

Sir W. V. Harcourt states that the Local Veto Bill will not apply to.lreland.

M. Hanotaux states that Franco, desiring to maintain the Sultan's and Khedive's rtghts, has asked Britain to define her precise claims in the Upper Nile district. Instead of using phrases as regards the Egyptian and British spheres, ho declares that Britain must say where Egypt ends, as France cannot give her assent to unknown conditions. For this reason he had immediately stopped parleying with Britain regarding annexation on the Upper Ni ! e, which, he asserts, as far as Britain is concerned, is merely a paper one. Regarding Zanzibar, M. Hanotaux is of opinion that French rights have been infringed, and he says that France will -not permit the Royal Niger Co. to monopolise the country and coerce her. INTEKCOLONIAL. Sydney. George Dean, of North Sydney, was found guilty of attempting to poison his wife, but recommended to mercy. His Honor passed sentence of death. The woman was ill for some time and traces of different poisons were found in her food and medicine. The case was a very mysterious one and there was no direct evidence. The miners' bollot has been co mpleted. The secretary to the Miners' Association states that the two-thirds majority necessary for declaring a general strike has been secured but he is reticent as to details. Melbourne.

The Banking Commission is taking evidence in the Mallee districts. The testimony shows that a vast majority of the selectors are overhead in debt, and are crippled by paying large interest on loans. If the Government advance money at a reasonable rate they will be able to recover, and it would also stop the present emigration of farmers who are obliged to abandon their land.

Cusden, the jockey, is dead. Rand has been committed for trial on a charge of unnatural offence. Brisbane. ,

Another European leper named John Brown has been discovered at Norrnantown and immediately isolated.