Wednesday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 22, 21 September 1883, Page 11

Wednesday.

The anti-European feeling which recently manifested itself amongst the Chinese residents of Canton is rapidly spreading to other towns of China. At Hongkong the Chinese have assumed a menacing attitude towards the Europeans, and the situation is so alarming that a complete panic prevails in that town. Englishmen at Hongkong are loud in their expression of indignation at the absence of the British squadron, as they consider the presence of the war-vessels is essential to their protection. Among the passengers by the Messageries Marititnes steamship Sagh alien, now in this port and homeward-bound for Marseilles, are the Irish Informers, Hanlon and Kavanagh. The men are travelling under assumed names ; but their identity has been completely established, and they will not be permitted to land. Telegrams to band from Pietermaritzburg state that in consequence of the attitude of Cetewayo towards the British residents of Zulnland, and his expressed determination to continue fighting, Sir H. E. Bulwer, the Governor of Natal, has called upon him to surrender himself to the British authorities, otherwise a force of British troops will be despatched to arrest him. An elderley man named Alexander, a baker, committed suicide by taking spirit of salt yesterday at Christchurch. The special resident magistracy in Ireland is being abolished. Messrs W. Redmond, M.P., and J. W. Walsh, have left Auckland per Taiaroa en route to the West Coast, where they will deliver their first lecture on the Laud League aa conducted in Ireland An investigation has been made into the poisoning of a number of labourers who were working in a field near New Ross, County Wexford. It now appears probable that tbe poisoning was the result of an accident. O'Donnell, who is charged with the murder of James Carey, has arrived at Plymouth, and will shortly be placed on his trial. M. Challemel-Lacour, Minister of Fore'gn Affairs, has received his conge, and will be replaced in that position by M. Ferry, the President of the Council of Ministers. Tbe removal of M. ChallemelLacour is deemed to be an indication that the French Government desire to pursue a policy of peace. It is reported that Mr. Vesey Stewart has arranged for the construction of a railway from Tauranga to the Hot Lakes, a firm of ironmasters having undertaken the work, probably in hope of selline to a company on completion of the line. Mr. Stewart has arranged to send out a batch of settlers to Tauranga by one of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's ships to sail next November. ' Judge Gillies, who* has been experimenting in sorghum culture, in a paper read at the Auckland Institute says : " The results astound, me, and prove sorghum, as a sugar producing crop, to be valuable beyond my wildest expectations." Mr. M'Gregor, of Northern Wairoa, aged 87 years, went out to look for some cattle on August 12, and has not since been heard of. Tbe Government of Russia have dictated a series of reforms to be introduced into Roumania.