CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 47, 29 September 1885, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

MASSACRE OP CHRISTIANS. PALL MALL GAZETTE DIS-I CLOSURES. EDITOE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. LONDON WOOL SALES. [bEUTEB's TKLEGBAMB.I London, September 26. The Earl ef Shaftesburj is seriously ill and in a critical condition. H.M.S. Emerald will relieve H.M.S. Opal on the Australian Station. Twenty-foHr thousand Christians have been massacred in Anatn. Mr Chamberlain states that he will not enter any Ministrj that excludes his proposals. The c»rn trade complain »f the outturn of Australia! and Californian wheat, and favour its delirerj on a quantity basis. The preliminary examination of Mr Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and other persons who are being prosecuted by the Treasmry in connection with the recent article, was brought to a close to-day when the case for the plaintiff closed. Accused were committed for trial, their defence being reserved. The Right Hon. W. E. Forster is suffering from an attack of fever, which has prevented him from canvassing his constituency, Bradford. At to-day's sale there wss a steady but mot active demand for the staple, no material alteration of prices being noticeable. The catalogue comprised 10,000 bales. Since tke commencement of the series 34,000 bales have been withdrawn from sale. Constantinople, September 25. So far as is known no very definite resulti hare attended Sir Henry Drummend's Wolffe's mission to the Porto. He leaves here next week for Egypt. Vienna, September 26. The Anstrian Reich»rath was opened to-day by Emperor Francis Joseph, who, in his speech, declared that all the Great powers were unanimous in their efforts to maintain the peace of Europe. Received September 29, 1.10 a.m. London, September 28. Is consequence of the riviyal of Boycotting in the South of Ireland an Association has been formed at Cork uader the name of the Loyalist Protective Union the object being to combat the influence of the .National League.