LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 98, 20 March 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

OHAMBEELAm EEEUSES A TITLE

THE GBEKN WICH MURDER ■:

ASE

CABBOLL'S CONFESSION

DOUBTED

MINING FKaUDS IN MEL*

BOURiNE.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright (PER UNITKD PKJrtS %S3OCIAfJO^.) LoNiwii, Marcl* 17. The quantity of wool afloat for the United Kingdom amounts to 300,000 bales.

Mr Joseph Chamberlain has declined the offer of a title.

In consequence, of the action of a recent meeting of Unionists, Lord Hariington has interviewed the Premier, and has advised him to deal with arrears of rent in Ireland in the spirit proposed last session. Lord Hartington intimated that unless this was done there would be a split in the Unionist camp.

Ottawa, March 15

In the Dominion House of Commons the Hon. Sir Sichard J. Cartwright has tabled a motion providing for freedom of interchange in natural products between Canada and the United States, with a view to the ultimate establishment of complete commercial reciprocity between the two countries.

Mblboubnb, March 19.

The gang who robbed the manager of one of the city banks in the early part of the month, and attempted .to extort money from, him under a threat of .ex* posing him for committing an indecent offence, hare been sentenced to terms of 10 to 20 years, with two and three whippings of from 10 to 15 lashes. An Adelaide telegram states that millions of money are being in Tested in bogus companies, which are being for* mcd daily. The specimens of silver, iron ore, rabies, and other stones which are being exhibited, are now pronounced to be rank frauds. ♦

Syjwbt, March 19.

The Lubeck brings news to the effect that H. M.S. Sandfly. which recently arrived at' Tonga passed Falcon Island, a recently discovered volcanic island near the Tongan Group, which was seen to be exceedingly active, and ejecting great quantities of ashes. Several people who were residents of Greenwich {at the time of the tragedy, write to the local papers stating that, from their personal recollection, Can roll's confession of the murder of Miss Ciouston mu«t be an hallucination.