CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 27, 14 August 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

■ • By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [ PE« UNITED PREBS ASSOCIATION. [ London, August 11. Mr James J. O'Kelly, member for Roscommon. N.. who was arrested on a charge of inciting witnesses te refuse to give evidence. under the-Ofimes Act, has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment. The counsel for the defendant gave notice of appeal. Maxiirelj, the murderer, who was executed to*day at San Francisco, confessed to the crime, but complained that he had been treated with injustice. M. Vizetelly, of the firm of Vizetellv and Co., publishers, has been committed < for trial for publishing indecent books of -which Emile Zola was the author. j Hie Imperial Defence Bill bas passed through the House of Commons. In continuance of the naval manceavers, Admiral Tryon bombarded and captured Holy head, and Folkestone shared a similar fate at the hands of another squadron. Tl>e project is being revived for establishing Lutheran Colonies in New Zealand on communal principles. Mr H. Matthews, Home Secretary, has promised to make inquiry into the working of the. First Offenders Act adopted by the New Zealand Parliament witu the view of a similar measure being introduced into the Imperial Parliament. New Yobk, August M>. A sculling match between Teenier and Gaudaur took place at Baltimore to*day, when the former won rather easily. San Jose, Cosr a Bica, August 10. Congress has ratified the concessions granted to the promoters of the Nicaragua canal. Hambubo, August 10. The Hamburg branch of the Defesche Bank has, united with other firms, founded a new line of steamers for the Australian trade. Two steamersare now in course of construction for them. The new service will commence at the begin nim; of the year. Valpabaiso, August 10. Floods in the country districts have caused great devastation. Two hundred persons hive been drowned. Damage to the extent of a million dollars has been sustained. Paris, August 11. M. Goblet has addressed a circular note to the Powers on the Massowah difficulty, in which he insists that the district has always been regarded as a portion of Egyptian territory. He denies the right of Italy to annex it. The note further protests against Greece's seizure of Zulla, and threatens reprisals. VI. Eochefort has been fined 5000 francs for publi hing in the Parisian journal L'Entransigeant an article libelling M. Jules Ferry. Dcbban, August 10. It is reported that JDinizulu, with 1000 followers, has entered the Transvaal. Constantinople, August 11. The Montenegrin brigants have re» leased the captives recently' taken at Bellova. /* Calcotta, August 11. The Thibetans are rapidly massing at Gelapta, and are preparing to make' an attack on the British position. The Lamas have disregarded all the efforts of the Chinese Ambassadors at Tarsa to arrange a conference with the British diplomatic agents for the settlement of the difficulty.