CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 39, 8 September 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

- NEW ZEALAND MUTTON. TERBIBtE^RAILW AY ACCIDENT, I. AN i^EJNGiN^ ]EXPEI«TION. . CEUEL EVICTIONS^ By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright rPER UNITED ; PBESS ASSOCIATION. | -. Calcotta, SeptemdtT 6 ; An expdeitipn is to be.. sent to Agrov Valley to avenge the murderi» of Major Battye, Captain Winston, and others, of the Bengal Staff Corps, who were killed in June last. .. The expedition will leave here on Ist October," and will consist of five battalions bif British infantry, two* batteries of artillery, arid eleven iegiments of native infantry. ' '; ■ '■' Pbagitb, September 7^. '• Disastrous floods have occurred througb> out this country, and the crops have been seriously damaged. So far, however, no casualties have been reported. London, September 5. During the evictioas at Woodfprd, a ' .house was demohshed with batteringrrams, arid 'the occupants driven dufc;' at the point ofthe bayonet.!. The; bailiffs assaulted the tenants with crowbars, fear»« fully injunng one, who has since succumbed to the-jrijuries xsot>\yo&. '"• ; \ , Twelve new Volunteer blades airs being foi-med for Home defence pur«; poses It is stated that Madame Adeliri'a Patti's South American tour has re* suited in a profit of L 30,000. During the tour she gave 24 performances. A letter has appeared in The Times stating that the working classes are being made the tools of certain unscrupulous agitators who are interested in the exclusion of Chinese labourers. Mr Gladstone, in the course of a speech characterised the policy of The LondonTimes in making the attacks upon him in connection . with, his- Irish policy,,. a;r..a; mean political dodge. ....' _ ... Sir Julius Yogel considers that \i is useless for Australia to depend on the Home authorities for assistance in settling tbe Chinese question. " : New Zealand mutton has experienced a decline, and is no quoted at 4fd. .■/' The British Trades conference ha* re.» solved to make payment. ,o| members a test question at the elections. . ■ ; „.,,..,, ;v Tue New Zealand Shipping Company's Aorangi arrived all well at Plymouth yesterday, with her meat in good/ con* dition. ■ • v : • ■•' ■•';• v . A cricket match was commenced today at Scarborough between the Austrai linn Eleven and Lord LondesborouKh'a Eleven. The latter went in first> arid scored 163 in their first innings. At the close of the day's play the Australians had lost one wicket for 53. Eio db Janebibo, September 5. The New Zealand Shipping Company'! Bimutaka sailed for Plymouth to»daV. " Pabis, September 5. : A shocking railway accident has occurred in the east of France. The Baris.,eipresa ran off the ra'ls near Diion, and before intimation could be conveyed, of, tlie mishap, the Italian express dashed into it. Both engines were hurled over the viaduct, while twelve passengers were killed and forty injured. : Ottawa, September 5. w The Marquis of Umsdowne. Governor ( General of. the i >ominion, states that no active relations exist between Canada and Australia, but expresses his opinien that it would be an advantage if close trade relatioms were effpcted. Washington, September 6. The Eepublican party express- a hope, that the Chinese Exclusion Bill passed" by Congress: will secure the Pacific State for General Harrison (their nominee for Presidency), and assert that, while Pre : sident Cleveland is awaiting an official rupture in England, the Canadian Government are making profitable use of the time. . "