LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 43, 18 September 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (PER UNITED PRKBB ASSOCIATION.) LoNDoy, September 16. Michael Davitt is writing; a history of the National League with a. new to dis* pel the erroneous impressions respecting the aims and operations of the organisa* tion. Several of the daily papers allege that many members of the police are associated with the criminal class, and that instead of making efforts to trace" the Whitechapel murderer and bring him to justice they are trying to screen him. The Times urges tha 1 England and America should make a combined appeal j to Germany to restore ex- King Malietoa to the Samoan throne, on the condition, if necessary, that German influence shall dominate in Samoa. News has been received to the effect that the leaders of the Congo expedition hare stated that they acquit Tippo Tib of any act of treachery in connection with the murder of Major Bartelott. It is also stated that they believe Stanley is still alive. At the inquest on the body of the man King, who was found dead oa the Midland .Railway line a verdict of accidental death was returned. It is stated that deceased met with his death in an attempt to change from one carriage to another, while the train was in motion. St. Petersburg Sept. 16. Great indignation is expressed by the leading journals of this city at the action of the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria who is reported to have publicly ad» ministered a sharp rebuke to the Bishop of Djakovar for wishing Russia Godspeed on her world- wide mission. The papers declare that Austria is rapidly exhausting the patience of Russia. Pabib, September 16; Owing to the alarming growth of the ! slave trade by the French in Africa, and ! it having been asserted that many vessels | flying the French flag are engaged in the I trade, the Premier (M. Goblet) has issued a memorandum to the effect that stringent measures will be adopted by Frunze for the suppression of tue slave trade, and that heavy fines will be imposed on individuals convicted of being engaged in the trade, and that all French slave ships that may be captured will be son* fiseated. Thursday Island. Sept. 17. News from Japan and Eastern Asia shows that by an eruption at Takamatsu five hundred and mnetvfive people were killed and fifty. four injured. One hundred and ninety four houses were destroyed. A severe typhoon devastated Fooobow on August 18. There was great loss of life and the damage to property was greater than in any hurricane since 1860. Bbibbanb, September 17. A woman named Bills had a quarrel with another woman named Knight, and the two fought, and the latter was killed. Bills was arrested and committed for trial on a charge of murder. Melbourne, September 17. An application made to-day for a new irial in the case of the Chinese Chan Leong Loy « as refused. Ptdnbt, September 17. The miner* 1 delegate has agreed to accept the wffer of the Great northern Colliery to work the colliery on union terms, comui<mciuK.on Wednesday. . .