LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 44, 20 September 1888, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PAENELLtTES AND THE TIMES.

JOHN DILLON'S CRITICAL STATE. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. By Electric Telegraph,— Copyright. (PKK -"IIViTKD" PRESS AVsOCiAPIdN) London, September 18. It is betievedthat the Parnellites will endeavor to prove that The Times employed private-detectives, • who- made "use of forged documents and suborned witnesses j with the charges made! against them -by that paper. A report is current to the effect that The Times will apply for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain the attendance of those Invincibles who are serving life sentences for the Phoenix Park murders, to give evidence to counect the Land and National Leagues with the murders. A medical certificate has been published which states Mr John Dillon is in a very serious condition, .and that , he may pos Bibly live for a few weeks only. The Government have offered to Telaase'Lhim on condition that he; shall abstain- from taking part in public agitations. To this proposal Mr Dillon has refused to .agree, and it is now stated that, owing to his critical state of health, he. will be released unconditionally. The lawyers are protesting against the clause, in'the Trustees Bill permitting the investment of : trust funds in colonial Stocks.,' ■:.■':■•.'■ >t In an, article- on the condition of affairs, in Samoa, The Times accuses Germany of treating ex»KingMalietoa shabbily. The article further expresses, an opinion that Bismarck has allowed himself to be come the tool ot a few German planters resident in Samoa. ■■■'■■ a " The press generally eulogises the; attitude adopted by Sir James Hanei at the preliminary proceedings. ..The . Times, however, ma nes no comments, at all. V The Daily News claims that the de cisibn of the Commission, requ'ring The Times to open the : case and produce documents,-: vindicates the contention* , which the Liberals have made all along. . BEB-tlN, ? September f 17.. . Priijce Bismarck is^ reported to be desirous of resigning..- lt.is thought, hewill not give .up all his offices at once, but-will retire' from .pub'ljc'-iife gradually. - , WASHmoTON, September, 1.9. ; Senator Sherman, in, the course of a speech in moving the motion of which he gave notice a day or two ago, said America ought ; to make ; overtures tp. Canada for 'a political and; commercial union with the United States. - It is expected that President Cleveland will veto the Chinese Exclusion Bill, on tbe ground that the treaty has not jet actually been rejected by the. Chinese Government. . Meibou bne, September 19. Detective Stoker.- wbo ' was proceeding to arrest a larrikin was fired at ani) badly : wounded. He now lies in a critical con» dition Received. September 20, 12.45 p.m. Sydney, This, Day. Seven non-associated collieries haVe arrangod with the miners to commence work. They will absorb a thousand men. Ar>KtAi-i>E. This Day. The Governor has given his assent to a Bill legalising the totalisator. Hobart, This Day. Captain Morgans, . master, of the ship General Picton, which was, wrecked on July 24 in Banks'- straits, has had-his certificate suspended for -a year. The Government have remodelled their budget, and reduced expenditure by £12,900 a year. London. September 19; • The second innings of South of Englaud team was concluded for 175. The Australians made the.s9 .required to win :for the loss of one wicket. v ; A > September, 19* -.? y Germany aiid 1 ' Austria .are, bothendeayonng to induce Kiqg Milan, of Servia, to become reconciled,' to Queen Natalie, from whom: he is endeavoring to obtain a divorce.