CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 63, 3 November 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [PER USIT.il> PBV:SS ASSOCIATION J Washington. October 31. Sir L. S»rkrilit West's passports have been fonvurdod to the Br'uiih Embassy. London, October 31. M. Vizetoll)' has been fined LIOO for publishing obscene literature. 'I he Parnell defence fund has reftched £13,000.

News is to hand of a fearful atrocity committed by the New Guinea Natives. It appears that theOknka Natives lured a hostile tribe called the Ogonis into their territory, and after a mock discussion set upon and overpowered them, killing 150 Th *y afterward cooked and ate the bodies of their victims The British resident, with &n armed party, rescued 10 captives, aud restored ord^r. The chief offenders were heavily fined

Mr J. E Kedmond, member for Wexford N., who was sentenced to five weeks imprisonment for conspiracy in September, has been released.

November 1

Mr Goschen. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at Aberdeen, said that if the demands of the Irish party were agreed to, it would be equivalent to placing Ireland in the same relation to the Empire as the colonies hold.

The Wakefield Trinity Football Club beat the New Zealanders by one try to nothing.

A meeting of merchants and others is convened for November 22ad, for the purpose of appointing a deputation to urge upon Lord Salisbury the necessity of expediting the survey of the Pacific cable mute.

Mr Dale, writing m the Contemporary Review, gives his impressions Australian residents. The people of Victoria, he says, are resolute and daring ; those of South Australia, thoughtful and persist* ent; while New South Wales men, though exhibiting cordialty, are selfish in their nature.

Cardinal Newman is suffering greatly from debility.

Bomk, November 1

The Pope has appointed a Commission to examine the question of re- opening diplomatic negotiations with England.

Pabis, iSovemb^r 1.

A daughter of General Boulaneer was married last Tuesday, and the celebration of the ceremony was taken ad vantage of by his admirers to give Bon langer an immense oration. It is esti* mated that 100,000 people took part in it.

Admiral Krantz delivered a speeiii in j the Chamber of Deputies yesterday n the Frenoh nary. He said, that in consequence of its present weak state, new cruisers and gunboats were being constructed with the utmost rapidity. Beklin, :N ovember 1. The Emperor William, while receiving a deputation who waited on vim to welcome His Majesty on his return to Berl n, took occasion to deliver a strong rebuke to those writer* in the Berlin press who have been making capital by promnkaN ing siatements concerning the private doings of the Imperial family. St. Pjsteesbuko, November 1. Further particulars of tbe railway accidint in Southern Russia, show thit the train was travelling at express speed when the mishap occurred. The dining sal on was wrecked, and tbe sides crushed in, but the roof of the car tilting beneath one of the sides, shielded the occupant* from injury. The Imperial family was at break faß : at the time. Several of the suite were killed in other parts of the train. The catastrophe is at present belie fed to be accidental, but there is a lurking suspicion that Nihilists are at the bottom of it. Liter Following upon the derailing of the train conreying toe Impori&l Fam If, a number of ;»rresU were made on suspicion of iN hilistu. Among tl'ose apprehended were the special correspondents of the London Times and Standard. These gentlemen were sent under escort to Baku, but succeeded in proving their identity, and were subsequently reified Hong KoxSG. October 15. There is great distress in Aonan and North Ahrivi owing to autumn freshets, w lich have turned the country into a huge sea. A fire at Yokohama dockyard destroyed the large factory and modelling house, with machinery of great value. Two warships had a narrow escape. A report has reached Fooohow that an epidemic caused frightful destruction of life in Hinj>ua and Uheolghen districts in September. The mortality was so widespread that tbe supply of coffins was exhausted.