CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 65, 29 November 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

<•> By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright fPKfc UJfITiD PRKSS ASSOCIATION | London. Nor ember 27. The Standard states that the Cabinet has decided not to in>i-t upon Sir H. A Blukes appointment to the Governorship of Queensland, and ib'U the post baa been offered to a gentleman hoidinu a high position, but who h;itt hud no previous colonial experience. Lord Knutsford and his son while driv intj at Ipswich to-day, were thrown f r .in their carriage, and both re -eived rather severe injuries. Mr David Slieehy. M P. for Galw.iy South, whom tiie Government intend prosecuting «a a charge of intiraida'ion, complained in the Kmia of Common* todaj that a c>n*tal>ie had served him with a summons within the precincts of the House The Opposition Parneililes, and Koine O' the inemners of (he Conservative party expressed their indignation at the action of the police auttii>riiies. Mr VY. H. Smith explained that the Government were ignorant of tli- affair, and hemovt-d the appointment <<f a committee to inquire into the circumstances forthwith which was agreed to. Daring the >.tay of HMS.. Nelson at Capetown, en route to Plymouth, a ini<JshiomHQ, Mr Heath, was accidentil/ >hot The Government have decided to adopt the smokeless powder for use in sumll arm cartridge* Obituary — The Duchess of Suiheriand. Zanzibab, November 26 The British Consul at Zanzibar has discovered 1500 runaway slaves who had taken shelter wit > the Knglish mission in Ihe Panguai district. George vjackeuzie visited the mission in the British miere.-t and paid ransom for the runaways, mid is devising measures to provide for the slaves. It is reported that Keren slavers have been captured off the coast. Aloiebs, November 26. A number of Italian workmen who hud recently been discharged, created a disturbance at Lochifra to«day the riot be came so serious that the French troops, it ho were called out, fired on the mob. killing four aud wounding many. A large number of arrests were made Pabis, j>ovemb.r 27. At the Exhibition to be held next year, Victoria hat* been allotted 11,500 feet °f space, and New Zealand 1500 feet. The remaining space assigned for the British uulonies has been absorbed M. Wilson, representative for th •» din triot of ndre et •Loire, attended the Chamber of Deputies to-day, whereupon an adjournment was at once made in order to mark the disgust, at Wilson.--action in accusing members of corruption in articles he is contributing to Le Petit France. It is rumoured that M. de Freycinet propones to invent the Senate with the functions of the Court of Justice to tr.« persons charged with treason. Beblin, November 27The German and Austrian press take a gloomy view of French domestic affairs Home, November 27 The Government will ask the Chamber for a supplementary vote of 1200 O,OUO lire for naval and military purposes. Antwerp, November 27. The Belgian Government will ask for a vote of twenty five million francs in order to complete the armaments. Sr. Pbtkesbitbg. November 27. The Government have protested against the erection of forts on the fron tier ut Ferschane and Galatz.