LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 28, 20 August 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

BOULANfiER, DILLON, & ROCHEF >1-T SENTENCED TO IMPRISON M,, NT FOR LIFE. STRIKE OF 10,000 LONDON DOCK LABOURERS. NEWS OF STANLEY. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (per tress association.) Received August 20, It) am. 1 Paris. August 14 The High Court, by a majority of 206, has found Boulauger guilty of conspiracy, ami by 108 to 10 convicted him of treason. Count Dillon and Kothofort were found guilty of complicity, August 15. Boulanger, Dillon, and Eochefort were sentenced to imprisonment for life in a fortress. The Freuch Government are considering the advisability of demanding the extradiction of Boulanger, Dillou, and Rocbefort. There is no excitement over the verdict. The European press regard the matter as a purely political trial. London, August 15. Greece has been stopped preparing a floet for despatch to Crete. Owing to the lateness of the season many of the Ministerial supporters are absent from London, and the Government has experienced some very small majorities. The Freeman's Journal states that the Irish delegates have collected in Australia so far £19,000. General Grenfell, in recognition of his victory at Toski, has been pro inoted to the rank of Major-General. The summer naval munoeuvres are now going on. War is supposed to have been declared, and Admirals Tyron and Tracy are defending England, which is being attacked from Ireland by Admirals Baird and Darcy Irvin. Smith is willing to fight Slavin for £•500 or £1000. Unsettled weather is checking the harvest, but the samples of grain shown are of excellent quality. 10,000 dock labourers are on strike iv London. Berlin^ August 15. Emperor William welcomed the Emperor of Austria, who was accompanied to Berlin by a distinguished suite. Great enthusiasm was shown by tne people, Chicago, August 13. The owners of the cottage in which Cronin was murdered have identified Burke as the man who hired the house, Zanzibar, August 13. New has reached here that Stanley is going to Kaviranda Bay, on the eastern side of Lake Victoria Nyanza, whence he will make a start for the port of Moobaca. He is expected to arrive in a fow months. New York, August 17. Sullivan has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for taking part in the light with Kilrain. Capetown, August 19 R.M.S. Kimutaka sailed for New Zealand via Hobart to-day. Melbourne, This Day. Iv the House <>f Assembly Mr McLean has given notice of motion tha as farmers are entitled in a larger measure to Protection, it ia desirable to iutpos • a uniform duty of 3/'- per cental on al gram and pulse, also to increase the stock tax.