LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 57, 31 October 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

THE GWJ2EDORE MURDER, SIX PEESONS PLEAD GUILTY, BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. NEW RUSSIAN LOAN OF 80,000,000 ROUBLES. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyriglrt, (PEtt UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, T >ctob«r 3<f. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by • his sons, has started for Egypt. ' * Mr Bradlaugh leaves for Bombay on 14t.h November. The Duke of Edinburgh has recovered" • from his recent illness. . - The press generally applaud Sir Henry Parkes'.utterances at Brisbane on the subject of a federal army for Australia. Mr Sexton, M.P.. presided over a meet' ing of the Tenants' Convention at Thurles, It was decided to leyy 3d per pound on the rateable value of holdings "for the purpose of providing funds. The Australian cruiser .Phoenix was launched at Glasgow to-day. Meadows, the Australian lightweight pugilist, met , White to-day, and wag- disqualified for hugging. A fund is being raised for the widow of the late Mr A. B. Proctor; -astronomer. The dispute at the Albert Dock is settled. The wages paid to the men are not to be altered. Mr M. Davett'B address before the-Titnes-Parnell Commission is not yet concluded. The meeting of the" Tenants' Defence ' League created but little interest in Dublin. Mr Parnell did not attend, and no special programme was drawn Tip. Six of the prisoners in custody on the charge of being concerned in the murder of Inspector Martin at Gweedore have .pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor. ; Father McFadden pleads guilty ■to a charge of obstructing the police. Thesentence of the court has been deferred. ~ In the breach of promise case against Viscount Dangan, Miss Phyllis Broughton, the actress, has accepted £1500 in full settlement of her claim. At the Glasgow and Middlesborougb. sales pig iron 'touched as high as 60s, but closed at 59s 3d. The Bteel market shows ' signs of advancing. . A Russian loan af 80,000,000 rouble* has been issued. Washington, October 30. -Reports from Dakota state that the harvest has failed, and 20,000 persons are threatened with famine. St. Petersburg, October 29. A rumour has lately been current that the Ozarewitch js to 'marry Princess Mane* Oracle, but it is not confirmed.Received October 31, noon. Ottawa, October 30". • Lord Stanley, Governor-General of Canada, speaking at Vancouver,, said hewas glad to see the Dominion Government' intended to -cultivate- closer trad* relations with Australia. • - ; -■ Capetown, October 30t The high handed treatment of British, subjects in Damaraland, by Germany,, is creating' immense irritation in the minds, of the colonists here. Washington, October 80. It is reported that Krupp, the well-, known German cannon founder, intends to establish a gun. factory in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. , London, October 30The County Gndset Council will not .consider Boyle's letter relative to the formation of another Australian Eleven" for England nntil December. -Lord Harris infers from this the Counties are not unanimous in favor of the proposed trip. The London and Norfch-TVestern Bailway Company has* increased the wages of drivers aard firemen by 3s per week. Coll, convicted 'of manslaughter during: the disturbance in which Inspector Martin lost his life, has been sentenced to 10 years penal servitude. Tlie others implicated were sentenced t& terms ranging; from 7 years to 6 months. Father McFadden was released on bail. ■ It is officially announced that the Irish Land Purchase Bill will be introduced next year. - Hobabt, This Day. Th 9 N.Z. Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura arrived at 7 o'clock this morning ahd sails for New Zealand at dajlight to-morrow. . . Aflame, This Day. The Earl of ' Eintmorei Governor of South Australia', was installed- Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons by Lord Carrington. The celebration was made the occasion of an imposing .ceremony. • ,