CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 113, 18 March 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

- — ♦ — '■ By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright \VKU UNIT&IX PRIiSS ASSOCIATION. ( London, March 14. Viscount Dunlo, who created a sensation in liondoD in July last by marrying Mibs Biitou, a singer at the Albambra and other munc halls, is petitioning for a divorce, on the . grounds of his wife's adultery with a brio a-brac dealer. The election for Stoke -upon Trent, caused by the resignation of Mr W, L Bright, resulted in the return of Mr Levesoti Gower, a Oladstoue Liberal who polled 4157 votesagainst 2926 by Mr W. S. Allen the Toi-y candidate. In the House of Lords, the Marquis of Salisbury has given, notice of motion that the House adopt* the report of the Times- Parn ell Commission, and passes a vote of thanks to the Judges for their impartial conduct. Several Tory societies are prompting a vote of censure on Lord Bandolpb Churchill for his speech on the Parnell Commission on the 11th inst. March 15. In the House of Commons- the;motion tabled by Sir George Treveh n, member for Bridgetown (Glasgow), in favour of Parliament meeting in November and rising in July, was, on division, negatived by a majority of f our. It has been discovered that the ex plosion in the Aorfa colliery/ resulting in a large loss of life, was caused by a miner firing a shot without permission. The discovery has ceused a great sensation. The American dynamite cruiser Vosuvius has Veen subjected to a trial trip with excellent results. Owing to the attitude taken- up by the ' colliers who have gone* out on strike, it is feared that riots may ensue, and steps are being taken by the authorities topre ! vent any disturbance. Pabis, March M» News has been received that the bombardment of Abomey and Kalavy by the French gunboats has caused great excrtement among the Dahoineyans. and a ; pamc resulted. ■ ; M. Tirard, the Premier, has decided to ' resign office, and M. de Freyciuet has undertaken the tank of forming anew Ministry. BbtTsseLS, March' ls. . The Antwerp cigar works have Struck for an increase of wages, and the factory proprietors are ■ declining to accede to then? request. Great disorder is occasioned, and it continues to increase. New Yoke, March 15. During the Mississippi flood the river was 40 miles wide at Memphis, Tennessee. The flood in now decreaaingv . San Fbangisco, March 15. In the glove fight to-day, Billy Murphy, of New Zealand, knocked out Tommy Warren, of San Francisco, in 1 four- rounds, Lisbon, March 17-. A petition praying for the removal of British consulate at OpOrto, has been preaeuted to the King by students of the city. Eeplyinpto the petition the Bang i promised to comply with the request.