CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 130, 26 April 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraphs — Copyright JPER V SIT Hit PRKS* ASSOCIATION-. ( London, April 23. In the course of an interview to-day, Mr Dillon, oue of the Irish delegates to Australia, stated that the colonies, knowing the benefits of autonomy, sympathise with. Ireland in her endeavour to obtain a similar privilege. He further mentioned that Imperial federation was more talked about in Great Britain than in the colonies. Mr Robert Giffen; the statistician and financial authority, informs the colonising Committee of the House of Commons that the immense emigration scheme propounded for Australia is purely visionary. The wool market is firm. At the sales to-day there was a good attendance and animated competition. :-..■' Paris, April 24 The French claim to haye defeated the Dahomeyansm the recent engagement, and state the latter lost 500 killed. The gold fields of Madagascar are to be thrown open to all-comers on condition that the miners pay the State a royalty of 27 grammes of gold. Berlin, April 21. Prince Bismarck, replying to a deputa. tion to-day, reasserted that he was dismissed from office, and excitedly denounced Herr von Boeticher, Minister of the Interior,. whom he accused of intriguing with the courtiers to prejudice the Emperor against him. The ex-Chancel-lor also aooused Dr Windthorst of entrapping him with reference to the union of the Ministerial and Clerical partjeß. Prince Bismarck added that he differed altogether from the labour policy of the Emperor, and was confident it would lead to an increase of social democrats. Germany has deoided to send reinforcements to Major Wiasman, at Zanzibar. The Emperor's visit to Prince Bismarck at Fnednchsruhe is for the purpose of obtaining the letters Written by him respecting the setting up of a .Regency. ; ' Apnl24. It is reported that the Emperor has summarily removed nine Generals in command of regiments without assigning any reason. The Emperor William, learning that Socialist riots are expected on May. Ist, intends to suppress all meetings, and will arrest persons, taking part in the gatherings in the streets. , NswTobi, April 21. The trial of. O'Donovan-fipssa for h'.elhngPatnek Cassidy has commenced here. Bossa declares that Oasaidy is a Bntish spy- • Chicago, April 23. A riot has occurred between the men on strike, and the police were ill treated. Fifty of the strikers have been arrested. Bblgbadb, April 23* The Czar has presented Senna with forty; thousand rifles and three batteries of artillery. The Skupßohma held a secret meeting to discuss the Militia Bill, at which M. Bißtics painted the/Situation in the darkest colours. It was absolutely necessary, he declared, for Servia to be ready for immediate action, and the Uovernment must obtain votes sufficient to equip 130,000 militia. Lisbon, April 23. On. receipt of the news that the Portuguese had evacuated the Shire diatriot the populace here became very excited and furious, but there was no disturbance. Viknna, April 23. Strikes are becoming umyersal throughout Austria, and in Moravia the Jews have been attaoked. Valencia, April 23. The Eussian Ambassador here has complained to the Government of the attacks made on the Czar by the anarchists,' and also of their denouncing the treatment of prisoners in Siberia. <