LATE TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 22 October 1891, Page 2

LATE TELEGRAMS.

1 PER TOUTED PHESS ASSOCIATION. J Received October 22, 10.30 a.m. Paris, October,2l. It is feared the champagne vintage will not exceed twelve million bottles. Dramatic censorship is suspended in France; The French Customs Committee is. in favor of imposing a duty of 25 francs upon imported salt meats. St. Petersburg, October 21. The Czar will probably reach Berlin on Thursday. Four hundred houses have been burned at Lida, near Qrodno, The Czar gives three million roubles in aid of the distressed peasants. Berlin, October 21. The German Goyernment propose to spend ten million marks in fortifying the Heligoland. Vienna, October 21. The German military attache at "Vienna, ty command of the /'Kaiser, declared the alliance between Germany anfl Austria indissoluble and that no power on earth' could ever part the two nations. Madras, Ootober 21. (Jopiouß rains have fallen in the Presidency of Madras. _ Njsw Yobk. October 21. The 'Western Union Telegraph Company cut off the New York Association Press from the use of their lines, because the latter owed'" them, ten thousand pounds. The Press 'declare they will use the telephones for the despatch of messages. London, October 21. It is reported that French warships lowered the Union Jack at Matacong, off the coast of Sierra Leone, and illtreated the only two Englishmen 'on the island. The priests have selected Michael Davitt as the candidate for the North Kilkenny seat. John Redmond has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds and will contest the Cork vacancy. He states that the party who supported Parnell will preserve their independence until such time as the people of Ireland have had an opportunity of declaring their wishes. Sir 0. Dilke, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph, states there is little hope of shortly carrjing the Eight Hours Bill, even in an optional form, and therefore it would be better for the Unionists to" carry a resolution m favour of such en; actment in dangorous and unhealtly trades. Sixtj labour unions, representing one hundred and fifty thousand men, employed in Northern industries, met at Darlington, and agreed to federation. Sir C. Dilke, declares that the British occupation of Egypt closely resembles the French occupation? of Borne. '.j Stdnbt, This Day. Information has been received from Apia that the Samoan Goyexnmeut has issued a proclamation declaring the Mataafa's party rebels, and confiscating their property. The rebels meet shortly to discuss the situation. „ Much dissatisfaction is expressed in Samoa at the protracted absence of Mr Justice Sederkrantz in Australia owing to the great amount of work accumulated in the Supreme Court, ■v--^- SIjIBOUBHE v T^his.slfiy. v .,. : The G^untey'party.;iiTe;e^d©^T^Snns ; tp bring- about : a dissplutibff of •; Parliament on the 1 Electeralv^l;whileJtti^GOTer^ ment are -equally :'■; determin6d|vt(^fopp6s«i Parliament :;disßolying-l)efqre"the}effl!^r ion. of time in April, ■''.' ' : V-''. '^iSKiy ,i ; ADKtaiDj^This^ay^ The flous6 of a jnetionto abolish capital punishmettu^vto " which an amendment Has l^en^propMsed substituting electricity as" atmeiaos^ of execution instead of hanging.!?;-. „;; S- .".:• rf HoßAßT;^ctbber22v t ; Several cases are pending -against -the Bank of Vaa Dieman'sLand, :^ brought by shareholders to weaver damages fqiloss sustained in owingjJto the stoppage of the Bank. - k ■■ ■ !: -':'■■'■