CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 72, 15 December 1891, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(I'ER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, December 11, Th« 3 lifeboat crew at LiTerpool put to sea when m a state of drunkenness, and being unabJe to find the wreck, drifted helplessly about the river The estate of Mr Parnell shows a net value of L6OOO. Mr W. B. Perceval, Agent* General for ]N ew Zealand, has assumed office. He received numerous greetings. The Liberal Rural Conference opened to-day, Dr Watson presiding. Four hundred and twenty-five delegates were present. The discussion showed a hatred of the Tory parson and squire, and indicated a desire for allotments, market rents, fixity of tenure, and the necessity for paying compensation on improve- : ments, and the establishment of Parish Councils. The press generally refer to the Conference as a unique an instructive assembly. la addressing the Liberal Rural Conference to-day Mr Gladstone earnestly advocated the establishment of Parish Councils, and favoured the compulsory purchase of land for allotments. The Court has ordered the release of a girl sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment by Cambridge University authorities for being found in company with an undergraduate. The release was granted on a technical point. December 12. Colonial stocks are improving, owing to a general impression in financial circles that the colonies have recognised that it is desirable to cease borrowing in order to recover their credit. At a banquet in the City in connection with the Rural Conference, the reception of Mr Gladstone was one of remarkable cordiality. Addressing the assemblage, ho declared rural immigration was a national calamity, and he referred to the Tory proposals to purchase holdings as premature. Influenza, is rntnpant in the majority of the towns in the west of Euuland. Her Majesty the Queen will leave England in the middle of March and spend a month at the Isles of Hjeres, n cluster of islots in the Mediterranean, near the south coast of France, 'emarkable for the sulubrity of their climate. Mr Gladstone leaves on Tuesday for Biarritz, a maritime port of France much resorted to for its baths. Justice Sir J. W- Ghitty has authorised the reduction of the capital of the National B.ink of 2Jew Zealand. Sir Oharles Lilley, Chief Justice of Queensland, has been int-.T viewed by a representative of the Pall Mall Gazette. He declared that colonists pessessed the republican principle and feeling, and he was convinced that before many years had passed away they would declare their independence. The Irish Bishops are divided in tbeir attitude towards the Nationalists, and there is nn indication that the majority will withdraw from taking an active part in politics. This decision is partly owing to the Pope's direction that the Bishops should only interfere as moralists and peacemakers. December 13, The financial journals are generally of opinion that the new tariff in Europwill not have an injurious effect on Eng-> land. San Fbancisco, December 12. Thousands of people are suffering from influenza in California. Hong Kong, December 11. A severe gale has been experienced here, during which 100 Chinese vessels sunk. Forty- two rebels have been beheaded in Tokio for murdering Christians. JFew Yobk, Bocember 12, A natural gas explosion has destroyed Rodney, in the State of Indiana. Ten persons were killed. Mr Foster, Secretary to the Treasury, declares that the McKinley Tariff has effected a reduction in the cost of most articles in «se, also that the employment of the working classes has been increased, while wages have been fully maintained. He advises that greater care should be exercised in the admittance of emigrants into the United states. Mexico, December 12. Famine riots have broken out here, and a serious outbreak is feared. News has been received that a circus company, consisting of 75 persons, has been drowned during a cyclone off the South American Coast. Eome, December 13. By the explosion of a boiler on a steamer injthe harbour of Genoa, 20 of the crew were killed, Eio de Janeiro. December 11. The Banks in the City are guarded by troops. A panic is feared, and it is ex« pected that martial law will be pro« claimed. « Berlin, December 12. The circulations of Professor Anoyer, of Berlin, from the results of his observations of the Transit of Venus in ISS2, give the su:i's distance from the earth as 92,043,074 miles. Calcutta, December 11. The Pamir tribesmen are menacing Gilgit, a town in the north eastern boundary o£ Afghanistan. The Ghorkas have advanced against Fort Nill, near Chalt. Captain Ay lmer destroyed the gates or the fort with guncotton and afterwards stormed the place, capturing nine prisoners and one gun. In the engagement seyen Sepoys were killed and twenty six wounded. Captain Aylmen, Colonel Durand, and Lieutenants Badcock and Goron were severely wounded. Oaptain Bradshaw has assumed command of the expedition. Valpabaiso, December 12. The references made to Chili in Presi« dent Harrison's Message to the United States Congress have excited much anger here, and it is believed that he has been misled. Paeis, December 12. An excited scene took place in tlie Chamber of Deputies during a discussion on the question of the separation of Church and ?tate. Jr. the course of his remarks M. Floquct declared that Pius IX., who was elected Pope in 1846, was a Freemason. The imputation aroused MM. Freppel and Cavaignac and a duel betwoeu the latter and M. Floquet was only averted through the influence of M. Clemenceau. December 13. In the Chambers of Deputies, a motion providins for the separation of Church and State was rejected by a large majority. M. de Freycinct, in the course of his remarks, said the Government fully maintained its supiemacy in the State. Jt is rpported that the Free masons agitated for separation. Sr. Peteesbckg, December J2. The Russian press regard the commercial treaties arranged between the countries comprising the. Triple Alliance as directed against Russia and France.