THE LATEST.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 73, 17 December 1891, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Received December 17, 10.20 a.m.) Valparaiso, December 16. Excitement in Chili is reviving owing to Egan's aggressive attitude. Eio i)E Jankibo. December 16. The Governor of San Patilo has resigned. Steamers from the district are forbidden to enter the harbour on account of yellow fever having broken out at Santos. Bojie, December 16. The Pope has addressed an allocution to the College of Cardinals declaring that his enemies are seeking to inflict a death blow on the papacy, and that the difficulty of the situation is daily increasing. He urges that it is to the interest of the Heads of States to uphold the Boman Catholic Church, which is the greatest moral power in the world. Pahis, December 16, The French press attack Stambulbff, Premier of Bulgaria, for refusing to permit French journalists to return, accusing him of violating the comity ot nations, and threatening to force an appeal to the Porte, London, December 16. The Royal Families of England, Russia, and Greece, jointly present the King and Queen of Denmark with a splendid group of sculpture for the public square in Copenhagen, Charles O'Neill, Hadfield, Low, and Sydney, four directors of the Northumberland Banking Company, have been committed for trial on a charge of conspiracy to defraud. Truth states it is probable Lord Wolseley will succeed Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor-General of Canada. Belgrade, December 16. Seryia joins the Central Commercial League. Berlin, December 16. A man has been arrested in Berlin for demanding £'500 from a banker, and threatening, in case of refusal, to dynamite his bank. Dynamite was found in his pockets when arrested. Sydney, This Day. Arrived — Lubeck from Samoa. Influenza of a severe type is raging in various islands, and 'large numbers of deaths have occurred. Disputes and fights between followers of ftlatafia and Maliettoa continue, and unless gteps are taken by the authqrities id is feared there will be serious trouble. Hobakt, This Day. Heavy storms m the Midland districts have beaten down the wheat crops and inflicted much injury on them. The first discovery of native silver at Zeehan was made in the Sylvester mine, in conjunction with oolondes. Adelaide, December 17The Legislative Council have discharged the Commonwealth Bill from the order paper on the ground of want of time for adequate discussion • Perth, This Day. A new gold field has been discovered at (Joongan which, according io reports, is the richest jet found in the colon j. Two nuggets weighing 60 and 25 ozs have been unearthed.

Wellington, This Day. An action is being brought by some natives to upset the fitle of Sir W. Bulle.r and other? to a block of l#nd in the Manawafcu district, but the' Supreme Court to-day ruled that the action was ' barred until after next session by the ' Act passed this year suspending native ' land litigation. ! Napieh, This Day. A fatal stabbing affray took place last \ night in which a man named John O'Neil lost his life, Deceased was in altercation * with his mate when the latter stabbed ' him in the groin. Sullivan was arrested and O'Neil was conveyed to the hospital . where he died. 3