LATE TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 113, 22 March 1892, Page 2

LATE TELEGRAMS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright | JPER UNITED riiKSS ASSOCIATION | : London. March 21. ' Bishop Vaughatt, of Salford. sum'i'ds Cardinal Manning as British Prinvnc. The expedition to Timbo, nesir Sierra . Leone, met with a severe repulse. Cap ! tain Robinson was killed, nnd all the i officers and tliirfeen men wounoVd. New York. March 20. , A revolt has broken out in Venezuela. Severe fighting has taken place, in whicli : the rebels were repulsed. j Washington, March 20. j The American Navy is bclni; gotreaciy by way of protest against Lord Salisbury's attitude respecting the Behring Sea dispute. Brussfls, March 20. A burning bomb was found m the house of the Chief of the Police at Lii'ge. Behlix, March 20. Von Cupnvi has not resigned, and is working hard to avert a crisis. Sydney, March 21. The man Stone, who shot his rival near Conrlobolen, committed suicide before lie could be arrested. Melbourne, March 21. Mr Shiels, the Premier, announces that lie will, next session remove the present land tax and place a tax on the unimproved value of land. The stock tax will also bo increased. He is in favour of an income tax similar to that proposed in New Zealand,

Wellington, This Day. James Flaherty, charged with attempting the murder of his wife by shooting at her with ball cartridge, nt an early hour on the morning of the 16th instant, was discharged. Tile wife, who was the principal witness, swore that the accused was under the influence of drink, and fired the shots at a cat.