THE LATEST.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 126, 21 April 1892, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Received April 21, 10.30 a.m.) London, April 20. The loading powers of the continent havo refused to allow street processions or demonstrations on May Day. Tho editor of the Anarchist paper " i 'nm mon wealth " has been arrested and tho offices raided by the police. It is denied that Great Britiau and Fiance hayo come to any general agreement on the Colonial question. Tho negotiations are merely confined to the prevention of traffic in arms with natives of Africa. Bkrltn, April 20. The local press declare tho statesmen of Europe shudder at tho weapons employed by Russia in Bulgaria. Constantinople, April 20. Tho Turkish police have detained the young Bulgarian student Kusneleff, who was seized by a Russian dragomen last wwsk, ou tho pretext that they wish to examine him in connection with tho niiii'dor of Vulconitch. Mkldoxtrnic, Tins Day. In connection with the general election the following were returned : — Colonel Smith, Mr A. Deaken, Mr A. K. Outtrini, Mr D. Gillies, Sir Graham Berry, Mr T. Bent, Mr J. G. Duffy, Sir Bryan O'Longhlin, Mr R. Burro wes, Sir Matthew Davis, Mr J. B. Patterson, and Mr W. Shiels. Dr Ro c c was defeated. Fifty of the candidates returned aro in favour of the one- nian-one- vote principle, aud forty -five are opposed to it. T'ue Labour party secured eleyeu seats. Tho strength of parties is not yet computed. [ Tho steamer Ballmger collided with the barque Presto, outward bound, and was sunk, but all hands were sayed. The barque had her bows stoye in and she was making a little water. Poht Dabwjn, April 21. The heaviest earthqu.-ike er^r experi enced here was felt yesterday. The shock lasted three minutes. Dunedin, This Dny. In the wrestling match for the light weight championship of the colony, between Powley, of Dunedin, and Fisher, of the West Coast, the former was yictorious. Auckland, This Day. The County Council Conference passed a motion affirming the necessity for rating Native and Crown Lands, and appointed a committee to prepare a report on the subject. A motion suggesting that the administration of Charitable Aid should be vested in County Councils was also passed. Particulars are to hand of the tragedy at Helen Bay. Butler has been arrested. He admitted his guilt to Constable Moore, stating he had quarrelled with Kattan, his mate, yesterday morning about money matters, when Kattan, drew a knife and stabbed him in three different places on the chest, when Butler drew a revolver and shot Kattan dead.