LATE TELEGEAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 150, 16 June 1892, Page 2

LATE TELEGEAMS.

* A DISASTROUS CYCLONE. FINANCIAL POSITION OF INDIA. ELECTION RIOTS IN BELGIUM. DEATH OF CAPTAIN STAIRS A PETROLEUM STEAMER BLOWN UP. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (PEIt UNITED PllliSS ASSOCIATION.) London, June 14. Mr Dibbs and Sir Saul Samuel had an interview with Lord Knutsford to-day. He promised to write to Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador at Paris, to prepare ground for negotiations with France regarding the stoppage of convicts in New Caledonia. Mr Goschen has invited Mr Dibbs to discuss the question, and the coinage of silver in colonial mints, at an early date. Mr Dibbs is in communication with the cable authorities on the subject of cheaper rates to the colonies. June 15. TheMacarthy section of the Irish party have invited Mr Edward Blade, Q,C-, Leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, to contest an Irish seat for the House of Commons. Belfast is crowded with people who propose attending the Anti-Home Rule Convention which opens shortly. There is much excitement in the city on tbe question, but no disorder has been reported. With a view of avoiding disturbances in the streets it has been decided that there shall be no processions. Motions will be submitted to the Convention declaring that granting autonomous goyeminent to Ireland will result in violence and bloodshed, and pledging tbe Ulster men to abstain from election to such a Parliament which Ulster will be forced to repudiate. Mr Dillon's proposal that a board of arbitration be established to apportion seats in Ireland between the Pamellites and Anti-Parnellites has failed. Mr Gladstone lias declined to include Home Rule for Scotland in the platform of the Liberal Party. Lightning exploded a British petro« leum steamer, and 20 persons are re» ported to be killed, Adjacent vessels were set on fire. Twenty -two were killed by tbe esploiion on the oil steamer Petrolia- The accident was caused by a drunken sailor dropping lighted matches about. An officer dropped a shell, in Marc Island Arsenal, San Francisco. Sixteen persons were killed by the explosion which followed, and the building was blown to atoms. New Yoek, June 15. A cyclone has demolished Galoa in Illinois State and 20 persons were killed. Calcutta, June 15. The chairman of the Currency Association of Calcutta declares that India is drifting into a state of bankruptcy owing to silyer depreciation. Rome, June 15. The Pope has instructed Archbishop Vaitghan of London to abstain from taking a part in political matters, and especially not to oppose Home Rule being granted to Ireland. Brussels, June 15. The Belgian elections so far indicate a gain for the Liberal party. The Catholics were ousted from Brussels. The Catholic Club and building was wrecked. General disorder ensued and the police were compelled to use sabres before restoring order. At Antwerp and elsewhere disturbances are reported. Vienna, June 15. Four men have been arrested who have confessed that they caused the recent fire in a ailrermine near Prague by carelessly throwing candle wicks about. Zanzjbak, June 14. Captain Stairs died at Chinide, on the Zambesi, during his return from the Ka tanga expedition. Captain Stairs was one of the officers who accompanied Wr I H. M, Stanley in his last expedition j ' Through Darkest Africa.' He was at j one time resident m New Zealand..