Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 51, 15 October 1892, Page 3

Cable Brevities

♦- Wentminster Abbey was crowded with mourners on Wednesday on the occasion of Lord Tennyson's funeral. Large numbers followed the deceased's remains including Bishops Moorhouse and Barry, Sir 3aul Samuel, Sir F. J. Gar rick and Sir J,C. Bray. The coffin was strewn with wreaths. In the Legislative Assembly, Sir Henry Farkes has given notice of motion to the effect that the existence of a nominated Upper House is an insuperable obstacle to the federation of the colonies, and that ihe Upper Chamber should be abolished or re-established on a popular basis. The reported attempt on the life of the Czar at a railway station in Poland is denied. Mr Perceval, AgenttGeneral for New Zealand, replying to an article in the Investors' Beview. denies that the loans raised by New Zealand have been unprofitably used. He points out that the railways compare favourably with those of any other colony, and are really developing the property of the Empire. The exports of the colony are steadily growing, and land values are increasing, Since 1888 there has been no borrowing at all, while on the other hand the debt has been reduced by £200,000 a year. He declares that the efforts of the Government and people of New Zealand to live within their means are most heroic. The Emperor of Germany was wel« corned on his arrival at Vienna with much enthusiasm. The meeting of the two Emperors was of the most friendly character. It is understood that amongst other things they are discussing the question of Brunswick succession. The Duke of Devonshire has reduced the rent's of his Irish properties by 22 per cent A lieutenant of the Toronto volunteers named MacdonalJ recently lectured in favour of annexation to the United States. The Minister of Militia regarded this action as treason and removed Macdonald from his position. Mr Smith, American Consul at Quebec, in his official report to his Government, describes the French Canadians as unclean, and believing in holiness and dirt. In revenge the French smashed the windows of his residence. The American Government is enquiring into the matter. Further outrages on missionaries have been committed by the mob, and their stations in Fo Kien. a mountainous province in the south east of China, have been burned. The Standard's St Petersburg correspondent wires that Bussia will shortly issue in Berlin and St Petersburg a twenty million 4 per cent loan with a minimum of 97. A statue of Colambns was unveiled in New York to°day with great eclat. Forty thousand troops were on parade.