Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 89, 17 January 1893, Page 3

Cable Brevities

Morocco has signified its willingness to make reparation for the murder of British subjects. Dr Graham, whe was charged with 48Ruiog false certificates of death in con nection with victims of Neill, the Lambeth poisoner, was ordeied by the Judge to come op for sentence when called on. One hundred and fifty persons have been injured in a railway collision at Chicago. The debris took fire after the collision, otherwise the list would not hare been so large. Sir J. 6, D. Thompson, Premier ot the Dominion, of Canada in the course of a speech, said the fiscal policy of the late Government would be continued by the present administration He de« nounced the Opposition Party for supporting the agitation in farour of annexation of the Dominion by the United States. Mr W. T Stead, speaking as a candid friend, says that if the present Gladstone Government last until April or May, they will continue in office for two years. There is a general feeling that the Opposition in the House of Commons does not wish to see a dissolution at the present stage. In New York the National Association of Wool-growers and the Chamber of Manufacturers have oassod resolutions protesting against a removal of the duty on wool, being of opinion that the exist* ing tariff is to the advantage of the grower, tbe manufacturer, and the conturner alike. The Union Bank of Australia has de clared a dividend of 30s per share, and carried forward L6OOO. Some sensation has been caused in Sydney owing to the curious practices of a religious sect known as ' The True Gospelites.' The body of a young woman, whose mother belonged to this sect, was found in her residence rery much decomposed. She had evidently been dead some time. The sect has no belief in ministers or doctors, and the girl's mother objected to » medical man being called in, declaring that the Lord would shortly raise her child from the dead. Miowera sailed from Sydney at 12 30 and Eotomahana at 2.8 on Saturday afternoon, for Auckland. Great interest is being taken in the trial of Hpeed between the Miowera and ttotomahana. For continuation •/ Beading Matter see fourth page.)