Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 101, 14 February 1893, Page 3

Cable Brevities

The German warships quelled a Somali rising at Kismaya. East Africa, killing ■10. The Samalis endeavoured to as^assipute the British Besident. Several storms have been experienced in the Atlantic, Twelve persons, including the captain of the Allan Line steamer Pomeranian, were washed over*, board. The Proprietor of Pearson's Weekly will received back the sum of L2G,000 invested in the 'missing rrori' compoti tion, and impounded by the Court, he having civen a promise to expend the amount honourably. The Paris newspapers protest against the infliction of the maximum penalty on the two Lesseps, and clamour for the pardon of Vicompt Fordinand, who. they declare, is an imbecile, and unconscious of the meaning of the sentence. The Halifax election resulted in the return of Mr Shaw.-Lister, Liberal, by a majority of 368 over Mr Arnold, Conservative, and. 1589 over a Labour can didate. There was a ureat scene in the H'-usc to-day when Mr Gladstone resented a jesting suggestion of the Hon A. J Balfour that the age under the Franchise should be increased. Subsequently Mr Balfour apologised. The reply of the Home Secretary to the demand of Mr Eedniond for the release of prisoners sentenced in Ireland under the Treason and Felony Act lias bitterly exasperated the l'urnellite Party. iVofes*or Ws>Haer's )iay>er, rend at the j Colonial Institute on Australian Agriculture, predicts that Australian crossbreds will soon be as equally suitable meat for European consumption as New Zealand mutton, and declares the limit of Ihe American increased beef production is not within the range of vision. The Postmaster- General denies that the Governmet have arrived at any con* elusion in favour of Imperial Penny Postage. He says personally he is not hostile to it, and tho financial difficulty is not serious, nor the administrative objections insurable. He declares it is essential that the colonies must agree to the change, but they probably would be averse to a further reduction at pre* sent. The Rev Mi Smith, pastor of the Australian Church, is missing. Ho has for some time past been m the habit of visiting the Sydney Domain at night for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the destitute habitues. There are signs of a struggle and as a stick and papers belonging to the rev gentleman have been found, it is feared he !ms been murdered.