HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 57, 4 September 1895, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

HOME POLITICS. BITTER ELECTION FIGHT. PITTSBURG WINS THE CHESS TOURNAMENT. (Per i J ress Association). London, Sept. 2. A deputation of Parsees waited on Mr Chamberlain, and stated that there were a hundred thousand British-Indian subjtcts residing in South Africa. They were discontented both with the Cape and Boer Governments, because they were refused votes and prevented in various ways from trading. Mr Chamb< rlr.in said it was impossible for him to interfere authoritatively in the matter, but he was willing to negotiate with the view of ameliorating the condition of Indians Kilbride, who was elected for both Galway North and Kerry South, has decided to sit for the former. A bitter struggle is going on for the vacant seat. Murphy (Healeyite) and Farrell (Macarthyite) have been nominated. Macarthy has issued a manifesto denouncing Healy for conspiring for three years against the Unity Party. Healey denies Macarthy's charges. Messrs Nelson Bros are sending a shipment of New Zealand Baiter and cheese, also frozen meat, to Malta, for garrison use. Pittsbnrg won the first prize at the chess tournament. Pittsburg scored 16£ points in the chess championship, Lasker 15£ Tchigonn 15. The Agents-General have postponed the deputation to Mr Chamberlain re the the Pacific cable and mail service till November. The Colonial Office will firmly maintain the Convention regarding the New Hebrides, and do not believe any negoliations are going on with France for the cession of the islands. The New South Wales loan will be issned in October. Strong antagonism between the old and the new Unionists is apparent at the Cardiff Congress. The former challenge the spirit of collectiveism displayed in the Parliamentary Committee's report, and declare that tinkering by a committee of the House of Commons will never solve the unemployed difficulty. September 3. Kenny, who was appointed SolicitorGeneral for Ireland, has been re elected for Stephen's Green, Dublin, defeating Mahonev, a Parnellite, by 432 votes. The Manchester Guardian complains of the apathy and want of cohesion amongst the local produce importers with respect to direct communication with Australia, and asserts hostile influence is its cause. The ship Timaru will load at Liverpool for New Zealand. Mr Chamberlain said it would require an Act of Parliament to enable trust funds to be invested in colonial stocks. He had received requests from the colonies in favor of the proposal. Pakjs, Sept. 3. Serious rioting has occurred at Bayonne owing to the Prefect forbidding bull fights. The troops had to be called in to suppress it. New York, Sept. 3 A pedestrian named Cornff ran a mile and a quarter in s in in 38 4-sth sec, and a mile and a half in 6 tain 46 2 sth sec Berlin. Sept. 3. At a dinner in commemoration of the surrender of Sedan, the Kaiser dwelt on the valiant bravery of the French. Referring to Socialists, he called upon the people to free Germany from such elements and resist their attacks. He applied the epithet 3 of " treasonable " and " bad "to them. Every street and alley in Berlin was illuminated, and similar celebrations took place throughout Germany.