GENERAL NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 71, 21 September 1877, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

THE p.)MTICAI SITUATION IN FBAN'CR. A London de«p-iteh of August 10fi? says that the ••'eciornl cumpaicn on thepmt of the French Governmnt dailjr l>ecome* more active an-i oppressive: Yesterday's news concludes with the following items :— The. hatrk'er* of ?iewspapers on the racecourse «t Compiegnowere recently r> quired to furnish a list of the newspapers they swired to customers, i In the Arro'i'lisfinen's the officials haVt? repressed flip delivery '>f T'P Siecle. \iuoIfoiitli Century. Ijh PreM'\ RfpnhltqjjoFraiienis Nsi«i»n«l Pirn Pnbliqii". I'm it Kepublique Fmm-nis. nnd Petit .Journal, all Kep«iblcnn j 'imii-1 ; and also a? colored map of France, showing tho political complexion of the departments. The charge naninst tli •• latter was l>ein<t an unnulhori>o I publient ion of drawing. The Cou t convicted I hem, but passed a nominal sentence of 50 francs each. Twocluhs at Arle* hnve been closed eharced with being political assemblages. The Depeche newspappt nt Toulouse has been fined 100 francs for refusing to print a speech of Pre-ddent MacMahon's. TheMinister of Agriculture hns asked the prefects in » circular letter to remind theemployes of the Department of Apjricullure that it is their duty not to attempt to overthrow the action of the Cabinet, or to place at the service of hostileparties the inflwnce thej derive from their offiivs. "Tin- p-lice have forbidden the street s-i'e nf ih>» ph.'tojr *\<U< of Tlti'Mi. Tit P-ip-r>- :np.ninii>e tlitil 8') d0(> e-M-ie* o! .q'ii»-iri:in ))•»(•» rnit-i i>t .MacM»hon will be dis ribulfd in tho pruviucfs. The offence of speaking insult— inaly of Mac.Mahon in the streets is now becoming the subject of daily Bction in the courts. Leferre Duffe, who originated this offence, was condemned to twomon«.h»' imprisonmen 1 , but the term was reduced to fifteen da\ s. He is the son of a former Bonapartist senator. 1 heCourt ot Bordeaux reversed the decision of the inferior tribunal, and fined a bookseller who sold newspapers with a special authorisation'. On the other hand the tribunals of Nev. rs and Carcassonae declared themselves competent to try actions by newspapers agaiust prefectsfor preventing vhe street sales thereof. THE WIMBLBD>N MEETING. One of the most successful meetings yet held at Wimbledon closed when the successful competitors were presented with the prizes. The Queen's prize was won by Private Jamieson of the 15th Lan* cashire, a native of Scotland. The annual match between the Army and Volunteers teams was won by the latter, who scored 947 points against 912 by their rivals. The Elcho Shield was won by the Irisk team, the English being second, and the Scotch third. The Army and JN T avy Chaliengo Cup was won by the Naiy for the first time. Tbe match between the Houses of Lords and Commons was one by the former. For the public schools contest Cheltenham was .first, Eton second> and Harrow third. The Spencer Cup was won by Sergeant Lamp for the second time. In the University match Oxford beat Cambridge. The England team defeated the Canadian for the Eolapore Cup, Scotland did not fire for the International match, which was won, by England, the Irish being far behind* Corporal Bells, of the Ist Norfolk, woi the silver badge and £50t THE INDIAN FAJIINB. At a public meeting held at Madras on the 9th August,, to consider the steps necessary for securing; help from England for tbe famine sufferers,, the Duke o* Buckinghana, Governor of the Madras Presidency, stated that the famine axea lontained 19>000>000' people, of whom;* large proportion were dependent for their doily food on the«exertions and activity of

i&J,^? wll ° transport grain to-the country.! ?8&*- 8f np . co ' s>!it v for supplies was steadily and the wan's of Madras were WQ$W y ->boyonl the moan* of (he mM- V'!J tdl *9 c y' **'?* <nd ihufc. could" be ih/^ffiWii w "-* net-lied to save, the people. s -l.»* i -*'Hi«r«.ni'ji{ sorenty ■ iin.j distress ilf- ' «ec«!j.sitato.i mi appeul to pu tlio charity. i'^.'h' ...... .-.-... '

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