TELEGRAPHIC.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XII, Issue 1, 4 January 1893, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Tuesday*

LONDON, Dec 29 Ata meeting - of the Channel Tunnel Company, today, Sir Edward Watkin accused Chamberlain of ruthless, tyrannical and abominable conduct in stopping the works when he was President of the Board of Trade, and he also mentioned that the opposition displayed by Duke of Cambridge was incomprehensible.

Countess of Jersey, in an article in the Nineteenth Century, describes an interesting seciet visit to Mataafa, of Samoa, who expressed sympathy with Alalietoa, and wishes to be reconciled to the latter. The trial of those connected with the Hansard Union Co. is fixed for 20th of J any. Council of Colonial Institute arranging with public and middle class schools to give greater prominence to teaching Colonial History and Geography. Al. Davitt, recently unseated for North Meath, on grounds of intimidation by priests, has been asked to contest North East Cork, for which constituency it is said William O’Brien will shortly resign. British Govt are arming Belfast night police with revolvers. It is refanted that Bishop Logue, of Armagh, will be created a Cardinal instead of Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, because the latter has failed to promul:gare an important decision of the Pope in Ireland. BERLIN, Dec 29 Eight thousand miners have struck ■at Sarabruck, a town of Rhenish Prussia. CABL’L. Dec 30 The Governor General of Turkestan Wlblicly thanked General Yanuif for its expedition to the Pamirs. SYDNEY’, Dec 31 At the inquest on the body of the woman Alorrison, alleged to have been maltreated by a band of larrikins, in Paddington,the Coroner’s Jury returned a verdict of wilful -murder against some jierson or persons unknown. Immense damage caused by bush fires in the Aibury district. There are traces indicating that the fire was started by an incendiary. MELBOURNE, Dec 31 The revenue tor the half year amounts To £3,578,000.: The Colonial Treasurer’s estimate for the whole year in the Budget is £8,969,000. Tirree hundred Ums of butter, valued ■at £35,0U0, shipped to London. This is the largest consignment yet sent. At the wool sales competition is brisk. Prices are steady. Greasy merinos brought up to lid, scoured to Is Estimate of yield of wheat in Australasia is 12 bushels jier acre. NEWCASTLE, Dee 31

Aliners, by large majority, accepted new agreement, which comes into force ou MoalavW ELLINGTON, Tuesday Alan named Thomas V ercue shot himself m Sussex square, with a revolver, -on Saturday. The bullet lodged in his left lung. His condition is critical. Lyttelton : The prisoner who escaped fiom custody was captured in a house at Heathcote Valley en Saturday. He was in a wretched condition, being wet and hungry. He had only a shirt and drawers on. Woodville: A terrific thunderstorm broke over the district. An inch and three quarters of rain fell in about two hours.