Thursday.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 763, 10 August 1894, Page 5

Thursday.

LONDON, Aug 7 Cholera is spreading in Holland. Earl Kimberley defers setttlement of Kow Shing incident pending enquiry upon points international law. Political Secretary to Foreign Office in reply to question in Commons, said it would be dangerous attempt define nature contraband of war. Pall Mall Gazette thinks the triumph of Freotrade in N. S. Wales will be of great benefit to Victorian opponents of Protection. Queen gave dinner to Kaiser at Osborne, at which 70 g’uests were present, including Premier and Earl Kimberley. During fog Lismore Castle, while running at high rate of speed, collided with and sank a steamer name of which is unknown, off Ushant. Lismore Castle was cut down to the water line. PARIS, Aug 7 Irial of 30 leading Anarchists, including Sebastian, Faule, Jean, Grade, and Bastard, has begun. ROME, Aug 7 Italian Govt intends to transport 2000 Anarchists to an island in the Red Sea. BRUSSELS, Aug 7 A daring attempt made to dynamite the Royal Palace in this city was frustrated by a sentinel detecting men depositing the apparatus on a terrace SHANGHAI, Aug 7 ' Li Hung Chang, notwithstanding disfavour shown to him by Emperor, continues to direct military precautions and has ordered torpedoes to be laid in the Peho river. Russian troops on the Corean frontier have been reinforced. It is reported the Japanese compelled Cap:. Goldsworthy to deny the massacre of troops on board the Kowshung, but that now he confirms the first account. Tribesmen in Thibet seized and drowned French explorer Dutreii in a

river at Qungtein. Chinese Govt has expressed regret. OTTAWA, Aug 8 Canada is inviting tenders for laying and maintaining Pacific cable, receivable on Ist Novr.