LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2328, 13 February 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. i BRADLAUGH EXPELLED FROM THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. ANTI-CHRISTIAN RIOTS IN CHINA. TWO HUNDRED CHRISTIANS MASSACRED, i SIEGE OF SINKAT. THE FORTS EXPLODED AND GUNS SPIKED. SALLY FROM THE TOWN. MASSACRE OF THE WHOLE GARRISON OF 600 MEN. CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. AWARDS OF MEDALS TO THE COLONIES. (Received February 13 0.55 a.m.) London, February 12. In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Stafford Northcote moved that Mr Bradlaugh be excluded from the House and from the precincts of the Palace, and the motion was adopted by a large majority. Mr Bradlaugh was present during the debate, and voted with the minority. The cargo of frozen mutton by the steamship Liguria, from Melbourne (Dec. 20), comprising 4330 carcases, has arrived here in good condition. The first portion, which was placed in the market to-day, fetched s§d per lb. Hong Kong, February 11. Anti-Christian riots have occurred in China. Two hundred Christians were massacred and some mission stations totally destroyed during the riots. (Received February 13, 11.40 a.m.) Cairo, February 12, Afternoon. Telegrams are to hand this afternoon from Souakim announcing that Siukat, a town which has been besieged by the rebels for several weeks past, his fallen. The Governor (Tewfic Bey) ordered all the forts to be exploded and the guns spiked, and when this work had been completed yesterday, he made a sally from the place with his garrison, numbering 600 men. They were met outside the town by an overwhelming force of rebels, who showed no mercy and massacred the whole of their victims. The latter were reduced to starvation before they sallied from Siukat. Calcutta, February 12. The official list of awards in the Ifiternatior."! Inhibition has been published. To colonial exhibitors the following gold medals were awarded : Victoria, 6; South Australia, 3; TasNew South Wales, 1. The silver medals awarded are as follow : Victoria, 12; South Australia, 1; Tasmania, 6 ; New South Wales, 7. [special to press association.] London, February 8. Severn floods have occurred at PittslMirjjli, Pennsylvania, and fnlly 10,000 persons have been rendered homeless.

An immense amount of damage to property is reported. Most of the principal provincial Liberal papers condemn the irresolute Egyptian policy of the Government. Colonel Gordon has not yet reached Aboohamed, a city at which he is due. It is considered probable that Baker Pasha's force will be recalled and disbanded. Commenting upon the i"ecent engagements at Trinkitat, the " United Ireland" newspaper is jubilant at the success of the false prophet El Mahdi. February 9. News from the Cape reports the death of Cetewayo, suddenly, from heart disease. The Pall Mall Gazette says that circumstances demand that England shonld assume the absolute government of Egypt for a fixed period. There are still garrisons in the Soudan exceeding 30,000 men menaced by the rebels, and the radical journals argue that it is England's duty to rescue them. Sinkat has offered to surrender. + . [VIA SAN FRANCISCO.] London, January 21. A Dublin journal, the United Ireland of January 3, published a fresh account of the killing of Carey the informer, by O'Donnell, written by a gentleman who received it from the latter. It shows that O'Donnell deliberately killed Carey. There was no strnggle, and Carey made no attempt on O'Donnell. Had Judge Deuman permitted O'Donnell to speak, he would have told the whole story about killing Carey. He wa3 not acquainted with Carey on the voyage from England to the Cape of Good Hope. He was not a member of any sooiety. He recognised Carey by a woodcut he saw at Capetown and he resolved to kill him. He intended to go with him to the farm at Port Elizabeth which Carey had told him he was going to take, and thus show there was no spot where Carey could be safe. Finding himself, however, alone with Carey he could not resist the desire to kill him. Carey perceived his danger and said, "Do you know me?" "You are Carey the informer; to hell with you V The bullet sped with the words, and the deed was done. Carey clutched his own revolver, but it was too late. O'Donnell fired two shots and Carey fell to the deck. Nobody saw the the encounter except O'Donnell's companion, who threw her arms round him and filled the ship with her cries. He told her that morning he meant to kill Carey, and would hang for it. When Mrs Carey reached the scene, O'Donnell said to her " I had to do it."