Condensed Cablegrams.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 274, 21 June 1889, Page 2

Condensed Cablegrams.

LONDON. H. E.H. the prince of Wa'es, in addressing.a large meeting of nobility and influential gentlemen at Marlborough House, stated that there were a quarterjof a million lepers in India an ! he added that the disease was increasing both inAfrica andAus tralia. At the present time he said that a leper, was engaged in the London meat market. ' Before the Jockey Club Lord Marcus Beresford,who was examined on behalf of Lord Durham, confirmed the statement that Wood was guilty of foul riding. He also chavacterised the jockey as a scoundrel. Lord Marcus acquitted Sir George Chetwynd of a guilty knowledge in connection with Wood's riding. Stanley and Emm Bey aie forcing their way in the direction of MomBassa, on the Eastern Coast througt Maßailand. The CentralfNews Agency is informed that Frank Woodruffe, the waggoner, who confessed complicity in the murder of Dr Cronin, has made a furthur confession, which implicates Arthur Sullivan, P. O'Sullivan, Detective Coughlin and MacDougall. The Court of Queen's Bench has rejected Mr Parneil's appeal against postponing his libel action against The Times until November. New Ze tlandtmntton is scarce. There was a large attendance at the opening of the wool sale. Merinos are in good demand. . Oarlotta Fatti, sister of Adelina Patti, is dying. . The L-'arnell Defence Fund has now reached £40,000.