CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 26 April 1894, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. Favandi, a comrade of the man Polti (who was arrested with a bomb in his possession in .. Farrington road), has also been taken into ousted}', and a quantity of explosives has been found on him. Farandi is alleged to be the financial manager of a gang of Anarchists. Polti, the Anarchist, has made a full confession of his connection with the Anarchists, and states that Farandi directed everything, but kept in the background. He declares that the latter granted pensions to wounded Anarchists, and provided counsel for them it they were arrested. Farandi, the accomplice of Polti, has confess- d that he intended to murder Inspector Melville, who is responsible for the tracking of the Anarchists. The Anarchist delegates at the Hague elected Farandi to control the operations in England. He was associated with Bourdin,. who was killed near Greenwich, and with the Antonomie Club. Farandi has also confessed that he intended to cause an explosion in the Stock Exchange in order to kill capitalists. Mr Gladstone is recovering in health. At the banquet given by the Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. G". R. Tyler, in honour of St. George's Day, upwards of 800 were present, including Cardinal Vaughan, Lord Jersey, Bishop Sehvyn, Bishop Camidge (Bathurst), Bishop Webber (Brisbaue), Bishop Barry (formerly of Sydney), Mr S. Buxton (Parliamentary Secretary for the Colonial Office), Sir Julius Yogel, the AgentsGeneral for the various colonies, and a number of other leading finlOfilftls,

Sir George Grey, Sir Henry Loch and the Marquis of Ripon sent messages regretting that they were unable to attend. The Lord Mayor, in proposing the toas 4 : of " The Empire," said he hoped that the celebration in honour of St. George, England's patron saiat, would be perpetuated with a view of promoting the unity, loyalty, and patriotism of the Empire. Lord Kuutsford lauded the happy idea of the Lord Mayor in celebrating St. George's Day. He went on to say that the Conservatives were not afraid of the necessary extension of the colonies and were always ready to accept responsibility. He eulogised the work of the AgentsGeneral, and said he hoped the colonies would never send gentlemen of lower standard, otherwise the closer union desired by every statesman might be delayed. In the House of Commons, the income tax resolutions have been agreed to. Mr Goschen asserts that the decision to limit the increased duty on spirits and beer to one year will probably result in a loss to the revenue of a million pounds. In the sculling race over the Wandsworth champion course, Bubear beat Barry by two lengths in 21min 44sec.