CABLE NEWS. HOME AND FOREIGN.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1100, 17 October 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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LONDON, Oct 15. Telegrams to hand from Foochow slate that serious anti-European riots have occurred there ; no details, however, are yet to hand. At Hainan the populace are also in an excited state, and placards menacing the Mandarin and European residents have been posted and paraded by natives. The steamships Catalonia, from Lyttelton (Aug 25), and British King from Lyttelton (Sept 1), have arrived at Plymouth with cargoes of frozen meat, reported to be in good condition. CAPETOWN, Oct 13. Latest intelligence from Mainland states that Mr Osborne, British Resident Commissioner, has gone to interview Cetewayo with a view to inducing him to surrender to the British authorities. MADRID, Oct 15. It has transpired that (he new Ministry formed by Senor Herrera has

decided to drop the dispute with tho French Government regarding the insult offered to King Alfonso in Paris last month.

PARIS, Oct 15. M. Ferry, President of the Council of Ministers, who is now in the provinces, made speeches at Rouen and Havre. He urged moderation and unity on the part of Ministerialists in the coming struggle with the Extremists during the session of the Chambers which commence next week. ST PETERSBURG, Oct 15.

Intelligence is to hand from Zewonka, a town in tho province of Podolio,Southern Russia, that during service in a Jewish Synagogue an alarm of fire was raised and a panic ensued. In tho rush for the doors in the building, forty women were crushed to death, and 30 others seriously injured. The Czar arrived at PcterhoflE to day from Cronstadt. HONG KONG, Oct 15. Latest news from Tonquin stales that the Chinese troops who recently arrived at the frontier are now quilting their positions and retiring into the interior. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct'ls. Intelligence his been received from Chios, an island off tho coast of Asia Minor, that a severe shock of earthquake has been experienced there. A large number of houses have been destroyed, and several persons seriously wounded, though no loss of life occurred. News is also to hand that the earthquake caused serious damage at Avali (sic), and that a number of deaths had occurred.

[SPECIAL TO PKESB ASSOCIATION]. LONDON, Oct 12. Messrs Alexander Bros, of Sydney, have become bankrupt, with liabilities amounting to £52,000. Sir Julius Vogel, in a letter to the Times , defends thejaction of the Governor and the Premier of Victoria in excluding the Irish informers from landing in Australia.

The Roumanian soldiers, taken prisoners by the Austrians, have been released on certain conditions.

The French Press are moderating their tone respecting the action of Commodore Erskinc in connection with the treatment of French companies in the New Hebrides. The British Shipowners’ Association are urging upon the Government the necessity of re-opening negoialions in reference to the construction of a second canal through Suez.

Several shocks of earthquake have been experienced at San Francisco within the last few davs.