CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1365, 6 October 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(From our own Correspondent,) LONDON, October 3. Telegram. o from Hayti, West Indies, report that u serious native rising has occurred at Port Au Prince, tho capital. A large body of blacks entered the town and attacKed the foreign merchants several of whom were killed, and others severely maltreated. The rioters also pillaged the business premi-es and private houses of merchants, and committed great havoc. A body of marines from the men-of-war in port landed to quell the outbreak, and in the encounter which took place with the rioters sevrral marines were killed.

The wool sales closed to-day ; the quantity sold since the opening of tho series is 360,000 bales, 58,000 bales have been held over. In greasy wool the decline suffered at the outset was since recovered. There has been a good demand for New Zealand wools, fleece, and scoured, combing wools closed about Id lower than prices ruling at the close of the May and June series. Good and inferior scoured are a Id to lAd lower; crossbreds are rather higher than at the close of June sales. PARIS, October 3.

It is stated that the French Government has delieered an ultimatum to tho Chinese Envoy with regard to the difficulty in Tonqxin It is understood that the Government refused to cede the northern part of Tonquin to China, but are willing that that district should be treated as neutral ground ROME, October 3 It is currently reported here that His Holiness the Pope is seriously ill HONG KONG, October 3. Intelligence to hand from Canton states that much alarm is felt by the Europeans in that city on account of the excited and threatening attitude of the Natives. Fears are enter! lined that an attack may bo made upon the European quarter, and six gunboat-j hare arrived in the river in readiness to afford protection to the Europeans and their property in cse of necessity. Major Car.t’ey, of the Royal Engineers, an officer of high standing in this corps, has been specialty selected to come to New Zealand in connection with a scheme of harbour defence. On account of his particular capabilities for the duty entrusted to him, he has been sent out at the request of Sir William Jervois, to assist His Excellency in respect of executive work connected with designating a thorough system of defence. Major Cantley will act under His Excellency. At the Divorce Sittings in November the case of Edwards v. Edwards and Remineton will bo heard. The petitioner is a resident here and seeks for adissnluf-nn of marriage on the ground of adultery and desertion.