LATE CABLE NEWS.
[Bv Telegraph.] (Per s.s. Zealandia at Auckland.) London, July 11. There are grounds for believing that the reported commutatioaof the capital sentences upon the condomed Pashas is incorrect. The Sultan is being besecched to spare the lives of Midhat Pasha and his confederates. Sir Theophilus Shcpstonc, who took a leading part in the annexation of the Transvaal, has written a letter deploring the recent action of the British Cabinet in connection with the Transvaal. A shocking accident is reported to haVe occurred in a Catholic church in Mexico. One Sunday while the congregation were assembled at divine service, the roof of the sacred edifice suddenly fell in, killing fifty people. A large number were seriously injured. A large exodus of Jews is taking place from the southern distircts of the Eussian population. The destination of the outgoing families is America. An insurrection is reported at Mecca. An encounter took place between the Turkish soldiers and the insurgents. The loss on the part of the Imperial troops was 250 killed.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2599, 20 July 1881, Page 2
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172LATE CABLE NEWS. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2599, 20 July 1881, Page 2
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