CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 201, 30 April 1887, Page 9

CABLEGRAMS.

April 26. Great excitement is manifested on the Franco-German frontier. The inhabitants of Nancy, a town in the department of Meurthe-ot-Murelle, are dreading a sudden German invasion. The French Government is mobilising two hundred thousand of the ter- j ritorial army, for the purpose of putting them fchrnn^ * fof'cnigii'b s training. It is reported that Schnabell's trial will implicate General Boulangev, the I French Minister of War. The English and European press strongly side with Vr.mce respecting the rece.it arres*s mule by Germany, j but it is bebeved that the incident will i be saus'actorily arranged by diplomacy. I

Berlin, April 25. i The- 'North German Gazette to-day | punishes & statement from reliable j sources that the French Commissioner . Schnubcll ay as arrested on Gorman tenibory on a charge of treason and intriguing in Alsace, and that his arrest was " decided upon after convincing j proofs of his guilt had been obtained.

Rome, Apiil 25. His Holiness the Pope has offered to mediate between Fiance and Germany in relation to the arrest of Commissioner Schnabell.

London, April $o. Advices to hand from the West Coast of Afiica staio that the Stanley expedition had ascended the Congo and passed Coma on March 20th, and was expected to land and encamp at Matabi two days later. The expedition would start from that place to Wadelai, where Emm Pasha is beleaguered.

London, April 26. In the House of Commons, Sir J. E Gorst, Under-Secret ary for India, announced that the £hilzai rebellion was not spreading, and that the Ameer's troops had proved victorious over the rebels. An attempt has been -made to dynamite Popdtf, the commandant of Sofia, but it icsiuted in failure.

London, April 23. Mr Raikes announces that England will credit the colonies with .£50,000 on account of postage receipts for ISB6 from the revenue accruing to Great Britain from the Indian and Australian mails. France is credited with ;£ 54,000 as her proportionate share from the same source, and Italy wiih ;£44 000. Nova Scotia is again discussing the question of seceding from the Canadian Dominion. In the House df Lords to-day, the Irish Land Bill was read a second time without a division being taken.

Sydney, April 28. The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the members of .the Mutual Provident Society was held yesterday. The annual leport was adopted wLh unimportant alterations. A discussion took place on the subject of the pension of the retiring secretary. It was decided to adopt the report without however deciding on the motion against the proposed pension. This was not regarded as approval of the same by the meeting, Messrs. King and Mcllhone's motions were withdrawn and will be discussed when the bye-laws come up for consideration on 16th May. The result of the election of directors was to be made known this morning.