CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 211, 16 July 1887, Page 4 (Supplement)

CABLEGRAMS.

Ottawa, July 7. Repokts are to hand from Quebec of , a serious fire raging iv the citadel of that city. Many houses aud immense quantities of munitions an<! stores have been destroyed, and a panic has arisen, and people are flying from the city for safety.

Ottawa, July B<Lk The fire in the Citadel at Quel>©c lias been extinguished. It was fortunately controlled before it readied the magazine, where largo quantities of explosives were ftored. Tlie fess of hor&cs, munitions find stores lasts been immense.

London, J#y 7. Several more Australian gold mining companies are about to be placed on the London lu&iket. Mr Pai noil is seriously ill. In ic*ponse to the petitions presented to Her Majesty, asking for a reprieve of the crew of the Lady Douglas, the , sentence of <&eath has been remitted as ■ follows: — The captain to live years', imprisonment, the mate to 18 months', and those of the crew who were convicted to one year. Sir Patrick Jennings, 121 an interview with a representative of the "Freeman's Journal," stated that the colonists believed it would tend to strengthen the integiity of the Empire if each portion weie allowed to freely manage its individual affairs. London, Jul\ 7. — Mr .Stanhope, in the House of Commons, denied that the secret of the Brennan torpedo was divulged in the description published by " Engineering."

London, July 10. A GRAND review of .18,000 troops took place yesterday at Aldcrshot before the Queen. Her Majesty expressed herself highly gratified with the complete success o£ the ievicw, and, in implying to an address from the army presented on the occasion, said s-he prayed God to grant peace dining the remainder of her reign. The Queen reviewed thirty-three thousand volunteois at Aldershot along with the lcgulars and yeomaniy. Baron T)e Lesseps intends to apply to the pablie for nine millions sterling to enab c him to prosecute work on the Panama Canal. The Libeial Unionists have resolved to support a second reading of the Irish Land Bills. The Government are likely to propose that County Court judges should bo empowered to reduce rents for fixed periods. Signor Tersico, the Papal delegate has arrived at Dublin, and is the guest of Archbishop Walsh. Pakis, July 10. On leaving thfc city last evening to take command of a division of the ax my at Cler-jnont-Feiraml, (ieueial Bouhuigei leceived an immense popular ovation.

Berlin', July 9. The trial at Leipsig of Kleim and Grebcrt on a cluuge cf treason in furnishing Fiance with German military infoimation concluded to-day, and resulted in both prisoners being found guilty. Kleim "was sentenced to six and Grebert to five years' imprisonment ivith hard labour. The evidence given to the Court showed that Kleim had been in league with Schnaebele.

London, Juty 9. There is an intensely irritating espionage being carried on between the Germans and French on the frontier line, and the Press of these countries has a menacing tone.

London, July 8. The debate on the Irish Crimes Bill was continued to-night, when Mr Gladstone's motion was negatived, and the Bill was read a third time on division, The voting on Mr Gladstone's motion was — 349 against, 262 for; majority, 87.

Paris, July 12. M. Floquet has resigned the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, owing to a disorderly debate yesterday during which the Left attacked the Government and accused it of Royalist tendencies. A great scene of confusion prevailed, and the President was powerless to preserve . order.

Loxnox, July 12. In the House of Commons to-day the ljriah Land Bill came up for the second reading on the motion of Mr Balfour, iChief Secretary for Ireland. Mr Bannerman moved an amendment demanding a revision of the judicial rents for holdings. Mr Chamberlain supported the bill, hut •expressed a hope that the Government would flrop the bankruptcy clauses embodied in the measure. The debate \vas finally adjourned. London, July 11. — The "Morning Post " regards the result of the Coveiv try election as a warning to the Unionist leaders to join the Government. London, June 11th.— Mr Gladstone has been presented with a magnificent silver casket by his American admirers. Dr. McGlynn has been formally excommunicated. The revolution in Hawaii, consequent upon the corruption of the Ministiy, was of a bloodless character. The will of the people was parried out quickly and expeditiously by the King, who was threatened with deposition by the citizens of Honolulu unless a change was effected. Conclusive evidence was produced that the Ministry had taken bribes, and the King was compelled to dismiss all his Ministers, restore all the bribps, and appoint a jiew Cabinet.

Melbourne, July 10. The apprehensions of an outbreak of swrallpox in Victoria have abated, and die quarantine restrictions on arrivals from Sydney have beeu removed, London, July 11th. A demonstration in honour of General Koulanger will take place <m Long Cfomins racecourse on the lith inst. Tii« " Francais * lants that it may end iit •some unexpected complications. EatJ Percy, heir to the Duke of NorthuiK'l'Xirland, and wiio was Coiiseryative w.cinber for the Northern Division of N^rLhumboi land fi oin 18G8to 1885, has foe en raised to die peerage. Sofia, July 10th. AL liadoslavoff, Pi evident of the M«.nis>Liy, witlt all the other members, lw,-: resigned m consequence of the otfuilieL betwe-eM the Keg«Mcy and (Jol-oncl Nicokieffand other Masters. A deputation left Sofia to-<lny for Ehentha], fontually to announce to Tiince FcrdaHAud' his election to the ifc'lirono of Bu^am'a.

Tho lepoi-fc of the Commission of Inquiry into the Buili colliery •disaster states that caielessness, want of skill, and the loose and peituii-ctory manner in which the piineipal operations of the mine were performed by the majority of tho men led up to the oceuirence.