CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 218, 3 September 1887, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

LotfßON, August Serious disturbances took place at Ostend en Tuesday and yesterday, 9, uuinbcr of English fishing smacks attacked W the local fishermen. The gemkiivws and civic artillery were called out., and fired upon the, latter, sevd«d of whom weie killed atwlj Avounded. :

London, August 29. i Mr Midkacl Davitt delarcs that Jto- 1 laud will be steeped in ciime duri«g the winter if freedom of speeck ib aiqppecl. 'l lie German Government deny m\y knowledge of the lecent attacks hy'the Piess'concerning Denmaik. A 'bill to facihtate the acquisition of allotments for small householdeia has 7>:tss(d througli all its stages »i the IHouse of Commons. "

London, August ' 23. Sir John Macdouald, PiemSer of Canada, denies having threatened to ask for a body of English troojis to resist the construction of a mil wry connecting the United States with JManittoba.

London, Augs-fb 2S. The Toulouse Army Corps is to be mobilised on the 13th September next It is announced that this is being done as an experiment. It is rumoured that a Rusfiiun loan of six million of roubles is being tloated in Paris.

London, August 28. A mass meeting of woiking men, attended by several thousands, -was held in Trafalgar Square yesteiday to protest against the }>roclamation of the Irish National League. Kesolutions were adopted protesting agcinsb the repression of the League, which, in the opinion of the meeting, was an act equivalent to repression of the right of combining. I

London, August 30. j The Earl of Carnarvon, in a letter | written to the "Times" piior to his departnre for the colonies, .deploics the apathy and false economy of the Impei ial Government in not fortifying commeicial polls and coaling stations. In contrast with this cheese-paring policy he points to the patriotic exertions made by the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales in the direction of harbour defences.

Sydney, August 28. A destructive lire took place last night in the premises of Messrs Wallace and Co., Clareiicc-slrcet The damage is estimated at ;£ l O,OOO-