CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 219, 10 September 1887, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

London, September 1. The Kabbabish tribe have fought a battle with the forces under the command of the dervishes with the result that 1,300 of the rebels were killed. The Kabbabish tribe of Arabs arc the " friendlies " who rendered assistance to the English forces during the Soudan campaign. They inhabit the centre and south of the • Bayonda Desert or "big bight." It was reported some time ago that a rebellion was being fomented by the dervishes. The officials of the United States Go vernment have seized another Biitish fishing vessel — this time in Behring's Strait.

London, September 2. News to hand from Central Asiastates that skirmishes took place on the Cth ult. near Zulfikar, Northern Afghanistan, between bodies of Herat soldiers and Russian troops, and that the Russian garrison at Karki, on the Bokhara n frontier, is proceeding in the direction of Herat.

London, September 3. Turkey lias asked Piince Bismarck to induce England, Italy, and Austria to accept Russia's nominee as sole Regent of Buigaiia. This step, ib is believed, has hastened the formation of a strong Ministry by M Stambouloff. The Great Powers will probably decline to accede to the wish of Turkey, and the "Bulgarians are rallying lonnd M. Stamboulofl to resist the proposal.

London, September 5. The Nationalist meeting convened to be held at Ennis, and which had been proclaimed by the Government, took place yesteiday in n different locality, Upwards of 10,000 persons attended, including Messrs Dillon and OBrien, who delivered defiant speeches, in which they urged the people to resist j the police. A body of Hussars arriving on the scene, the meeting broke up and returned to Ennis, where further speeches were made, but the troops following, the crowd finally dispersed. No disturbance took place.

London, September 4. Mr John Dillon, M.P., the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Messrs Philp, Stanhope and Cox have ai lived ai Ennis, where the National League meeting which has been prohibited by the Government takes place to day. The town was illuminated in honour of the visitors. The "Observer" considers that MiDillons speech in the House of Commons wuiild have a tendency to cause bloodshed at the meeting. At a protection meeting held at Liverpool, Lord Derby said that Parliament neither could nor would cstabl%sh protection to relieve the depiession. During the discussion on Mr Leoni Levy's paper at the meeting of the Biitish Association, it was stated that New South Wales had been benefited by the protective policy of Victoria, and that the latter colony was receding from protection.

London, September 5. Mr J. Chamberlain, who has been appointed Chairman of the American Fisheries Commission, before proceeding to Canada, visits Ulster with the object of preparing a scheme of local self-government for Ireland.

Londox, September 6. A most disastrous fiie occurred in the theatre at Exetei during the performance last night. On the fire breaking out a terrible panic arose, and in the rush from the building the exits became blocked. Over a hundred persons were crushed to death. The victims were chiefly those who had occupied seats in the gallery. Up to the present time a hundred and thirty bodies have been recovered, but it is feaied they do not represent the total loss of life. The fire began on the stage, and spread with great rapidity, the back portion being ablaze within three minutes. The pit exit was cleared with difficulty, thus allowing the audience in the lower parts of the house to escape. The gallery exit became blocked, and the people made for the windows and roof, many of them jumping to the ground, a distance of forty feet, and sustaining serious injuries. It is supposed that two hundred lives were lost by the fire at the Theatre. (Name of theatre not given as portion of the message has not come through. The conflagration originated on the stage, during the performance of the fourth act of " Romany Rye." There was only one exit provided for the gallery, and it was in that portion of the building that the greatest number of casualties occurred. j

London, September 6. Later particulars show that fully HO persons perished by the fire at the Exeter Theatre, the majority of the victims being adults, and two-thirds of them women. The building was totally destroyed, and most of the bodies recovered were terribly charred. The scene in the gallery staircase was of a most fearful and heartrending description, men, women, and children being inextricably wedged together, where they were overtaken by the flames and literally roasted alive. In the terrible struggle which took place among the panic-stricken audience to get out, some were actually torn to pieces. Many noble attempts at rescue are reported. The mortality was almost wholly confined to the occupants of the gallery.

Calcutta, September 2. Latest news to hand from Afghanistan states that the gout, from which the Ameer is suffering, has now readied his thigh.

Constantinople, September 1. Ifc is announced that tho Porte has agreed to the Russian proposal that General Ernoth should proceed to Bulgaria as sole Regent.

Sydney, September 5. A fire occurred last night in the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Broken Hill, by which two men were burned to death. The family of the proprietor had a narrow escape.