CABLEGRAMS. STORM IN CHINA. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 300, 19 September 1888, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS. STORM IN CHINA. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

Tiiujrsday Island, Sept. 17. By advices received from China it is stated that on August 18th Foochow was visited by a seveie typhoon, which caused great loss of life and damage to property. The storm is described as the most severe that hasoccmred since iB6O,

London", September 14. The P. and 0. Co.'s steamer Nepau (commander, S. F. Cole) ran ashore at Marseilles to-day, but it is expected that she will bfi floated off again. The passengers and ciew were saved. The captain, who suffered from apoplexy, died shortly after the accident.

LATER The P. and O. Co.'s steamer Nepaul has been successfully floated.

Lon'dox, September 14. From latest information to hand from Cent r al Africa, it is feared Tippoo Tip deserted Major Barttelor.

London*, September 14. At the request of Cardinal Moran, Dr. Haggans, of Meath, has been appointed auxiliaiy bishop at Sydney. His Eminence will take with him 10 Sydney a valmbie marble altar, one of the Jubilee presents made to His Holi ness the Pope.

Losi>o:<, September 14. Latest statistics ?how that during the quarter ended June 30U1 the Itish population had deneased by 37,000.

London, September 14. The amount subscribed towards the O'Connell Memorial Chinch is £12,500.1 2,500. America and Australia subscribed each, and Ti eland .£1,900.

London, September 14. In conneclion with Mr Goschen's elevation to the leadership of the House of Commons, it is stated that Mr Ljlfour, Secietary for Ireland, declined the position, and that it ivauld have been offered to Sir M. Hicks-Beach had he been able to undertake the duties. Baron De Woims will probably succeed Mr Goschen at the Treasury. London, Septembci 14.

The New Zealand Loan and Me:cantile Company are offering a quarter of a million 4 per cent, debentures a I 9?.

Loxpo>", September 14. Mr W. C. lloberts Austen, F.R.S., Chemist and Assayer at the Royal Mint, will accompany Sir F. D. Beli to Freiburg, Saxony, on Wednesday, for the purpose of reporting on the re fi victory ores of that town.

Sydney, September 1.5. The official pay sheets of the last week's work at the Newcastle collieries show that the highest wages per man per day was 13s 6d, while the lowest was 103 4d. The general aveiage was us 66.

Melboirxi:, September 15. The Intercolonial Meteorological Conference have resolved to take steps to establish stations at New Guinea, Noumea, Tahiti, and othei points in the Pacific, in order to ob:am better information concerning c} clones affect ing Australia.

Bekllv, beptembei 16. The Rhine has overflowed and seveie inundations have taken place in ?11 the lower levels of the Rhine W-siley. A large number of lives are reported to have been lost.

London, September 17. The " Times " has entered appearance in the libel action at ihe instance of Mr Parnell. Sir Charles Russell will make application that thti Judicial Commisbion in the Parnell case shall send a subcommission to An erica to examine witnesses there. Pie will also apply (or power to examine the alleged forged lei ters which are in the possession of the "Times." The "Times" will apply foi power to inspect the books and papeis of the Land and National Leagues. >

London*, Septembei 16. At the inquesc into the death of the man King who was found dead on the Midland Railway and was supposed k> have been the victim of an outrage, it was shown that he Had fallen from the train while attempting to pass from one carriage to another while the train was in motion. A verdict of " Accidental Death " was accordingly returned.

Brisbane, Sept. 17. Two women named Betts and Knight bad a fight, the result of which was that the latter was killed. The woman Betts was arrested, and has been committed for trial on the charge of murder.

Svdxj;v, September 17. Captain Sc. /Uibyn, a gentleman who served in New Zealand, has died at Coulburn, in this colony.

Adklaide, September, 17. A gang of fourteen desperadoes from Queensland are reported to be raiding stock on the table-lands of the northern territory.

London, September 15. Mr William Redmond refuses to do any prison labour and maintains a debant attitude. He will not appeal against his sentence.

London, September 15. The Whitecliapel murderer is still at large. The assassin is believed to be an anatomi&t, as a portion of the intestines are missing from each victim. The panic in the locality is increasing, and even the women are arcning themselves,

London, September 13. Owing to tlio strike of tho Newcastle miners several English steamois have been on j aged to convey coal to Australia. Shipowners generally feel indisposed to place their vessels on the Australian berth, fearing that the stiiko in the colony will prevent the steamers coaling and obtaining i c turn cargoes.

London, September 14. A French steamer collided o(T tho Canaries with the Italian steamer Sudamentia. Ninety Italians were lost.

London', September 13. A man naired King, who arrived as o steeiagc passenger iiom Sydney in the steamer Ormuz, was found dead along the Midland railway line, and ib is believed that ho was thrown out of a railway cairiage by a companion of hi* named Howdy, \\ ho was a fellow-passenger from the colony, llowdyhaa disappeared.

London, September 13. Nuwb has been received here that Major Barttelot, who was in charge of one portion of Stanley s Expedition, has been muiderecl by Arab earners. Jamieson, who was with the party, will succeed him in command. The Baitillots expedition, after the murder, returned to the falls to ic-organibe.

London, September 11. Sir JSatl Samuix, who arrived in London thi-3 week, has, at the suggestion of Sir Henry Tai lies, had in interview with Lord Stanley, the President of the Boaul of Tiade. in reference to Mr Sand ford Fleming's proposal that C inada and Australia should confer as to the possibility of reciprocity with legaid to (he Pacificcablcand the mail?. Lord Stan lev expressed himsslf favourable to the cable project, but added that the majouty of tho^e interested in the question weie hostile to Sir Julius Vogcl't. piopo^al that the Eastern Extension and Pacific Companies should amalgamate, ami make the teiminus of tho cable San Francisco, instead of Vancouver.

London', September 14. Isluik Khan, theiebel chief, has thlity thousand followers., and the Ameer fifty thousand. It is lepoited that the heads of ihe Ameer's army at t'abul aresecietly denoted to Ishak. The Ameer's foi ccs have captured Kamaidafoid, the chief stronghold of I*lmk. The prisoners included the Tatter's father in law.

London, September 14. Yellow fe\er is lading in Flouda. The people are pauic-stiicken. London, September 1-1.

The impunity with which the Whitechapel minders ueie committed ha~. drawn attention to the ineihciency of the dcteef.he foice. The '• Telegiaph '' in a scathing aiticle exposes the glaiing insufficiency and disoiganwition of the foice, and declares that the public will not tileiate it. Mr M.rthews, as an administrator, i- a fantastic failuic, and displays miserable weakness. He ha* brought the ()o\euinient into general disci edit.

Loxhon, September 11. A company ha^ been formed with a capital of three million- to purchase the Cheshire taltiield.

Liisnox. September 14. Mr Wm. Redmond, iM.l\, bus been sentenced to thieo months' imprisonment.

Lomhi.v, September 14. The Sultan of Mt iuco cut his. way out of the city, and is now musstciincr troops to quell the ie\olntion.

Lo\ on, September 13. The rumour that the Canadian <to\ eminent intended to n-k the Imperial (lo\Pinment foi a subsidy tow aids the extension of the Dominion railway sis denied.

Lom>ox, September Jo. Tlie fii-t steps in the action of Parnell \. the "Time-," ha\e been taken at Edinburgh.

Lo>dox, September 13. It is .stated that the niinour icspecting the Chine-e invasion of Australia it> a hoax" and the ideo that there is any chance of collusion between China and Russia is lidiculed.

Lom>c>. September 13. In the ictiirii match between the Austialian Eleven and Sinews bury.-* team the latter made 195, the highest score> beino — M. Read (20), Xc«* ham (32), Docker (32), Loiiinann (35), and Brigga (37). Turner took 6 wickets, for 72, and Trott 3 for 60. The Austialian^ were unable to stand againfct the boiling of liiirrtr.,, and Lolimann, and the lato wicket "fell with the total at 35. Fcnis was the highest scorer with 14. Brigjrs took 6 wicket? for 17, and Lohmann 3 for 16.

Lomox, .September 14. The Auhtialian* &coied 115 foi the loss of seven wicket-. L>ons contributed 25; iMacdonnell. 22; Edwaids, 19 ; Trott, not out, 39.

Lomjon, .September 14. Wheat: Maiket is depressed. The weather i- all that can be desired. New Zealand \\ho.ib has declined 6d per 4961b. Tallow : Mutton tallow, market easier. New Zealand hemp : Medium is woith -C 27 10s per ton.

! Lonjxjn, September 12. The Commander of the Stanley Falls Alilitaiy Expedition, witn one of the members of the Stanley Expedition, has ai rived at Lisbon cv mute for England. London, September 12, Frozen meat is steady at ormer quotations. Loxdox, September 12. 'Nhws has been received here of a revolutionary rising having taken place in Moiocco. The citizens aiose and looted the residences of Eiuopeans, and it is believed that several Eiuopean subjects have been murdered by the rebels. The palace of the Sultan was also attacked and enteied by the mob, and the Sultan only escaped after a desperate hand-to-hand encounter had taken place between his body guaid and the assailants. The affair was ended by Imperial troops arriving and driving the xebols from the palace back to town. Dming the outbreak, horrible outrages were perpetrated on women and girls, availing in barbaiity tho Bulgarian " atrocities. '' The foreign wai ships in the harbour have landed armed parties, who are helping to quell the disturbance, and at the same time affording protection to Europeans resident ill the place.

London, September 12. Mi 1 Hams, the wheat expert, predicts an enormous rise in wheat in the sprmg owing to the scarcity of the supply.

Lam},, September 12. In con&equenco of the falling off in the yield of wheat, France will require to import forty million hectolitres.

Calcutta, September 12. The rebel Ishak Khan is encamped at Haibak, and three armies of the Ameer's troops are marching again&t him.

Lo*.dojt, September 12. The " Globe " states that subscriptions b the Irish Pund are gradually decreasing 1 except from Australia, and inquiries are beiny made as to tho disposal of the balance in hand at present.

London, 23. The Bank rate of discount is 4 per cent.

Pekuv, Soptember 10. It is regarded as certain that China will iejecb any furthev parleying on the ChineseAmerican Treaty.

London, September 13. Loul Harris?, speaking at Carmarthen, said British relations with China and America were causing 1 uneasiness, and although he would dep'ore a quarrel with America, yet every Englishman requires that British colonies shall nob bo downtrodden, o\er-ruled, and ill-treated by their neighbours.

London, September 12. In the match against the Shrewsbury Eleven tho Australians, in their second innings, mado 119, the lnghe&t scores being —Turner (-50), Lyons (13), Bonnor (15). Shrewsbury's team requiring 1 64 runs to win, put tho necessary number together a\ ith the loss of &ix wickets, thus winning the match by four tickets Tho highest scorer wasDocker(notont, 20). The bowling and fielding of the colonials was excellent. Turner secured 4 wickets for 43, and Ferris 3 for 2.5.

London, September 12. Sevioud rioting broke out at Mitchelstown on the occasion of tho annivercaiy of the previous I'iots.

LoiNuox, September 12. The local Government Board have asbsmed >Sir G'rnham Berry. Agent-Genoial for Victoria, that they had'no intention of despatching ieeble and idle persons and inmates of \\ oik houses to the colonies.

I W^iumjtox, September 12. There have been some heated debates i n Congiess over the Ketaliatiou Bill intro" duced in connection with the iiuheries question. One speaker attirmed that tho United States cared nothing for the British Xa\ y. Another speaker condemned the colonial and foieign policy of England, and biatcd that England's interference lately had brought her into unenviable piominenee. The speaker advised the House to deal with the Dominion of Canada and ignore England altogether in the i^sttlement of the question at ibsue.

Washington', .September 11. Piesident Cleveland, in his letter accepting the cuulidat me for the Presidency, i^'ioies the Fisheries Treaty. (icneial Hnm*on, in his address to the Republicans, denounces the immigration ot puupei» and Chinese into Ameiic.i.

Bklckwm:, September 12. Tlic peo])le of Seiv'ta are expressing sympathy with ev-Quetn Xatalie. with regard Lo the leeent dnoroe proceeding,- 1 .

Co.vsTANTLNori.r., September 11. .Sir John J'ender, Chaiiman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, is now on a \hib to the .Sultan, who has conteiiecl upon him tha decoiation of the fhfet cla^ of the Order of the MedjicLe.

I Komi:, September 12. Serious Hoods have taken place in the Tyioleso Alps and over the whole of the north of Italy. The damage to property i 5i 5 very extensive.

Vienwa, September 14. Tun Emperor Francis Joseph lias publicly administered a sharp rebuke to Bishop Djakovar, the leader of the Pan&lavist party in AiTstiia, for ha\inef wished Russia (iocl.speecl in her world-wide mission.

Gvjro, September 14. Osm\>'s Cavalry suddenly attacked HuakJm. The ganison of that ciLy lepul&ed the rebels, many of whom were killed. Ko casualties one icpoited on the part oi the defenders.

I'AKih, September 12. A Fklncii aeronaut claims to have solved the problem of balloon navigation. He as-sert-* that a balloon constructed on hib plan will bo able to tiavel ab the rate of sixty miles an lioui in any lequh-ed direction, no matter what wind nvvy prevail. A public tnal of the invention is to take place shortly.

Pa ins, Sept. 3. A i Luucioi s al Tray has taken place a^ Limoges, in connection with the strike o* na\ vie-; which is still pending there. The police attempted to disperse, a meeting of the men on .stiike, when the naA\ies resented the interference by at(acking the police. in the light that ensued,' the women came to the assistance of their husbands and fathers, by tin owing boiling water en the police. The militaiy weic summoned to help to quell the disturbance, but the .stiikerfe disarmed both the police and soldiery and beat them .severely. A suflicient armed force having an bed, ho\>e\er, the soldieis cbaiged the crowds in a most ferocious manner at the point of the bayonet. A large number of the rioters were fearfully wounded. Several of the women in the crowd were killed by the .soldiers, while others weie feai fully mutilated by bayonetthrusts. The rioting was ultimately quelled by the authorities.

Calcutta, Septembot 12. It is expected that General Graham will make an advance immediately upon the Thibetans at Jellalpa Pass. The Thibetans have strongly forbilied that position.

Ottawa, September 11. •Sir John McDonald, Premier of Canada, will, it, is understood, .shortly visit England for the purpose of urging Lord Salisbury to grant &e\eral millions steiling liom the Imperial Treasury lor the construction of commercial railways in Canada.

SyDxVKY, September 14. Thjs mine masters have declined to accedo to the request to alter a clan.se in their agreement, and the conference with the representatives ol the minors has broken up without effecting any satisfactory result.

.Sydsj'A', Weptenibor 14. ( A sculling race for £200 between li. E. tSeailo and C. Keilson, over the champion course on the Parramafcta .River, took place to-day, and was won by Searle by live lengths; time, 2lmin 34sec. After the race an offer was made to back iSoarlo against Hanlan for £200, and a wager of I.UOO to 800 on Searlc.

bYDNEY, tSept. 15. New Zealand potatoes aie 95s ; circulars, 95s ; maize, 3s 2d ; oats, firm, at 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; milling oats, 2d 6d to 2s 7d ; bran is easier at Is Id to Is l£d ; pollard, dull, txb lid to Is; fowl wheat, 12s lOd to 33; imported butter, Is 3d to Is 5d ; local butter, Is 9d ; cheese, firmer, al 7d ; New Zealand bacon, 9d to 9kl ; old, 7d to Bd.

St rjsTEBSBURa, September 14. The Russian Government is is suing credit notes to the value of fifteen million z-oubles