CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 303, 29 September 1888, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

. -~ T _September 23. 5-, At^aribproijgk Hqu§e it . is denied! that the lives.qtthe princess of Wales and her daughter-_wefe imperilled in ■the accident -at Gmunden.

._ 3 rrf . Loxtd^ September '24. " - The Baffctejofc expeditipn for,' the 1 relief,of Stanley liasjbeen disbanded, th'e^ death-of the. leaders having made its success hopeless.

London, September 24. It is asserted that the Dominion Government is discussing an unofficial proposal , that Australia should induce, the Imperial Government td initiate a conference for the purpose of discussing the question of reciprocity between Canada and Australia. f

n , London, .September 24. -A >vp>iAN has beeiv murdered, at Birtley,.iii the county of Durham; and' a; sensation has" been caused -by the, _d iscoy.ery,. ..that r her . „body; had been mutilated in the same-way.aVthosej.of the victims of the mysterious assassinations at Whitechapel.

London, September 24. It is feared that there will be a general rising of natives, at Zanzibar, against the European residents. , News is to hand that a Cern)an force has -been landed at Bagomayo, and has killed 150 rebels.

London, September 24. The, diary of the late Emperor Frederick JII. of Germany, now being published, shows that early in 187 1 Napoleon 111., while a prisoner of .war- at Wilhelmshohe, in Germany, urged the German Emperor to moderate the conditions of peace imposed upon-France, with a view to France and Germany afterwards inviting and making war upon England.

, London, September 24. . News has been received of the wreck of the ship Confederation,," during her voyage from -New York to Australia. The vessel,, which had' crew and ,pass'engefs.'lq Jhe .number," of My^eight ( on'tboard, fouhderedJ.,in^,the Pacific Ocean. „« The , passengers and- -crew, nook- to 'the b'oatsj and; 1 after* being jlfofty'f^.days.^. at ;. sea, . during 'which' time, ..many," hardships were sixteen survivors, including two >womenj •reached the island of Ojee. While there "eight lives were lost th rough' goin^ jbut ;ta sjea r ;in,a 4> boat -with' ft tjie jntenUon^of Jntercaprufing a passing vessel, a nd ob--ta'ining ; the relief of »he^ shipwrtckedi people". ' The eight' suryivqrs were ultimately taken from the'isfa'rVd, BuVit is believed that' all "tfie rest on boaid the vill-fated'ship have perished.

London, September 24. it -.The,, .captain ';,Qf u a, wjjalipg vgsseij iwhicbujias arfiveduat -Brooklyn, New. -York, " r has^- brought „ a / letter frorp! the Jast^o^h.^le ..expedition^ that sailed from America. *•, „

\,,, r v , - London, Sep»temWr^24r: ' The . ; yessel t- -which 'went^ • ashore ;at^ Mpntrdse^ms b'eeriSfloat'ebi off:ana;tdwed;into: ; Dmi&e^^herV'.she! ) will be docked and examined. , '. : ?

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-.Two .priests, t Fa.tli,t:rs-,'.Cla'rKel~ < and f ; Farrdlyy have been senterice'cT'to-sfx ■ weejks'iiiiprisonriieht forniciting fo boy-

i , London, September 25. .■ News has been received here thai ; General; praharn advanced^aiirTrmuk : an attack, upon the Thibetan position |in the Jelapla- Pa§s. The Thibetans [retired after a short engagement,; in (which -no casualties occurred on the British side. • , ,

' London, September 25. Only one steamer Jias been chartered for the conveyance of coal to Australia. There are many inquiiies being made for other steamers.

London, September 26. Fahran, a Syrian interpreter, .who was attached to H. M, Stanley's expedition, has arrived in this city from Central Africa. He left tho Aruwhini camp three days before the murder of Colonel Barttellot. He confirms the statements which have beon published as to the brutality of the latter. Stanley, on tho contrary, always enforced the necessity of treating the natives with kindness. r Colonel Barttellot's cruelties commenced soon after Stanley loft to push on to the re lief of Emm Pasha. Fahran believes that Stanley has reached Eniin, but admits that there is reason for anxiety as to the fate of the expedition. He states that Tippo Tip hated' Colonel Barttellot, and obstructed him in every possible manner. 1 The London newspapers .generally oppose the sending of further expeditions to Central Africa. They allege that there has already been too much money wasted, and too many valuable lives sacrificed in the attempt to explore those regions-

Berlin*, September 24. The Emperor William and Prince Bismarck have cast doubts on the authenticity of the extracts which have been published from the diary of the late Emperor Frederick. They both state they are convinced that they are partially fictitious at least.

Berlin, September 25. Prince Bismarck's denial with regard to , the diary of. the late Emperor Erederick 111. is generally construed into a denial of the accuracy of the record on matters of fact; rather than as -an allegation that the diary has been fabricated. Quite a sensation has been 'caused in this city by ,the, publication, and. there issome uneasiness in political circles. - >{ It is stated that the t publication' of the diary is a gross breach of faith, as the late Emperor gave instructions that his notes shbuld not be published until fifty years after his death. The diary is being published without the authority of the Emperor William.

Vienna, September 22. ■*tER Eoyal Highness the Princess of Wales and her daughter had a narrow escape from death to-day, while out driving at Gmuuden. They were being driven out in a pony carriage by an and when near' one. of tteh c level crossings of the railway line, tteh c horse backed into a passing train. The Princess received a severe shaking, and returned to the Palace.

September 23. . , The accident in which H.R.H. the Princess of Wales and her daughter narrowly escaped losing their lives at Gmunden happened in a peculiar manner. The carriage was crossing the line, when the automatic barriers fell, thus preventing the carriage from making advance* or retreating. Colonel Stanley Clarke v who was attending Her Royal. Highness, was successful in dragging the carriage to one side of the level crossing just before the express train passed.

Cairo, September 22. A British gunboat and a battalion of the Egyptain forces have been ordered to Suakiin to prevent the advance of Osman'Digna. The rebels who number.one thousand, strong, are engaged in shelling the town. An Italian gunboat, which was stationed at Massowah, has gone to Suakim to assist the garrison there against the rebels.

( , , , Madrid, September 23. The death is announced of Marshal (Bazaine.

Paris, September 22. '_ Admiral Kr.intz, Minister of Marine, 'threatens to resign if the Budget Committee reduces the naval estimates.

T St. Petersbukg, September 24. Considerable' alarm is felt in Russia 1 at the threatened influx of Chinese .into Siberia

St. r Petersburg, September 24. Chinese agents are r? np\y, on V visit to, Russia, with .the. avowed object iof-pro-moting; the; emigration of Chinese to that country/

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