CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 307, 13 October 1888, Page 5

C ABLEGRAMS.

London, October 8. In addressing a meeting, Mr Dillon declared that recent legislation had inspired the landlords with new courage, and he appealed to the tenants to striko one more blow to support their rightsDr. Tanner, M.P. for Mid Cork, is inciting the people of Tipperary to redouble their tactics of boycotting, and to banish the land grabbers from Ireland.

London, October 6. The miners' agent, speaking at a meeting of the men in Derbyshire, said that 300,000 colliers were prepared to go on strike, and that ifc would be the greatest strike ever known.

London, October 7. The East End of the city is swarming with dotcctiA'es, but they have not yet obtained a cine to the perpetrators of the recent murders. A bloodhound has been secured for the purpose of tracking the murderers.

London, October 7. In the course of an article, the " Pall Mall Gazette " compliments the Emperor William of Germany on the pacific nature of the bpeeches he has delivered since ascending tho tin one. It ivS reported that Emperor William will pay a visit to England next Easter. In an interview vith a newspaper correspondent, Piince Bismarck, being asked who would succeed him in the event of his resigning, said nobody; the Kmperor would be his own Chancellor.

Tifljs, October 7. A well-known Alpine climber named Donlrin Fox, and Mr Somerset, a cricketer, while touring in the Caucasus, met with a fatal accident while ascending Mount Douglas. One missed his footing and dragged his companion over a precipice. Both gentlemen were killed instantly.

London, October 7. A syndicate is being formed formed for the purpose of floating a company to pin chase the Australian rights of the .Newbory aud Vautin gold extracting patents.

London*. October 8. H.M.s. Champion relieves the Con" quest on the Pacific station.

London, October 8. The evidence adduced at the inquest on the body of the woman found on the Thames Embankment shows that the remains are those of a lemarkably fine woman, and shows the probability of good social station. No friends appeared to claim the bod}'. The police have no clue to the murder, the circumstances of which are similar to those in connection with the Whitechapel murders.

London, October S. The Hon. lvo Bligh. the well-known cricketer, in a letter to the '' Sportsman," says the result of the season's play does not prove that English cricket is superior to Austialian, and that if a really representative Australian eleven visited England, they would prove victorious over the English elevens. Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer, President of the Legislative Council, has been sworn in as Acting-Governor.

London, October 8. Loid Ivo Bligh, in a lettci to the "Sportsman," gives it as liis opinion that the result of the season's pi a)' impioves England's supeiioty at cricket, but if Australia had sent a really representative Australian eleven they would have been victorious.

London, October 9. Professor Andrews, of the Melbourne University, died near Aden on the 1 8th Septembei from heat apoplexy. He was buried at sea.

London, October 9. Bank of New Zeuland shares, which fell in pri^e afler the recent disclosures, aie stiil rising, and are now quoted at

London, Ocbober 9. Dillon and either T. D. Sullivan or Sir Thomas Esmorde will leave shortly on a tour of Australia on behalf of the Nationalist cause.

London, October 8. The Right Hon. W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, speaking at Gloucester, expressed the opinion that after the Presidential election America would conclude a just treaty with Canada relative to the fisheries question.

London, October 8. The Zadok, which was posted at Lloyds as overdue, has arrived.

London, October 9. The repo>t of the Howard Association eulogises the system of treatment of criminals in force in Australia.

London, October 9. The Lord Advocate of Scotland, Right Hon. J. H A. Macdonald, has Heen appointed to a Judgeship. He will be succeeded by Mr J. P. B. Robertson, the present Solicitor General.

Dublin, October 9. OBrien, writing to the Waterford League, eulogises those who have offered resistance to evictions. He urges the League to smash the landlords and coercionists.

Bbklin, October 8. The Empress Victoria of Germany is engaged writing a domestic biography of the Emperor Frederick, which Lord Salisbury will revise. It is intended

that the biography shall be published in England in connection with the diary, which Her Majesty Queen Victoria is supervising. The Emperor William is much annoyed at the action of his mother.

St. Petersburg, October 8. Count NelidofF demands that a portion of the million and a-half, which has just been lent to the Porte, should be paid towards the liquidation of tlie war indemnity.

St. Petersburg, October 8. The Russian press expresses displeasure at the speeches made by the Empero r William, of Germany, and the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, at the banquet at Vienna, and consideis their tone is calculated to create trouble in Europe rather than peace.

Zanziijak, October S. The representative of the British East African Company was most cordially received by the natives. The natives evince a more friendly disposition to Britishers than to Germans, owing to the former paying greater respect to the religious rites and prejudices of the natives. i

Calcutta, October 8. Information has been received that the column under General McQueen occupied Thamia on the Black Mountains, but subsequently evacuated the position, in order to join the fourth column crossing the river Indus. The Saiazs harassed the rear guard vigorously, and the advance of the expedition has been chocked until the country is reconnoitred.

Suakim, October 8. A reconnaissance from the city shows the rebels suffered numerous casualties during recent engagements. The strength of Osraan Digna's followers is estimated at 1,500.

New York, October 9. A shocking occurrence happened at Pennsylvania, during the progress of a ceremony at the Catholic Church there. A platform on which an immense number of people were assembled collapsed with the tremendous weight, and a dreadful scene followed. Over one hundied people were injured, and of these twenty-three fatally. Archbishop Ryan narrowly escaped being killed.

Cairo, October 8. The River Nile is abnormally low, and fears are entertained of a famine in Upper Egypt.

Sydney, October 10. The four missing occupants of the yacht capsized in the harbour prove to have been rescued.

Sydney, October 8. Two yachts were capsized in the harbour to-day, and one of the occupants, a youth named Osborne, was drowned, and the other four are missing. No fuit.her particulars of the accident have been received.

MtxiiOiTßKi:, October 9. Through the capsizing of a yacht on Lake Victoria, a man named Jones and Mrs Wilson and her son were drowned.

Melbourne, October 10. The Congregational Union has commenced its sittings here. Delegates from all the colonies are present, including Rev. H. J. Lewis, President of the New Zealand Congiegalional Union, j Rev. Mi Howden has been elected Chairman.

Bkisbaxl, October 10. I Sik Anthony Muscsbave, Governor of Queensland, was seized with pains in the abdomen and died suddenly of syncope last night The strike of mineis at the Wateis- } town colliery heie has been settled. '<

Adelaide, October 10. The liquidators or the Commeicial Bank intend to proceed against the diiectors shortly in order to recover losses alleged to be due to culpable management. The directors have retained neatly all ihe available talent for the defence of the action. J