CABLEGRAMS. London, February 17.

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CABLEGRAMS. London, February 17.

A telll-ram from San Francisco states that J. C. Klein, the American newspaper correspondent, who has been concerned in the lecent battle at Samoa, has ai rived there. He states that the German authorities attempted to arrest him, but he sought refuge on the America.? warship Nipsic. The captain of the German war vessel demanded his suirender, but the captain of the Nipsic refused to comply with the request, and shipped Mr Klein off to San Francisco. The fiie at the Consulate in Samoa was checked by American and English residents, unassisted by the Geimans, who thought they were going to be attacked, and clutched their rifles. Many thousands of the Usbens, fearing the vengeance of the Ameer, have entered Bokhaia and taken up their allotted land. The sum of .£767,800 of the South Australian loan has been subscribed, and the balance has been withdrawn. Lord Onslow was invested at Windsor to-day. The "Times," in commenting on the White Book just issued by Geimany, says it shows that Prince Bismarck's constant aim was to restiain the excessive zeal of his agents in the Pacific. The Marquis of Aylesbury has instituted an action against his wife for divoice. It is rumoured at the Congo that Stanley was killed in an engagement with the natives at TJangamba. It is stated that Sir J. Yogei will resign his seat for Christchurch North, and that he will retire from colonial politics. Mr F. O. Licht, the well-kno^n sugar expert, estimates that the European beet pioiluction for the first live months of the year will be 150,000 tons above the quantity for the same period last year. The visible supply of Europe an INoith Anieiica is, however, 190,000 tons below that of last year. The Maori footballers played a team of London Welsh to-da}', and won by two tries to one tiy. A sculling lace between Bubear and No™ ell took place to-day on the river Tyne, when the former won by half-a-lenjjth after an exciting race. It is reported that the Government propose to intiodnce a defence loan of one hundred millions sterling, with which to build twenty-two ironclads and fifty cruisers, the whole to be completed befoie 1805; also to substitute, both at home and abroad, the latest pattern of guns instead of those now in use. London, Febiuary 19. News which has just been received from Jamaica shows that the epidemic of Jack the Ripperism, which closed in \\ hitechapel in November last, has broken out on that island. During the month of December, foui ntgresses weie murdeied in a mannei resembling that in which the Whitechapel victims were dealt with. Ail the negresses were women who followed an immoial life. Attached to the body of the fourth victim was a paper bearing the signature "Jack the Ripper." Similar atiocities have since occurred at Nicaragua, where six women were brutally murdered during the month of January. Loid Carnarvon, writing to the " Times," complains of the inadequate artillery for the defence of the Imperial coaling stations at home and abroad. He sajs the colony of Victoria has achieved more in the direction of the acquisition and erection of modern guns and the newest implements of warfare than even England. Henry George, a prominent leader of the labour party in America, and the author of " Progress and Poverty " and other works on the land question, will visit Australia shortly. In connection with the pi oposed borrowing of a hundred millions, the piecise expendituie for defence pui poses is unknown, but it is believed that many millions will be extended over a period of several years. The Ciown agents offer toconveit the G, 5, and 4| per cent. Western Australia debentures into inscribed -1 per cents. The iVfaoii football team played Cambiidge Univeisity to-day, and wcie defeated by two goals and one tty to one goal, Paris, February 18. M. Floqult retires from office. M Meline, the mover of the amendment which defeated the Government, simply intends to pass the Budget ? and have the Chamber porofiied till after the close of the Exhibition. M. Billot takes the portfolio of Mmistei of War, and M. Carnot \i pressing M. Freycinet to accept that of Foreign Allans. The new Ministry is considered to be an unstable one. A depuiauon of the executive officeis ! o( the Exhibition have petitioned M. Carnot to promote a political truce. It is expected that work at the Panama Canal will be suspended in A 'arch, owingto lack of funds. Vahis, February 19. ]r is veiy improbable that M. Meline will succeed in the tt-sk allotted to him of forming a new Cabinet. He has only secured four colleague s up to the present time. M. Fieycinet has refused the overturts made to him to induce him to join. It is probable that M. Rouvier wil

be summoned, but the Radical party distrust him. It is lumoured that the Pan Slavists intend to supply Boulangcr with funds, hoping thus to provoke a European war. Bjkkux, February 18. Germany has consented to joint control of Samoa, provided that German piopeities are evacuated and the boundaiies defined. The Emperor William and the Czar of Russia have arranged a meeting at Kiel in June next. Ni:\v York, February 18. Information has been received that by a boiler explosion in the Central Hotel, Harlfoid, HO inuiateb were killed, many being burnt alive. Nev* York, February 19. Mis Friend, wife of the promoter of the Electiic Sugar Company, a company for refining sugar by a mythical process, has been arrested at Michigan. Washington, February 18. Chief Secretary Bward adv-ocates the adoption of an international policy of neutrality with regard to Samoa, and also the Suez and Panama Canals. Washington, February 19. Congress has passed a Bill, the effect of which is to divide a surplus of twenty million dollars of levenue amongst the various States of the Union. Ammkhu \m, Febiuary 19. The Ring of Holland, who was showing si^ns of lecovery from his dangerous illness, has suffeied a relapse. Yn .nna, February 18. The Emperor Fiancis Joseph intends to visit Berlin in May. Bud\ Pwrit, February 18. Thirty thousand inhabitants of this city have protested against the new Army Bill. M \iißin, Febiuaiy 18. Spain is taking measuies to restrict the admission of foreigners to the Phillipine Islands. Zv>/.ir. vk, Febiuaiy 18 Captain Wissman, who had charge of German operations here, is enlisting Egyptians. Sl^S 1^ dn l\ , February 19. The official returns show that the rainfall last year was the smallest on recoid, being 43 per cent, below the aveiaye. It is expected that it will take the squatters two years to recover horn the effects of the drought, Keoent arrivals from the Islands report that a seveie liunicane has \isited the Loyalty gioup, during which the schooner Aurora, which for many years traded in and out of Wellington, was wrecked at Mare. A large quantity of wreckage, believed to belong to the Edith May, a large Sydney schooner, has also been washed up on the beach. The Government have received a communication respecting the otlicial representation of the colony at the iMmedin Exhibition, but owing to the political crisis the question has not been decided. It is consideied likely that the Cabinet will ask for further infoimation before dealing with the subject. Pailiament will meet on the 27th inst , for the purpose of swearing in , new members, but the formal opening by the Governor will not take place , until the following day. I r i is stated thatupwardsof 100 membeis . of the new Parliament are pledged to the extension of the principle of Local Option, while of that number =55 are . absolutely opposed to the granting of [• compensation to hotelkeepers. MfcusouuNis, Feb. 20. Seriols ittegularities have been discove] ed in connection with two of the [ city branches of the London chartered [ Bank. The managers of both branches have been dismissed in consequence of the disclosures. It appears that they had been specula lating in land and had borrowed money ' from customers which they were unable to repay. They allowed the customers to whom they were indebted to overdraw their accounts to any amount they pleased. The Government have under consideration the desirableness of con- \ tinning and increasing the English mail service via San Francisco. Correspondence on the question has been opened with the Governments of New South Wales and New Zealand. : Pestjt, February 18. Over 100,000 of the populace assembled at the Emperor's Paiace and 1 cheered the Kaiser with great enthusiasm on his anival, at the sdme time crying " Down with Tisza" (the Premiei). Adklaide, Feb. 20. The Government state that they have 1 lately spent excessive sums of money in effecting the representation of this colony at the various exhibitions. That which is about to be held at Dunedin, they consider, is not of sufficient importance to warrant the expenditure which would be necessary to receive representation, and they also look upon it as a private concern. The Government are, moreover, also influenced by the fact that New Zealand was not officially nptesented- at ; the Adelaide Exhibition, held some time ago. It if, however, probable that some of the largest manufacturers in this colony will send exhibits to Dunedin, independent of the decision of the Government, i- -