CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

London, July 3. jn his evidence before the " Times "-Parnell Commission yesterday, Michael Davitt said if Mi* Parnell was successful in obtaining Home Rule for Ireland, he (witness) would give the most loyal support to Great Britain. He fully admitted his conduct when a Fenian, but condemned the perpetration of the Phoenix Park and obher crimes. Michaol Davitt, in his evidence to-day, said that Ireland was justified in asking separation from Great Britain, provided fehe was able to manage her own affairs. In reply to further questions ho said he had resigned from the physical iorco party and joined Mr Parnell because he found that by the policy adopted by the former it was hopeless to expect to obtain the desired end. He wished to God that it was ablo to-morrow to make the land quostion a stepping stone to getting separation for Ireland. He diflcred from Mr Parnell owing to the latter opposing complete separation from Great Britain, but he supported Mr Parnell while believing in the necessity of separation. London, July 4. Thk Queen having approached Parliament to obtain allowances foy the Princess Louise of Wales and the Earl of Fife, whose betrothal has been announced, Mr W. 11. Smith is to raovo is tho Houso of Commons for the appointment of a committee to report upon the principle governing settlements on Koyalby. I Mr W. H. Smith, in consonance with his previous announcement, moved in the House of Commons for the appointment of a committee to consider | the principle on which allowances should be voted to members of the Royal family. He was supported by the Gladstone section of the House, and the motion was canied. Mr F. A. Dickson, M.P. for St. Stephen's Green, is dead. London, J uly 5. Canon Doyle and twenty-two of his parishioners aie being tried at ArthurstowD, County Wexford, on a chaige of promoting the Plan of Campaign. The Court is guarded by a hundied police and military. Lojndon", July 6. Mr Davit r, continuing his evidence before the Commission, said he knew Widow Walsh allowed her son to be executed for the murder of Constable Cavanae;h rather than disclose the name of the real muiderei. He strongly condemned much that had appeared in the columns of the "Irish World." Personally, he regarded the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish as a most atrocious crime, and he declared he would have cheerfully sacrificed himself to save that gentleman's life. If he had been able to raise sufficient aims, he would have risked his life to , resist the Bodyke evictions. Fie asserted it was he who induced Ford, of the " Irish World," to abandon the dynamite policy. O'Connor, the Canadian sculler, has ariived at Queenstown, and, like Searle, expresses himself confident of victory. Paris, July 4. Djsc;k\cei'ul scenes have occurred in the Chamber ot Deputies owing to allegations that M. Ronvick is implicated with a relative in charges of blackmailing the State. Paris, July 5. None of the victims of the terrible calamity at St. Etienne have been rescued. Piesident Carnot is taking measures for the relief of the widows and families of the dead, whose number is stated at 200. Paris, July 6. M. Quesney de Beauxspatre, Public Prosecutoi, who succeeded M. Bouchery when the latter declined to prosecute General Boulanger, has also refused to undertake the task, and has sent in, his resignation. M. deFreycinet has refused to couit-maitial the General. A Government crisis is expected. Berlin, J uly 5. The Berlin "Post" states that the delegates who represented Great Britain at the Saraoan Conference remain for a while to discuss subjects relating to the common sphere of England's and Germany's influence in the Pacific. Jairo, July 5. Colonel Woodhouse secured the wells, thus cutting the Dervishes off from the water, and causing mauy of them to perish from thirst. Sydney, July 5. The steamer Afghan, while loading coal at Newcastle, foundered with 2,500 tons of coal on board. It is supposed a valve in the bottom was accidentally left open. The vessel is lying in shallow water, on a soft bottom. The work of rescuing the imprisoned miners has ceased for the piesent, owing to fresh dangers threatening those engaged. In the depths of the mine a pony, which had been entombed twelve days, was rescued alive. The Maoris played the Northumber land district at Maitland, under the Victorian rules, and were beaten by six goals to three. Sydney, July 5. News has boon received from Samoa by the Lubeckchat Judge Leafrai, of the Municipality, has denied that Mataafa instructed Mr Napier to draw up a dra constitution *or the Government of Samoa. [Mr Napier questions the authenticity of the statement. He says there is no municipality or Government at Samoa, and no judge of the name given. He also, states that the only European to whom this Constitution has been shown was Admiral Kimberley. Mataafa, he adds, expressed his greatest thanks for the document, and had it translated by his priest.]