CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 410, 12 October 1889, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

London, October 7. Sir W. T. Robertson, M.P. for Brighton, has committed suicide by cutting his throat during a fit of mental depression consequent on illness.

London, October 8. Spasmodic strikes, which are not., however, regarded as anything serious, have taken place at some of the docks and wharves, for the purpose of ousting the "blacklegs" from employment. Mr Morton, Parnellite, has been elected for Peterborough in the place of the Hon. W. J.W. Fitzwilliam (who was killed by a fall from ahorse), by a majority of 151. A heavy gale has caused a number of wrecks with some loss of life, and the telegraph lines are interrupted both in England and Ireland. Slavin and Goode box for on October 17. • Every European Power except Portugal will send delegates to the Marine Conference to be held at Washington on October 16. London, October 9.

The editors of two papers published in the Transvaal, both of whom are Englishmen, have been arrested on a charge of treason, for having demanded extensive reforms in the administration of the country, failing which they advocated a revolution. The steamer Earnmoer, from Baltimore, bound for Rio, has foundered at sea. Twenty-eight of the passengers and crew were drowned. The " Times" states that the Porte nearly decided some time back to recognise Piince Ferdinand's right to the throne of Bulgaria, and she was dissuaded by Russia. A passenger train on the London North Western line of railway collided with a goods train near Manchester. Three carriages were smashed, three persons killed, and twelve injured. Ten thousand colliers have struck for increased wages at Bolton. The Earl of Zetland has been sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Berlin, October 7. Prince Bismarck, speaking at Hamburg, said the peace of Europe was in his opinion assured. Remarking upon the attitude of England, he said it was that of a fat ox chewing a cud, instead of a mad raging around. The dock labourers at Flensborg, in Schleswig-Holstein, have struck. It is believed they are acting in connection with the London Unions.

Berlin, October 8. By a railway collision near Posen four were killed and many injured.

persons Paris, October 7. The French papers, referring to the establishment of the Commune of Franceville, New Hebrides, deny that the. movement indicates any design on the part of France to annex the islands. Paris. October 8. The final returns of the general elections show the state of parties to be as follows :—: — Republicans ... ... 235 Radicals 126 Monarchists ... ... 108 Bonapartists ... ... 62 Boulangists ... ... 45 Boulangism is regarded as being annihilated by the result of the elections335,000 people visited the Exhibition on Monday.

Paris, October 8. The French steamer Geographique collided with the ship Minnie Swift in West Indian waters. Both vessels sank, and nine persons were drowned.

Rome, October 7. During a storm at Cagliara,a seaport of Sardinia, 240 houses were destroyed and several lives lost.

Sydney, October 8. It has been ascertained that several other persons were drowned by the yacht accident yesterday. The following are the names of those who lost their lives :—Horace Kippax, Kate Thompson, Nellie Thompson, Ada Gilbert, Polly Stewart, Mary Fahey. A systematic scheme of baby farming has been unearthed at Waverley, a suburb of Sydney. Two infants were found, long dead, on the premises, having, apparently, been starved. Another was found in a dying condition, and besides these it is reported that six other children have died during the last few months. Sir 11. Parkes, Premier, considers that before a Conference of the Australasian colonies is held on military matters an agreement should be come to between the various colonies as to the manner in which the machinery is to be provided to bring the whole of the colonial forces under one administrative control in the event of an emergency arising. He suggests awaiting Major-General Edwards' report before anything is done.

Sydney, Sept. 9. Mr Julian Thomas, equally well known as -'The Vagabond," accuses interested individuals of stopping the flow of charity from New Zealand and Australia to Samoa. He appeals urgently for further donations of rice for shipment to Samoa to relieve distress amongst the natives. The Government do not intend to send a Minister to represent the colony at the Dunedin Exhibition. The Rabbit Commission intends to commence its final session to-day, when the Commissioners will consider the

reports on the various remedies which have been prepared for their consideration.

Brisbane, October 9. A mysterious robbery has taken place at the Queensland National Bank. Nearly ,£4,000 in notes and gold is missing.

Thursday Island, October 8. News by the British India Co.'s mail steamer gives details of the boiler explosion on board the steamer Ye Ya at Cokigo. The engineer and firemen were killed, and the vessel sank.