CABLEGRAMS.
M ' 111 Renter's Telegrams, •, ,1 'fi&y'!*." y*■; BY ELEOTRIO"TELEGRAPH—■OOPYIUfIHT.-.j SYDNEY, April 16. Received April 17, 1 a.m.—Recent intelligence is to hand from New Caledonia stating that an official proclamation which; has' been issued; at Noumea announces that the transportation of French convicts to New Caledonia will cease after six years. . 1 LONDON, , ; April 16. . An official bulletin issued this morning regarding the health of the Queen announces that her Majesty continues to improve. Recovery from her accident at Windsor Castle is, however, slow, and it will be impossible for Her Majesty to stand or waik' for some time. : ; ■ :■ In consequence of revelations which have been made by a prisoner now undergoing a sentence of penal servitude regarding, a case< of murder and conspiracy at Clare, • in Ireland, ten persons have been arrested by the police. - Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriter's Association, London, April 16. Arrived—Ship Waikato, from Napier, December 30.' ~ The. foreman of the jury by . which the .-prisoner Brady was convicted of the murders of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke, has. received several threatening letters, and isunder continual police protection. .Bernard Gallagher, who, was arrested at Glasgow in connection with the Fenian conspiracies in various cities in England; has been conveyed from Glasgow to London. It is, how-' ever denied that he has turned iniormer against his alleged accomplices. ; LONDON,; April 16.
Received April 17, 1.40 p.m.—ln the House of Commons to-day, a question was put to the Under Secretory for the Colonies regarding the reported annexation.of New. Guinea. In reply,' the Hon Evelyn Ashley confirmed the! announcement, and informed the House; that the Island had been taken by the Queensland Government in the name 1 of Her Majesty. The trial of Daniel Curley, the second of the prisoners charged with; the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke, was commenced in Dublin today, On the opening of the Court eight jurors who had been summoned we found to be absent, and were ordered to pay fines of one hundred pounds each.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18830417.2.4
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1355, 17 April 1883, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
335CABLEGRAMS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1355, 17 April 1883, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in