CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1814, 15 October 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[by EtEcit'.o telegraph—copyright]

Reuter's Telegrams,

London, October 14,

Arrangements were made for a Conservative meeting, at Birmingham last evening, and' Sir Stafford Northcote and Lord Randolph Churchill were present with the object of delivering addresses, but owing to the organised opppsition of tbo Birmingham Liberals the meeting ended in serious disorder, The Liberals had gathered in strong numbers at the meeting and refused to allow the speakers a hearing, and the disturbance increased until violence was used on both sides. Many of those present were injured before the rioters could be dispersed. Sir Stafford Northcote and Lord Kandolph Ohurohill narrowly escaped being mobbed and maltreated,

Hongkong, October 14, Received October 15. 11.15 a,m.— Intelligence has -been received here that on the Bth inst. a considerable French force landed at Tamsui, Formosa. A severe engagement with the Chinese ensued in which the French suffered heavy loss, and were compelled to withdraw and return to the Bhips in the port, Cairo, October 13,

Lord Northbrook; who is now in Upper Egypt, is indisposed, and is returning hither. Rumors have reached here to the effect that Colonol Stewart was nob killed at Wad-el-Hhoraar, but that he is a prisoner in the hands of the Arabs, Sydney, Wednesday,

Received October 15th, 12.40 p.m. —Arrived, Monday evening,—Wairarapa from Auokland. The Land Bill Has now finally passed both Houses of Parliament. The resolutions on the subject of the Pacific annexation will cotue up for discussion in the Assembly immediately. London, October 14. Received October 15,1,10 p.m.—An official yellow book, issued at Paris, shows that France and Germany have agreed to propose to the projected conference that. the Congo . and Niger rivers should be teaied like the Danube river..

A Labs'b Wish,-" Oh how I do wish my skin was as dear aid soft as yours," said a lady to a friend. • " You can easily make it so," answered the friend. " How|t inquired the first lady. "By using Hop Bitters', that makes pure rich blood and blooming health, It did for me, as you observe," Reaa.

A CHAPTER ON DIVORCES,

The following are the methods of securing divorces in different countries. Javans.—lf the wife be dissatisfied she can obtain a divorce by;paying a certain sum,

Thibetans.—Divorces are .seldom allowed, unless with the consent of both parties-7-iiietlier., ot whom-can afterwards re-marry.

Moors,—lf the wife does not become the mother of a boy 'she may be divorced with consent of the tribe, and she can marry again. Abyssinians.—No form of marriage is necessary. The connection may be dissolved and renewed as often as the parties think proper.

Siberians.—lf the man be dissatisfied with the : most trifling acts of his wife, he tears her cap or veil from her head and this constitutes a divorce. Corean.—The husband can divorce his wife, or treasure, and leave her the charge of maintaining the children. If she proves unfaithful he can put her to death.

Siamese,-The first wife may be divorced, not sold, as the others may be. She then may claim the first, third, and fifth child, and the alternate children are yielded to the husband. Arctic Region,—When amain desires 1 a divorce he leaves the house in anger,• and does not return for several days. The wife understands,the hint, paoks her clothes, and leaves. Druse and Turkoman. Among these people, it a wife asks her husband's permission to go out, and he says" Go" without adding " but come back again," she is divorced, Though both parties desire it, they cannot live together without being re-married. Ooohin Chinese.—lf the parties choose to separate, they break a pair of chopsticks or a copper coin in the presence of witnesses, by winch action the union is dissolved,- The husband must restore to the wife the property belonging to her prior to marriage/ American Indians.—Among ' some tribes the pieces of sticks given the witnesses of the marriage are burnt as a sign of divorce Usually new connections are formed without tho old ones being dissolved. A man never divorces his wife if she . has has borne him sons,

Tartars—The husband may...put away his partner and seek another when it pleases him, and the wife may' do the same. If she be ill-treated, she complains to the magistrate, who, attended by the principal people, accompanies her to the house and pro-nounces-a formal divorce. ■ Chinese,—Divorces are allowed in all cases of criminality,: mutual dislikes, jealousy, incompatibility of temper, or too much loquacity on the part of the wife. The husband cannot sell his wife until she leaves him, and becomes a slave to him by action of the law for desertion. A son is bound to divorce his wife if she displeases his p.iroiik