NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2951, 16 July 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Paris, July 4. Count Paul Yasili, writing in tho Nouvelle Revue, states that Bismarck has assured Signor Crispi, tho Italian Promier, that in the event of a war in which Germany proved victorious she would be desirous of adding to her territory, but he believes that the disappearance of France as a great power would secure peace for many years. The writer also assorts that a treaty has been conoludod with King Leopold by which, in sucli an event, Belgium will receive Flench Flanders, Germany obtaining an equivalent in the shape of the Dutch ports, but lie does not mention what consideration Holland is to obtain.

London, July 4,

The libel action, O'Donnoll v. The Times, is still proceeding. The plaintiff's case closes to-day. O'Doimoll was not examined. Counsel for The Times contends that the strictures of that paper did not apply to O'Donnell, July 5. , . Sir R. E. Webster, counsel for the defendants in The Times' libel action, has produojd a number of letters purporting to have been written by Parnell, Egan, and Byrne. In writing to Egan.'Puriiell, while confined in the KilmainliauiGaol, reproached him for hesitancy after promising to, rn.ak,e{t Ijot for old " bupksjjpt" Torsier. AriQthe.i' lotte was produced in which Dryue admitted that' Pamell gave him £IOO when leaving London, Before the .witnesses for the defence were called, lord Coleridge wiled that there was no case to go to thojury, O'Donnoil had withdrawn the case based on the general libels, and had proceeded with the libels 'referring to himself Lord Coloridge denounced tho gross injustice of O'Donnoll's tactics against The Times and the Parnellite party. The jury returned a verdict for tho defendants, with costs, adding that the criticisms of the : paper were justified by the evidence. Mr. Balfour's Bill, proposing to i devote the sum of £ BOO,OOO for drain- i

tag river lauds and swamps in Ireland has been read the first time. ":■. London, June 80.

In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Wolseley declared that it would be the easiest possible thing for France to collect 100,000 men with 800 guns in,one night, and ship that force at any of the ports of France and transfer the troops to England with the object of capturing London. Lord Wolseley has also condemned as wildly misleading the statements recently made by Lord George Hamilton in the course of his denial of Lord Wolseley's previous statement on the subject. Lord Salisbury said a surprise invasion of the nature indicated by Lord Wolseley 'was impossible. The statements referred to by Lord Wolseley as having been made by Lord Georgo Hamilton were made on the strength of information furnished the latter by the Transport Department. Lord Wolseley's fears were ridiculed by experts at the admiralty, and it would bo more becoming on the part of tho noble lord to guide rather than chastise tho Government, The Duke of Cambrige expresed the opinion that there was no immediate danger to be feared in the direction indicated by Lord Wolseloy,

Capetown', June 80,

All the troops quartered at Natal, and the Royal Scots quartered .here areunder orders to proceed at once to Zululand,

The troops and police, after severe fighting routed tho Usutus with heavy loss.

The engagement in Zululand lasted six hours..; There are few fatalities on the British side. Volunteers are being called out in the threatened districts of Natal.

WEECK of a Grain Ship.

Adelaide, July 13,

Tho ship Star of Greece, Captain Harrower, bound for Great Britain , with a cargo of wheat and two passongers, has gone ashore near "Willunga, 80 miles south of this city. The weather is very rough, and the ship is broken in two. Pour of the crew have boon drowned and only one has so far succeeded in reaching the shore. There are still twenty souls on board the ill-fated vessel in great peril, for it is momentarily expected that she will go to pieces.

14th July,

Tho after part of the ship Star of Greece disappeared early this morning, and many of the crew, includm? the Captain, were drowned. Several were crushed to death by wreckage, Six men jumped overboard together but their efforts to reach the shore were unsuccessful aud all perished. The beach is strewn with wreckage, and many of the bodies have been soon washing about, The total number of persons on board was 27 (including two passengers), and of these the first and third officers, four men, and four apprentices have been sayed. All the others were drowned, The chief officer expressed an opinion that probably all would havo been saved had they stuck to the remnant of the vessel. The names of the drowned are uuknown at present.