NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3180, 15 April 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

New York, 12th April, ' The New York York Yacht Club has accepted Lord Dimraven's challenge for the American cup. The death is announced of Genoral Milieu, tbo noted fenian, Paeib, 12th April, A terriblfi tragedy is reported from Liomeges, an ancient town and the capital of tho Department of Upper Vienne. A mother strangled five of her children, and thou attempted suicide.

Suakim, 12th April. A spy, who has arrived here from the camp of the Mahdi, reports that Eas Alouln, the Abyssinian commander, had been captured and beheaded, and his head forwarded to the Madid, He also brings letters from tho missionaries at Khartoum and from Slatin Bey. Sydney, April 13. The German' warship Olga, which was run ashore during the recent gale in Apia Harbour, was successfully floated off, and came on here, arriving this morning, Tho steamer Lubeck also arrived in Samoa this morning with a large number of shipwrecked sailors belonging to the German warships Eber and Adler, News from Apia says that it is understood that the German troops are to be withdrawn from Samoa with the oxception of about 60 men, who remain to protect German property and interests. Tho San Francisco mail steamer Alameda called at Apia on her trip to San Francisco, and took on 40 of the American sailors, who wore' either suffering from injuries sustained during the wreck, or island fevers, Large numbers of bodies have been washed ashore and buried. Tie total num. ber of lives lost is given as 143. Great damage has been caused throughout the group, and it is esti. mated that it will tako fully two yoars to recovor tho effects of the hurricane. The natives especially, severely feel the loss of food,