NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3276, 7 August 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, August 5. The trial of Mrs Maybrick for poisoning her husband at Liverpool has taken an unexpected turn, The Official Analyst of the Home Office states that Maybrick's death was not caused by arsenic, but was the result of gastro-enteritis. Mrs Maybrick asserts she purchased tho fly papers which were found in her husband's room for the purpose ol making a faoo wash. The night before his death her husband implored her to giye hiin a powder, but she refused until ho declared it would do no harm if taken in food, She then placed some in a tin of meat juice. Her husband was asleep when she returned, and never tasted the contents of the tin. Mrs Maybrick declared she never knew the .powder contained arsenic until after her husband's death.

It is reported that the Emperor of Germany's reason for visiting England is to ascertain the attitude of the English towards Germany. Obituary-Sir William Ewarfc, M.P. for Belfast North.

Two lads fell into the Thames, and Searle and Matterson, the Australian scullers, who happened tq bo near at the time, dived to rescue them. Unfortunately their efforts failed, and the lads were drowned,

FOREIGN. Athens, August 5,

A serious conflict has taken place in Crete between Turkish troops and malcontents, A lrmnber of Christian inhabitants are flying from Crete,

APRICAN, Ottawa, August G. The fishing schooner Diamond, which was seized by an American oruizer in Behring Sea, escaped from her captors, and has arrived at Victorla.with the American prize master on board,

Australian, Sydney, August G. A shocking accident happened to Captain Hansby, of the steamer Duploix, last night. While entering a train he fell, and the wheels passing o.Y§r liim.omshingthe unfortunate mail to death,

! [Captain Hansby is well-known in New Zealand, having been in the service of the Union Company for many years.l