NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3598, 15 August 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

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London, August 12, Ireland is appealing lor help agai.isfc the potato blight. August 18. tObituary.—Lawrence Zuckor, the famous bootmaker, from paraiysiß of the brain.

Duncau, of the Matrimonial News, was cast in damages of £IO,OOO. Plaintiff, who is only 21, is granddaughter of Sir Franois Knowlos, while defendant is 64. It came out in the course of evidence that the defendant had attempted to seduce the young lady; that he had been married twice and had seven children by his wives, besides six by other mothors.

The body of tho late Cardinal Newman is lying in stato. The funeral takes place at Birmingham on Tuosday. . Owing to tho amendments made by the House of Lords'in the Directors' Liability Bill, by whioh the liability of direotors of public companies has been increased, tho measure has been abandoned.

The finish of the All-England matoh was very exciting. The fielding of the Australians was poor. Murdockmissed Maurice Read, and thereby, probably, lost the niatol). FOREIGN. ; St. Petersburg, August 18. The Czar has ordered the transfer in the autumn to the reserves of the infantry and artillery enlisted for seven and five years, In future the term of service is' to bo reduced to four years, Constantinople, August 18, The Sultan has dismissed his Armenian servants. It is reported that tho Czar will intorvene in favor of the Armenians. Tho Turkish Government has offered to give Albania a battaliou of j infantry aud a battery of artillery to' assist them in attacking the rebel Albanians. Buenos Ayres, August 12. The mob attacked ex-Preßident Celman's house. Ktmmm Sydney, August 18. lit Whiteford has sold Hcotty's mine at Corotnandelto an influential Sydney syndicate. A company, is being registered with a capital of £loo,oooin £1 shares.