CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4510, 30 August 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British miForeiqii London, August 28. The Northumberland miners have refusod to grant financial assistance to the minors on strike. Tlio Times states that tho British South Africa Company has asked leave to allow its territory to bo rei absorbed in the first protectorate over Zanzibar, New York, August 28. Excursion tains collided at Long Mand. Sixteen passengers were killed and fifty injured. The accident was oausod by an excursion train overtaking a speoial train as tho latter was slowly loaving Long Island Junction. Tho special was entirely demolished by the shook, tho rear carnages being piled m a heap on top oi one another. Two unfortunate passengers were roasted to death, and many wero horribly mangled, ' Some bodies waAnpletely burned, and could not-bWjtered. No intimation'would be given to the driver of the excursion train that a speoial was in front of him. _ v P«m. August 2a ineirenoh Government has seized the King of Cambodia's son, Duong Chaor, in Paris, and deported him to Algeria, whero ho will be allowed a pension.

! Melbourne, August 28. I Condor, oonvioted of murdering aa Indian hawker, was Bxeouted to-dty. ■ His death was instantaneous. Ho protested his innocence to the last. 1 and it is believed that ho made a statement to a clergyman implicating others in the crime. The Government intends to persevere with tbo IncweTsx Bill as drafted.' It provides loFalfc of from threepence 'to' one shilling. according to income, with an exemption up to £200. ! ' Bebun, August 28. Tho. funeral of the late Duke of Saxe-Oobnrg and Gotha took plaoo at Coburg to-day. faremeny waaof an impressive ohara^fer, ■ Calcutta,' August 27. : Ine negotiations towards the set. tlement of the Siamese difficulty aro for tho present at a standstill, _ It is nonsiderod thatFranoeis aiming at establishing a somi-proteotoiato over tha country., _, _ ~ Capetown, August 26. ihe British South Africa Company, estimates that it will cost L 500.000 to aruflh King Lobeugula. . Washington, August 28. ■ The uuemplojed paraded %<

fashionable auattor of Chicago, and threatened that unless thoy were fed blood would flow in tho slroeta. SynsEY, August 28, A case of fiuiall pox in reported from Invorell. The patient is a Cingalese,