CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4528, 20 September 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign,

London, September 18, There are 32 cases of measles on board the 11, U.S. Oroya, at Plymouth.

Mr 0. H, (Jombe, M. P, for Ohertsay, who recently paid a visit to Australia, in a letter to the Economist, expresses his surprise that Victoria is able to meet Iter liabilities, when her imports yearly exceed her exports. A meeting at Limerick, attended by 12,000 persons, denounced Mr. Gladstone for refusing to grant an amnesty to political prisoners. Mr William Redmond said it was really the dynamiters who had caused the Home Bulo Bill to be brought ia.

Mr Davitt suggested that, m con sequence ot the rejection of the Bil by the Lords, tbo provision" for a second chamber in the Irish L°gis< luturc, and all other concessions in the measure to the landlord iuterest, should be eliminated,

Owing to tho strike, the Midland Railway Company and the companies owning the various northern and western railways have lost a million of money,

The Standard alleges that Fiance has offered Russia Obok, in tho Red Sea, and Saigon, in Further India, as stations in tho Far East,

Mr Buxton, Under-Secretary for for the Colonics, replying question, said the Government to subsidise to the extent or £200,000 «railway to Beohuanaland f r strata* gic and trade purposes. Bio de Janeiro, September 17. The rebel squudron now has complete command of tbo approaches to the oity. It is proposed to starve t'te city into submission. President Poixoto imprisoned many officers suspected of (lisloyalitv, and appealed to the country to raise troops, lie failed, however, to elicit any response. The rebels arc in possession ol 80 warships and merchant steamers. Vienna, September 17. The enforcement of martial law has caused serious riots at Prague. Tho troops camo into conlliot with the mob, sod many of tbo latter wore bayoneted, Buda. Pestii, Septemberlß. An attempt was made to-day to wreck a train conveying ihe Emperor of Austria, but without sucooss. •Berlin, September 17. During his recent visit to Alsaceorraine the Emperor was guarded y 50 to (10 detectives. San Fbancisco, September 18.

A seaman named Clair has been sentenced to dentil on a charge of mutiny and of having murdered Mr Fitzgerald, a chief officer ut) the barguo Hesper. • Capetown', September 17.

Upon the advico of Sir Henry Loob, Lobengula has withdrawn his warriors from the neighbourhood of Fort Vic-

Mr Jameson, representative of the British South Africa Company, do* roands an indemnity from Lobengula, the Matabole king, for tbo raids made on Mashonaland. Rome, September 17. Owing to the visit of the Uussian fleet to Toulon, it is reported that the British fleet will join tlie.Jtalian ships at Naples, where being made for a cordial Melbourne, September 1&. The Clara Parker coco has assumed i another phase. A man named Peters has, on the information of Mrs Parker, been arrested on a charge of abduoting ber while she was awaiting trial to answor the chargo of having forged Mr Joseph Clarke's name to promissory notes. Adelaide, September 18. Two Bhipa—tho Genista, 1709 ions, from Cardiff, and the Orontes, 1818 tons," from Barry—have gono ashore in Spencer Gulf, within a short dictanco of one another. No other particulars are to hand. Brisbane, September 18. There is a great mortality among the blacks in measles. Attention has DiJMUn to the disgraceful interment of bodies. In the majority of cases the remains are only covered with earth, and dogs have rooted up and devoured bodies, Brisbane, September 18. Beplying to Sir Thomas M'llwraith's telegram announcing that he would ask Parliament to Vancouver lino on condition' (bat the vessels called at Brisbane and IJeppel Bay,tJirGeorge Dibos wired, "One port or the other, but not both."

Sir Thomas M'lllwraith'a rejoinder was curt, "Both or none." Sir Geo. Dibbs retorted in the monosyllable. "None."

The upshot cf the difference between the two Premiers is that, the Miowera [leaving Sydney to:day, will not call at Brisbane. The, passengers and mails had to be sent to. Sydney by | train, and the steamer was detainee! till they arrived,