CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4830, 20 September 1894, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

The Qorean War.

[ United Press Association,] (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received Sept 20,1,10 p.m.) Shanghai, September 19. Upon the receipt of the news of the Chinese defeat, at Pekin there was a great outcry against Li Hung Chang, who was deprived by the Emperor of bis Inst peacock's feather.

The arrivals of Chinese reinforcements in Corea, reported in August, were merely official fictions,

Desperate Fighting.

Eight Bottle Ships Sunk. Admiral Ting Killed.

(Received Sept, 20,11 a.m,) Shanghai, September 19. The Japanese attacked the Chinese at tho head of tho Yalu river, and there was desperate fighting for six hours.

Four ships wero sunk on each side, the Chinese warship Chinyuen being included in the number, and almost all onboard woro drowned.

Admiral Ting was killed, and Captain Hannekin, a German military officer, who was saved -when the Kow Siring sank, is among tho wounded.

The Chinese fleotwere escorting transports towards the Corean coast when the Japanese fleet suddonly appeared,

Besides the Chinyuen, tlio oruiser« ChaoYing, Kinyuen, and Yang Woi were sunk,

In addition to the Japanese vessels sunk they had several vessels damaged, aud withdrew from tlio conflict.

Tho remainder of tho Chinese fleet has returned to Weihaiwoi.

It is expected the Japanese will capture tho Chinese troops landed at Yalu.

Two out of the throe transport vessels did not return with the Chinese fleet, and it is believed they havo boon sunk with all on board.

The Chao Ying and Yang Wei were driven ashore and then fired by the crews, The Shearing Troubles. [ United Press Association.] (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright).

Brisbane, September 19, The Council passed the Peace Preservation Bill without amendment.

Tho Morstoue Downs woolshed has been destroyed by fire. Three hundred shoep perished.

The Live Cattle Trade,

[ United Press Association.] (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(Received Sept. 20, 0.45 a.m.) Loxbon, Septembor 19. The limes ostimates that it cost £ls each to land the Maori King's cattle, exclusive of the insurance, while thoy only realised £l6 14s. To mako the traffic pay it would be necessary to send five to oight hundred, in order to reduce freight and cost of fodder. It is absolutely useless, it saya,to send cattle instore condition. Train Robbers. [United Press Association.] •(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

Washington, September 19. Pour robbers stopped a train at Santa Fe, in Missouri, and sliofc the driver, Tho police however, had been forewarned, and a party was on board the train, They exchanged flhots with the bandits, two of whom were killed,

The others escaped but are being pursued with theaid of bloodhounds.

General Hews.

[United Fress Association.] (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received Sept. 20,0.45 a.m.) London, September 19, H.M.S. Amphion has been despatched to Casablanca to demand reparation for tho outrage on the Consuls.

Mr Gladstone, in aletter,expresses himself in favour of the State selling alcohol for public profit as against local opti«n, Mi' William Dean, formerly of Melbourne, has bequeathed £28,000 to the Church Missionary Society, tho British and Foreign Bible Society, and tho Church Pastoral Aid Society in equal shares. The report of the Free Labour Society declares that the membership of trade unions is decreasing, Two hundred thousand seamen are i registered as free men. I Belgrade, Soptember 19. I Twenty-two Servian soldiers were killed in an encounter with brigands. Vienna, September 19.

Tho Emperor cordially received the clerical opponents of tho Hungarian Civil Marriage Bill, He said ha recognised tho sincerity of their motives, and assured them of his friendship, Tho difference of creed should be no barrier to friendliness of heart,

Max O'Rell on the Colonies

[ United Press Association,]

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

Sept, 20,11.15 a.m.')

London, September 19. Max O'Rell in his book on. Australia, says that Great Britain acquired the Colonies at the cost of a little blood but i, good d»l of whisky. In Colonial Sooiety lie says, there is nothing original and the people are content to copy all the shams, follies and impostures of British vanity and adoration of the golden calf. Hypocrisy' and cant are more noticeable in the Colonies than in England; and the Australian working man, ho considers, is lazjf, fond | of drink, and a spendthrift, thinking I only of the pleasures, and taking no interest in the development of the cquntry. His labour ip mercenary and enormous wages are earned, and these are spent in frivolity,' 1 The writer believes that the colonies are much too jealous of one another to care for federation. The Colonials aro very enterprising j and jiave all the qualities and foibles of tho English, and he concludes by stating if isolation intensified some of tlieir faults it has also atf cental tte rivtues, : / /•