CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4881, 20 November 1894, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

\Unild Press Astocialion.] (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,) The lurks in Armenia, (Received Nov, 19,10.20 p.m.). Constantinople, November 19. Tho Porte apologises for alleging that the British Consul at Van incited tho Armenians to revolt, and promises fo make full enquiries into tho outrage . Fearful Atrocities. Outraged and Murdered in a Church, Eiizuiiomi, November 18.. The Turkish soldiors iraprisonod CO girlß in a church, where after being outraged, they wero butohored, The blood of tho unfortunate' victims poured out iii a stroani under the. doors of the building. ; Tho bodies of victims in. other places wore beheaded. Some of thorn wer? buwed, ajivo in their own Imit, " ■. ".

Latest Australian, ■ (Rccoived Nov. 20,10.15 a.m.) Sydney, November 20, Tho Socrotary of tho Scaraons Union, addressing tho maritiiuo workors meeting, urged them to organise and join the Union, promising that nn immediate and determined effort would bo made to got an incroasb of wages, (llweived Nov. 20,10,50 a.m.) Brisbane, Nov, 20. Olvor, tho Government agent, and another seaman of tho William Manson havo been arrested, THEFLVoWINWETIMES VALLEY. Eton School Closed, , (RocoivcdNovomber2o,lo.3o a,m.) London, November i 7. Mr Ramsay, Unionist, has defeated Sir Robson, liberal, in Forfarshire, by a majority of 288, The floods in tho Thames valley aro tho highest for half a century. Eton School has had to be closed, The Dutch in Jam. (Rccoived Nov. 20,10.30 a,m.) Batavia, Novombor 19. Tho Dutch'havo stormed a stronghold of Balancso iusurgcuts in tho Island of Tombok. Desjierato resistance was offered by tho Natives who a few weeks before hud badly cnt up the Dutchtroops,butatlcngth thoy were driven out with tho loss of soveral hundred men, the assailnuts themselves losing a hundred and fifty. The Rajah was among those who escaped, Czar Alexander's Funeral. An Imposing Function, (Roccivod Nov. 20th 10.30. a.m.) St, PuTEKSiii'iifl, Nov. 19. The Cznr has declined to recoivo a Bulgarian deputation, Czar Alexander's f nnoral, tho concluding ceremony of which took place iu-utty, wiui an im[jußiiig muuiiun conducted on a largo scale, The Imporial insignia and regalia alone required sixteen coaches to carry thorn, Among tho royal personages wero the Kings of Denmark, Greece and Servia, the Princes of Wales, Naplos, Montenegro, Henry of Prussia, the Dukes of York and Coburg, The Corean War, ■ (Received Nov. 19,10.20 p.m.) Tho Chinese troops havo repulsed tho Japanese atMouluon Pass,also at Alung Shan, Tho Manchurian Cavalry have harassed tho Japanese rear column, Lord Rosebeny and Samoa. Loxuo.v, November 19. . The Times referring to a cablegram published here stating thattho remarks of the Hon. J. G. Ward in tho closing hours of last session of tho Now Zealand Parliament, that Ministers would visit Samoa, were intended jocularly, condemns the behaviourofNcw Zealand politician's. fatal Dm from Tower Bridge (licceivcd Nov. 19,5.10 p.m.) London*, Not. 19. An expert in diving, named Fuller sprang from the roof of the Tower Bridge into tho water, a distnnco of 250 ft. Ho was injured internally, and beforo assistance arrived was drowned.