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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1756, 6 October 1883, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH.-COPYRIGHT.]

' ' ' *' ' Rome, Odtobfer 3. It is currently., reported .hore that His Holiness the Pope'is seriously ill. Hoxo EJono, October, 3.> Intelligence to hand from Canton states that much alarm w felt by Europeans in that city, on account of the excited and threatening attitude of the natives. Ifeara are entei lamed that an attnlck may be niado upon the European quarter, and six pun* lioafctj have arrived in the river, and% are in readiness to afford protection *to the Europeans and their property in case of necessity.

"Paris, October 3.^ Tt is stated that the Fiench Government have delirered an tfltimatuiri to the Chinese Eivoy in regard to the difficulty in Tonquin. It is understood that the Government refuse td cede the northern parts of Touquin to China, but are willing that that district hhouid bo treated as neutral ground.

London, October*3i Telegrams ate to hand 'frBm Hayti, West Indies, stating that a serious native lisinghab occiured at.Port-au-Prince, jfche capital. A large body of black's entered the town, and attacked the, foreign ni'jrchauts, several' of whom were killed, and others severely maltreated. The rioters also pillaged the business premises and private houses of the merchants, and c numitted great havoc. A body of marines from a man-of-war in port was landed to quell the outbrgak. and; in an encounter which t<x>k puce'with the rioters several of the marines were killed. ,