ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1761, 18 October 1883, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.]

London, October 15. The steamships Catalonia, 1 from Lyttelton (August 25), .and, the British.] King, 'from Lyttelton (September 4))' have "arrived at Plymouth. .-The qargdes of. frozen,- meat are reported to be in a good condition.

October JL6. m It is understood that the French GtbVern^ ment agree to pay , the Key Mr Shavfe £00,000 damages for the treatment he r<^ ceived at the hands of the TPrencli authorities in Madagascar, and will" expf ess regret for the occurrence to Lord Granville the British Foreign Minister. - ,i, i ; | . *•> T

Cape Town* October 15. News has been received -from Zululand that Usibepu, with a large body of adherents^ made , an attack upon- a tribe friendly to Cetewayo, and' inflicted^ great slaughter upon them, fully one half being massacred.

Madrid, October 15. It ih transpired that the" new Ministry, f mined by Senor Herrera, have decided to drop the dispute with the Ifreflch Government regarding the insult to King in Paris last month. , r

Constantinople, October 15. Intelligence has been received from Ohier . Islands, off the coast of Asia Minor, that a severe shock of earthquake has been experienced there. A large number of houses have been destroyed, and several persons seriously wounded, though no loss of life has occurred. News is alsc) to hand that an earthquake has caused serious damage at Ovila- (sic) and that a number of deaths have occurred.

Hong Kong, October 15. The latest news trom Tonquiu states that the Chinese troops, who recently arrived' on the frontier, are now quitting their position and retiring into the interior. l < St. Petehsbuhg, October 15. Tho Czar arrived at Peterhof to-day from Cronstadt. Intelligence is to hand from Zewdonka, i^jk town in tne province of Podolia, Southen^ Russia, that during the service in tho Jewish synagogue an alarm of fire was laised, and a panic occnred. In the rush •< for tlu doors of the building forty womeiL were crushed to death and- thirty other^fc seriously injurod. ' '

Paws, October 15. M. Ferry, the President of the ; Council of Ministers, who is now in the provinces, has made speeches, at Rouen and Havre, and urged moderation and unity on the » part of Ministerialists in the coining struggle with the Extremists during the session of the Chambers, which commences -' next week. ' >A~ '