CABLE SUMMARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2973, 15 May 1893, Page 2

CABLE SUMMARY.

The 5.9. Campania irade the passage from New York in 5 days 14 hours. A plot to murder Prince Ferdinand on his arrival in Bulgaria with his bride was frustrated. During an all-night sitting of the Spanish Cortes a lighted bomb was found in the vicinity of the Chamber. The approaching general election in Germany is creating intense excitement. There is an unprecedented number of candidates in the field., A Calcutta telegram says a native , rising is reported near Manipur. The Kukius are raiding the district, and have beheaded three' hundred natives. A plot to blow up Chicago waterworks and burn down the Exhibition buildings has been discovered. The conspiracy is known to be the work of an Anarchist. The council of the Colonial Institute will offer their congratulations to the Prince of Wales on the approaching marriage of the Duke of York and Princess May. Registration under the Chinese Exclusion Act has proved a failure, only 3000 Chinese throughout the United States having registered their names as provided by law. At the Behring Sea Arbitration, Sir J. Russell declared that America had compelled a discussion on the liberty of the seas, owing to her claim for the proprietary right of the seals. General Dodds, commander of the French troops in Dahomey, has arrived at Marseilles. He was accorded a most enthusiastic reception, and flowers were strewn along the path. News has been received in New York that the rebels in Nicaragua have seized the canal. A United States cruiser has been ordered to proceed there to enquire into the matter. The British, German, and United States Governments have decided to remove Baron Pilsaeh, the Municipal Resident, and Baron Cedercranz, the Chief Justice, from their official positions in Samoa. At the annual meeting in London o the Primrose League, it was stated that the membership wasover 1,000,000. The speakers at the meeting claimed that the League, exercised a valuable influence on the unity of the Empire. Siamese troops have attacked the French garrison on the Mekong River, seizing a convoy and capturing a French officer. A French battalion has been despatched to the assistance of the garrison. The dispute between the dockers and ship-owners at Hull is settled. The dockers have agreed toallowtheemployment of either Unionists or nonUnionists, which is virtually the terms asked by the Shipping Federation. Sir Robert Hamilton, late Governor of Tasmania, in an article in the " Speaker," says that Irish administration is the root of the hostility of a section of the English people against the granting of autonomy. The intercolonial eight-oared race, between crews representing New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, was rowed on the Paramatta river on Saturday afternoon. New South Wales led from start to finish, winning by six lengths in 19min 23sec. On May 12, a furious debate, lasting fifty-four hours, took place in the Spanish Cortes, on a Bill introduced by the Government to postpone the municipal elections. The Republican party obstructed the passage of the measure by every means in their power, but eventually the Government secured a victory by carrying the Bill while their opponents were conferring in the lobbies. As a protest against the tactices resorted to by the Government, the Republican party left the Cortes in a body. The incident is creating great excitement in Madrid,