CABLEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 226, 24 November 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

London, Nov 22. Another murder has been attempted but the woman attacked resisted, and the man made off. An arrest has been made. Henry George, who is on a visit to England, attributes President Cleveland’s defeat to his vacillating treatment of the Freetrade question. At the sitting of the Parnell Commission today, Sir R. Webster charged Mr E. Harrington with contempt of Court for publishing an article in the Kerry Sentinel, charging the Commission with partiality. Mr Harrington was fined £5OO. The costs which the Times had to pay in the libel action brought against it by Sir J. Pope Hennessy amounted to £B,OOO. Wool is firm for good quality. Prices will probably advance at the opening of next sales, especially for combing fleeces. In consequence of the non arrival of cargoes in time the series will terminate on December 15. Mr Jamieson, who succeeded Major Bartelott, and afterwards died of fever, wrote in April that Stanley was then safe. Mr J. Russell, American Minister in Eng land, was entertained at a farewell banquet previous to retiring from his position. Replying to the toast of his health he said the scheme of British Imperial Federation was a dream, but nevertheless he believed the cohesion of the English races would decide the destinies of the world. The Chairman of the Eastern Extension Company writes to the newspapers deprecating the Pacific Cable scheme, and pointing out that his Company have only experienced in the aggregate forty one days’ interruption of the Austialian cables since 1880. " The Company are willing to reduce their rates to anything providing a guarantee is given of three fourths of the present trade. The Maori footballers defeated Carlisle by two goals and eight tries to nil. Lisbon, Nov 22. Portugal will co-operate in the blockade of the east coast of Africa for the purpose of suppressing the slave trade. Capetown, Nov 22. The South African Colonies are invited to take part in a Conference at Ottawa for promoting trade between the colonies. Lord Knutsford, replying to Earl Dunraven, said Sir H. A. Blake's appointment was pow Judice, and deprecated any discussion in Parliament on the subject as premature, and likely to impede the final settlement of the question. Sir H. A. Blake states he is prepared, if required, to go to Queensland and live down the hostility now shown toward him, and prove that he is unbiassed in politics,