CABLEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 340, 20 August 1889, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

London, August 12. The approaching match between Searle and O’Connor, for the rowing championship, is expected to prove a very close contest. Searle has been suffering from abscess on the I 'aw and confined to a room for three days, mt is now recovered, and both men are showing excellent form. Slavin, the champion boxer of Australia, has renewed the challenge to fight Smith or Mitchell.

The trial of Boulanger is now proceeding in Paris, and is watched with absorbing interest. The Publio Prosecutor charges him with having contemplated effecting a coup d'etat, creating widespread conspiracy, conspiring with Anarchists and Bonapartlsts for the overthrow of the Republic, embezzling large sums of money, selling national decorations In the army and publio service for large sums of money which Boulanger used to pay the debts of hie father and to support hie numerous mistresses. London, Angust 13. Rear Admiral Lord Charles Scott his been appointed to succeed Admiral Fairfax as Commander of the Australian Squadron. Papers found among the affects of Wad El Nojumi, leader of the Darvieties, killed in ths engagement with General Grenfell's force, show that he was leader of the Arab forces which destroyed General Hicks’ troops at El Obeid in 1883, and was at the head ot the Mahdists who captured Khartoum and massacred Gordon in 1883. It is stated that there is a serious falling off in the collections for the Parnellite fund by the delegatas to Australia, and that tire amount will scarcely pay their travelling expenses. Lord Knutsford, addressing a publio meeting at Midhurst, Sussex, referring to the Irish difficulty, declared the Colonies would despise the Mother (Country if she contemplated dissolution of the Union. The Executive decided that it would not be justified in granting a reprieve to Mrs Maybrick, and the death sentence will be carried into effect on the 27th inst. Brierly denie a statement that he expended £4OOO in defending her. It is reported that Sir James Stephen intimated to the authorities that he would resign his position on the bench it th e condemned woman was reprieved.