LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1701, 7 May 1886, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

» — . BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. fCopyriyhfJ, Received May 6, 11.45 a.m. NiwYork, 5. The labor riots in Chicago have now assumed a vpry serious phase. A meeting of Socialists numbering fully fifteen thousand men was held ye.ster« day in that city. The police authorities ordered the crowd to disperse, but the Socialists offered a stubborn resistance, throwing explosive bombs among the police, killing five and wounding nttny others. The police then fired upon the rioters, fifty of whom were shot dead and a large number wounded. The greatest consternation prevail* in the city, business to a large extent is at a standstill. Cairo, 5. Advices from the frontier state that Muhdist Arabs we massing in large numbers in the vicinity of Dongola. Received May sth, 1.20 a.m. London, 5. The European Powers will present a fresh not* $o Greece ou the subject of her disaiinftftt Ottawa, 4. The question of Howe Rule for Irei land is now under discussion in tho Canadian Parliament. Mblbournr, 5. It is announced that the vacancy .caused by the retirement of Mr Justice Molesworth has been filled by the appointment «of Mr Webb to the Judicial Bench. The case of Hill v. Clark will have to be re-argued » owing to the retire* ment of Judge Molesworth before whom it was hnard. ; Londox, 4. New ZoaluuJ securities are quoted as follows : — Fivep«r cent. £102 ; four and a half wv cent, £101 10s; four per cent insenbeif, £99 10*. Melbourne. 4. The Manaponri arrived thw morning from the flfuHr^ Received May otb, 1.10 p.m. Syoney, 6. The negotiations which have been in progrft.su fov the purpose of bringing about a reapproauhment between Sir Henry Parkes and Sir John Robertson with their respective followers, has completely failed. Steps are being taken to secure a suitable celebration of tho centenary of the Colony, which will occur in January, 1888." Received May 6th, 2.30 p.m. London, 5. Mr R. C. Baker leaves for South Australia to-morrow. The tenders which he has received for the federal mail service have not been made public. Calcutta, 5. A force of Sikh police, consisting of two thousand men started for Man« dalay. Iv spite of the vigilance of the , British troops, another immense fire ' has oecum-d in that city. I