NEWS BY CABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 55, 11 March 1881, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

_♦ — (reuter _ telegrams). London, March 7. Notwithstanding the powers vested in the Viceroy by the Coercion a ct, the Land League continues an active agitation, and several meetings under its auspices were held yesterday in Ireland. *" News has come to hand today that an agrarian murder of a dastardly character has been committed in County Westmeath, Ireland. The Daily News today publishes a telegram from Natal, stating that information .has reached there that an interview has taken place between Sir Evelyn Wood and Joubert, the commander of the Boer forces, which haß resulted in a week's armistice, i.e., until the 14th instant, being agreed to. No official confirmation of the statemeet has yet transpired. Sydney, March 8. The Executive have decided that that the sentence of death passed upon William Brown, a farmer in the Manning district, for criminally assaulting his daughter, twelve years of age, shall be carried out. Sailed — Hero, for Auckland. The cricket match between the Australian "team and the Combined Eleven of New South Wales and Victoria, was resumed today. The Australians were all disposed of for 85 in their second innings, Murdoch, not out, 81, and M'Donald, caught, 18, being top scores, and the Com bined Eleven thus won the match by 246 runs. A severe hailstorm fell during the adjournment for luncheon, and rendered the ground very dead. Melbourne, March 8. The barque India, bound from London to Port Pirie, South Australia, has been wrecked at the Cape (sic). All lives have been saved.