CABLE NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3067, 12 January 1894, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

* HOME AND_FOREIG*. Loan and Mercantile. London, Januarj' lo.— At a statutory meeting of the Loan and Mercantile the Creditors' Committee reported that powerful counsel was of opinion the old debenture holders were not secured. Browne, the committee solicitor, strongly condemns the manner of issuing the 1892 stock and accused the management of issuing misleading circulars. The Committee are not in favor of litigation in the matter. Sir James Fergusson defended the directors and justified their action. ' The meeting was noisy and Fergttsson was subjected to considerable interruption while explaining the action of the directors. The meeting adjourned until the reconstruction scheme had been issued to the shareholders. Several shareholders asked the receiver to publicly examine the directors. : Obituary. v London, January 10.— News has baen received of the death of Bishop and Mrs Hill of the Niger territory. The Ardlamont murder. London, January 10— A warrant issued lor the arrest of Scott, the missing witness in the Ardlamont murder trial, has been withdrawn. .' '; . ' :; Butter; export. * '. \ London, January 10.— The Ruapehu's butter and cheese arrived in excellent condition. Pretcntto the N*atlhitlacv : London, January 10.— Lord Onslow has sent the Ngatihuia tribe, after whom his son, born in New • Zealand, is named, a present cif a Union Jack. Chilled mutton • siieeeu. London, January 11.— Narrandera mutton, chilled: in the district and sent down to tlie sea board to be frozen has arrived in splendid condition. The experts think the change in the method of pwflerving will be of gnat benefit. plots* MADfitD, January 10.— The man Salvdtor Franohe and $is wife, under arrest for complicity in the outrage at Barcelona theatre, state that shortly before], the date of the explosion* anarchists attended a meeting in the town armed with bombs, knives mi revolvers intending to sack and burn the town, but an internal quarrel prevented this dastardly scheme being carried into effect. ; » J 1 - ; Paris, January 10.— The anarchist Vaill&nt; who threw the bomb in the; Chamber of Deputies last month, has, been sentenced to death. The trial of Valllant. Pabis, January ll;^The jury in Vaillant's case only debated half an hour before returning a verdict. ' The trial lasted six hours ;Vaillant refuses to appeal against the sentence. He preserved a cynical demeanour all through and heard the sentence unmoved ; when called upon to speak he reiterated regret at the small number of deputies hurt by the explosion and read a long document aDusing the moneyed classes and dwelt on the miseries of the masses, quoting Darwin and Herbert Spencer. ■ f The Pallais ac Justice bristled with armed guards during the hearing of the Caie. •■;■;• ■,•.■■■.;{ J:- -; • .>.v ■,•;.•:-:; ; VaiJlant said he only desired to kill Deputies and selected the place whence he thought most would be hurt; the bomb was not charged with bullets. Inciting to revolt* Bomb, January 11.-— Roman anarchists have secretly issued a manifesto inviting the troops to join in a revolt ; the garrison has oeen reinforced. 1 The natabele». Capetown, January 10, —King Lewanika, of the Barotze Kingdom, intends sending a f orce to Lesikilir, situated below tbe Victoria falls, to prevent Lobengula crossing the Zambej«. The , entire Barotze strength will be necessary to resist the fugitive king crossing the river. ■ , ... ; One hundred thousand acres of farms have been staked put in Matabeleland. - ■■• ' . : The massacre of the Bechuanaland police is confirmed. : -r.,;. Fire at€)hlcas;o. ■ i Chicago, January 10.— The Casino and the Liberal Arts buildings, which formed part of the building in connection with the World's Fair have been destroyed by fire., The value of the buildings is estimated at 100,000 dollar*. ; ..,• ','/.[ „-..r.-.'.., ■ Washington, January 10.— The Jure at the Chicago exhibition was the work of an incendiary- , : .