CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 10399, 21 August 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

A panic exists in Constantinople in consequence of the bomb outrages. Numerous arrests have been made.

It is reported that fresh rich discoveries of gold have been made on the Steward R'.ver and Upper Yukon River, Alaska. The Belgica, which left a few days ago on the Antarctic expedition, has put into Ostend with her machinery disabled. King Leopold inspected the Belgica' at Ostend, and wished the expedition success. The prosecution is proceeding at Paris of M. Mackan (president of the Charity Bazaar Committee) and two kinematograph emp’.oyds on a charge of culpable neglect in connection with the late terrible bjzaar fire, when a large number of people lost their lives.

Mr F. W. Finuoane, a commercial agent despatched by the Queensland Government to Europe with the object of developing the produce export trade of tho colony, expresses a high opinion of the Mediterranean ports as a market for colonial meats, but considers it essential that the cold storage accommodation at the ports should be in* creased. Ho found the traders in South, eastern. Europe ready to enter into re. oiprooal t rade relations with Queensland. The Eddy memorial in Sydney has reached £1,700.

The Duke and Duchess of York opened a textile exhibition in Dublin. Arrangements have been made for a com. P»“y *>f the Berkshire Regiment, stationed at Halifax, Canada, to interchange with a company of Canadian infantry stationed at Fredericton, with the object of obtaining military uniformity of the Empire. France has proposed to enter into a reciprocal commercial treaty with America. The increased demand for Australian timber has led to tho formation of an influential English syndicate, which proposes to lease all tho timber rights on the Crown lands in tho northern river districts of New South Wales—the most important timber area in the colony. , 0° the advice of the German Consul in Sydney, in consequence of the weakness of the evidence, Wittman, the man who was arrested as the supposed German absconder May, has been released.

Secretary of State Sherman, in a friendly despatch to the Japanese Government, gives his assurance that in the treaty to be entered into between the United States and Hawaii Japan’s interests will Be fully safeguarded.