CABLEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 63, 5 November 1887, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

London, Nov, 8. Dr Travers has been gazetted German resident at Morocco. Scrip for the Broken Hill Silver Mining Company will be issued on the 9th instant, The Metropolian Board of Works has forwarded a reply to the Unemployed deputation. The Beard expresses tegl’et at the condition of the unemployed, but is unable to provide work for them at the present juncture, Lord Brassey, writting to the Times, urges the Imperial Government to forthwith proceed with the fortification of Albany and Thursday island. He expresses the belief that I'hursday Island will become a future Aden, and states the work is urgent, But need not be costly. THE LATE GALES. During the gale at Liverpool a number of vessels broke adrift from their mooring and sank. A large number of Wrecks and fatalities are reported from the South Coast, and great damage has been dotife to property in the inland cdiinties. TBS FRENCH AND MADAGASCAR. Advices froth Madagascar report that in the dispute Between the Malagas! Government and the French residents In that island relative to the granting of the exequatur to the American Consul there, the latter has been worsted, MEAT TRADE DEPRESSED. The large arrival of Australian preserved meats have had a depressing effect upon the market; ITALY ANb THE ifORTE. M. Crispi, the Italian Premier, has assured the. Porte that Italy has no design on Tripoli UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS, The authorities of the Bank of England have suggested a plan whereby Sir F. D. Bell's . scheme of dealing with unclaimed dividends may - be carried out. SCARLET FEVER IN LONDON. There are now two thousand five hundred and forty patients in the London hospitals suffering from scarlet fever. The medical authorities are unable to keep the epidemic from increasing; but is hoped that the winter weather will have some good ■ effect.