CABLE BREVITIES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12025, 11 December 1901, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

London, December 9. The Government are proeecuting Messrs donor, O’Kelly, and tiro others under the Crimes Act tor making speeches intimidating the holders ot evicted farms in Ireland. Aa Egyptian native has been sentenced at Cairo to IS yean’ penal servitude for derailing the Sirdar’s train last summer, when Major-General Wingate had a narrow escape ot losing his life. Beisbane, Tuesday, The Premier states that the estimated value of the Queensland sngar crop this season is £2,000,000, Sydney, Tuesday, The United Australian and Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance companies have •greed on a scheme of amalgamation, bat it requires the shareholders’sanction. Hie State Premier has received a letter from the British Consul at Honolulu reporting two deaths from plague there, the first on November 10th and the second three days later. Melbouene, Tuesday. A mysterious tragedy is reported from. Bendigo. A young storekeeper named Jones was aroused in the middle ot the flight and was shot on opening his door. Before dying he said he knew who hit gemlant was, having fonght him, but be would not dispose anything which might lead to the apprehension of the murderer.