SECOND EDITION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1837, 25 January 1888, Page 3

SECOND EDITION

CABLE NEWS.

Br Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.

(UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) [Received January 24, 4.45 pa] LONDON, January 22. Rear-Admiral Louis Hutton Verstnme, who retired from active service in the British navy on January 1, 1886, committed suicide at Falmouth by repeatedly pushing a read hot poker into his abdomen, and died in great agony. He was under the charge of some friends at Falmouth, who, though noticing his manner was strange, did not suspect him of •oieidal intent. PARIS, January 24. ' "While Louise Michel was addressing a meeting of Anarchists at Harvre, she was ■hot at twice and seriously wounded. The would-be assassin was arrested. . . MADRID, January 23. The Spanish Government are organising ft force of twenty-five thousand men. The caoee for this action is supposed to be owing to a difficulty wih France, respecting affairs in Morooco. PLYMOUTH, January 23. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s R.M.S. Raapehu, arrived here to-day all well, Her cargo of meat is in good condition. [Received January 25, 1.10 p.m.] LONDON, January 23. Four thousand and forty bales of River Plate wool have been sold at Antwerp at from a halfpenny to three farthings advinoe on the November sales. St. PETERSBURG, January 23. Russia has failed to raise a loan either at Vienna or Berlin. BERLIN January 23. Lord Randolph Churchill is at present on a visit to this city. He denies that his recent visit to Russia was of an official nature, and says he was merely travelling in a private capacity. He states that he observed few warlike symptoms in Russia. SYDNEY, January 25. • The squadron arrived last night, with tbe exception of the Diamond, which ran abort of coal and is now coming under sail. Rose, of Christchurch, carried off all the prizes for pigs at tbe centennial show. Over 100,000 acres of grass have been borned in tbe Wagga district, besides thousands of sheep and miles of fencing, and a number of horses have also perished.

The Roman Catholics propose to finish St. Mary's cathedral to commemorate the centennial.