CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1841, 30 January 1888, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.

LONDON, January 27.

In the action beteewn Messrs Sbaw, Saville, and Co. v. Bell and Coleixiatt'in connection with the steamer Florira has been settled by the latter paying tbe comptny £5000 in full of all claims.

DUBLIN, January 27.

Mr. P. O'Brien, M.P. for Munagahan North, who was arrested on a charge of inciting people, has been sentenced to ionr months' imprisonment. Notice of appeal was given.

ADELAIDE, January 28.

Id this city there is a perfect silver mania, and the excitement is quite unprecedented. A nnmber of shopmen in town bave thrown up their engagements, and repaired to tbe field, where they have gone in for speculation. One of their ' nnmber. is reported to have made two hundred thousand pounds in three months, but most of them have lost everything. One mining broker has cleared £10,000 this week, bat should a sudden fall in the ■ stooka take place it means rain to a great number. [Received January 30, 1.20 p.m.] SYDNEY, January 80. :The centennial band contest was won by a band from Ballarat.

'The Sydney Morning Herald severely crUioifles tbe statements made by Lord < Loftns at his bankruptcy, and urges Parliament to take notice of them. BRISBANE, January 30.

Butter, mayor of Bockhatnpton, has

been sentenced to seven years on a-gecond charge, to be concurrent with the first sentence. Tbe other charges are abandoned.

The Chinese left the Clement goldfields at the warden's orders. No resistance „ was offered.

HOBART, January 30. ,' . In tbe match against Vonion's team the 1 Tasmania n s ior thirteen wickets made <j 405 runs. Barnes made 95. The match was drawn.