CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3267, 3 November 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

3 By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright 1 (per press association.) LONDON, October 31. ] The New Zealand Shipping Company I will not pay a dividend. The profits for i the year amount to which will • be carried forward. The company has 5 purchased a 7000 ton cargo steamer. I BEBLIN, October 81. ) Prince Bismarck, in the course of an » interview, expressed the opinion that the tension between Bussia and Germany waa one of the intrigues of the Polish nobility. I The Government, he said, had no backbone, and the best men were either not used or sent to German territory in i Africa. The manifesto i6sued by the Berlin Socialists urges the abolition of Parliament, church, schools, and the army, and . securing the control of production. ; LONDON, November 1. | The survivors of the Eoumania make , serious charges of negligence against the 1 officers of the vessel. 1 ' Two Atlantio liners are a week overdue, and some uneasiness is felt for their safety i owing to the recent severe gales. Balrinadrimma police barracks have been attaoked, and two policemen and a woman and child murdered. LONDON, November 2. A large number of prominent oity men have expressed to the Agents-General of Australia their highest approval of the sentences passed upon the Broken Hill strikers. The overdue Atlantic liners have arrived safe. It has been ascertained that the murders at Balrinadrimma police barracks, in Ireland, were the acts of a constable, who subsequently committed suicide. The constable who committed murder at Balrinadrimma was insane. WASHINGTON, November 2. The Democrats expect that in the election for President, Glover Cleveland will have a majority of eight, but the supporters of President Harrison are very sanguine. LONDON, November 2. Arrived— -Matatua, from Lyttelton, September 6. Hobbs, contractors, whose business iB now in liquidation, are indebted to the Liberator Building Society for over £2,000,000. Mr. Gladstone haß declined an invita. tion to the Lord Mayor's banquet on the plea of health. PARIS, November 2. The Bothchilds have declined to float the Bussian loan, on the ground of the cruel treatment to which the Jewish residents were subjeoted. SYDNEY. November 2. Phillips, teacher at the Engineering Technical College, was killed this evening Iby an explosion of gas preparatory to experimenting with his claes. ALBANY, November 2. Arrived — Oceania, from Plymouth. Passengers lor New Zealand — Mr. and Mrs. Booth, Messrs. Johnston, Bloomfield (2), NewmaD, and Abrams. Eear-Admiral • Bowden Smith, the new commander of the Australian squadron, is a passenger by her. ' HONG KONG, November 19. j Forty thousand deaths from cholera i have occurred at Cheng Ten. 1 VIENNA, November 2. J Daring a panic in a church at Vendora t ■ twenty-five of the congregation were I trampled to death and many injured. * HOBART, November 2. t The Marquis of Ripon has cabled to Sir v R. G. Hamilton granting him leave of ii absence during the remainder of bis term p of office as Governor. Hamilton leaves si for England next month, and it is under- tl stood be will confer with Mr. Gladstone at aR to the details of the Home Rule it scheme. w w Subscribe to N. Z. edition of London tt TITBITS. Pnblished by McKeefc Gamble H Wellington. ih

Serious Fire in a Coal Fit Shaft. ♦ (PER PEESS ASSOCIATION.) I BEUNNBRTON, November 2; Coal Fit Heath shaft is on fire. Shortly after four yesterday afternoon, clouds of black smoke were seen ascending tbe sbatt. At first the men could not realise SQcb was the case, but it was soon evident that the matter was serious. The men called out the mine engineer, and the mine manager went below and did all be oould to confine tbe fire. The flames were stopped and everything possible done to exclude the air from tbe bottom of the shaft. There being no engine here, tbe Greymouth one was sent for, and arrived, with a full staff of men, previous to seven o'clook. At 5.30 tbe wood-work on the top of the shaft took fire, and, to save the poppet-bead and buildings surrounding it, men with buckets were lined down the face of a sceep rook to the river, who passed up same filled. The great bulk of the residents are gathered bt the pit's mouth, and relief was felt when it was ascertained that all the men were safely out of tbe mine. The accident will throw a large body of men out of work, for it is expected that tbe pumps which ascend the shaft will be useless. So far as known at present, the fire is confined to tbe shaft and the bottom of same, Jjatest (8 p.m.) The brigade engine bad to be lowered down the precipitous bank to tbe river, and is now throwing water into tbe Bbaft. Tbe smoke is not bo dense, and at present is more like steam. The bucket- men have so far saved the buildings. WELLINGTON, November 3. A telegram pat in at Greymonth at midnight states tbat tbe fire in the coal pit Heath mine is confined to tbe bottom of tbe shaft. A steam fire engine is expeoted to extinguish the fire shortly. Tbe damage is only trifling, and oan be repaired in a few days. Too much praise cannot be given to tbe firemen and all concerned with the engine.