CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2317, 4 January 1893, Page 2

CABL E NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright

(PER PEESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, January 2.

A company is being formed for the purpose of promoting a Bill granting the neoesaary powers for bridging the English Channel. The revenue for tbe quarter, ended December 31et, was Obituary— Mr. William Summers, M.P. for Hudderßfield.

The new British coinage will be issued in January.

The London School Board is discussing the propriety of introducing free dentistry for the scholars.

Mrs. Maybriek's illness is dun to attempted suicide by pricking the lungs with a needle.

An official receiver hns been appointed in connection with the •' missing word " competition, the money for which has been impounded.

LONDON, January 3.

Maior Clarke lias been created C.M.G. The same honor has been conferred on Dr. Anthony Brownlees, Chancellor of University of Melbourne.

The Emporor of Germany will be present at the marriage of Princess Marie of Edinburgh to the Crown Prince of Roumania.

CAIRO, January 2.

Four hundred dervishes attempted to raid the village of Gemai, and were repulsed with three killed. Afterwards they attacked Fort Salvais, and were again defeated. They are now retreating, and ar9 being pursued by cavalry. CAIRO, January 3.

A farther attaok has been made on the village of Gemai by 350 dervishes, who were repulsed, losing several men. ST. PETERSBURG, January 3. The Czarwitch will shortly pay a visit to the Emperor of Germany. PARIS, January 3. A labor exchange opened in Paris in May last numbers 360,000.

The Panama Canal Committee have furnished evidence whioh has induced the Government to prosecute four more members of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Antirinx threatens to act as plaintiff if the Government drop the piosecution.

NEW YORK, January 2. The s.s. Gallia, after she sighted tbe Umbria in a disabled condition, prooeeded.

on her voyage, having misunderstood t signals.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 2.

Twenty persons connected with the cholera riots in Astrakhan have been sentenced to death.

BRUSSELS, January 2.

Six hundred Chinese have been imported into the Congo district, to be employed in the construction of railway works in that country.

PARIS, December 31.

A serious outbreak of cholera is reported at Gravelines, a small seaport 10 mileß Bouth-west of Dunkirk.

The excess of deaths over births in France for 1891 was ten thousand, and would have been 19,000 but for the excess of births over deaths shown among tbe foreign residents.

All the malcontent sections in Paris are very active, and there is great public noeasiness.

A manifesto has been issued urging Anarchists to take to tbe streets and twist the necks of all bourgeois capitalists.

The Socialists have issued an appeal to the working classes to assist in tbe revision of the Constitution of France in a manner which will check tbo turpitude ot tbe existing; regime.

It is believed that tbe Comte de Paris has wired to the Duo d'Orleans to return from Africa.

SYDNEY, January 8.

The weather is exceptionally cold for the past few days, and heavy southerly galeß are reported along tbe eastern seaboard of Australia. A vessel with three hands is supposed to have foundered at Cooktown ; while at Thursday Island 150 luggers were compelled co seek shelter. The weather in tbe other colonies is favorable for the holidays.

ADELAIDE, January 3. Nicholson has confessed to •• farming " securities.