CABLE NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2321, 9 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS

By Eleotbio Teleqr&ph. — Copyright.

(HER PBBSS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, January 6. Millidge, late manager of tbe Mercantile Bank of Australia, has been^arreeted here, and appeared before the magistrates at Bow-street to-day. He explained that he was ill, tbe result of anxiety re the charges. The official receiver not objecting, the magistrate sent a detective to esoort Miliidge on board the Himalaya, in which he sailed for Melbourne. Counsel for accused complained that the issue of the warrant for the arrest of his client was unconstitutional, as the direotors were asked to attend on the summons. The Indian Government have decided that transit rates on colonial cablegrams shall remain at 35 centimes, while the Enropean-Außtralian rate is 4s 9d per word. Small-pox is spreading at an alarming rate in Lancashire.

LONDON, January 7. Parcel of Australian wheat, January* February shipments, sold at 8s per quarter. At the sheep skin sales there was irregular competition. Half wooled greasy merino crossbred shows Id per 1b decline. Tbe stock of flour at the various ports of United Kingdom at end of year was 1,300,000 sacks, being double the quantity for the name time of previous year. PABIS, January 6. It is alleged tbat M.'Baibant, ex-Miniß* ter of Pnblio Works, received half a million francs for supporting tbe Panama Canal Lottery Bill. There is an alarming increase in the aotivity of anarchists, and incessant placarding of the city inviting revolt. Great preparation is being made to hold a demonstration on tbe 10th iost. WASHINGTON, January 6. In Congress, Mr. Harter, who repre* j sents Obio, has proposed to cease the purchase of silver until all parts of the world have agreed on a fixed value, without regard to quantity. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 6. A severe storm has been experienced iv the Black Sea. Thirty vessels, including several Bteamers, were wreoked. CALCUTTA, January 7. Bussian emissaries in Cabal are nego* tiating with tbe Ameer of Afghanistan over Pamirs, and ignore England in the matter.

CAIBO, January 7. Colonel Kitohener and other officers, wbo prooeeded to the Cairo frontier, confirm the gravity of the situation at Ambignae wells.

NEW YOEK, January 7. The grand jury of Brooklyn has indicted the mayor and counoil ot New York for illegal and corrupt expenditure at the Columbus festivals. MELBOUBNE, Jantiary 6. Dr. Madden, who held the portfolio of Minister of Justice in the Service Ministry of 1880, euoceeds tbe late Judge Higin« botbam.