CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2395, 7 April 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, April 5.

Unionists refused to unload a steamer at Hull, and attacked the freemen, on whom they fired thrioe. They also attempted to drown one non-Unionist, bat the police suoceeded in rescuing him. Mr. Cbas. Wilson, M.P., and his brother were among the mob on the quay.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3.

Tbe United States Minister here has sent a petition to the. Sultan, protesting against the outrages committed on peasantß in Armenia.

PARIS. April 3.

President Carnot has summoned M, Oasiinir Perier to form a new Ministry,

CAIRO, April 6. »

The Egyptian Ministry has rejeotedna majority of the British proposals for reform with regard to mixed tribunals. BERLIN. April 6. Herbert Bismarck will contest a.eeat in tho Reichstag.

SYDNEY, April 6. The scbooner Sovereign, whioh it was feared had been lost daring tbe gale at New Hebrides, has turned up safely at Ambryn Island.

NEWCASTLE, April 6

Tbe trade returns of Newcastle for tbe past quarter chow a considerable falling* off.

BRISBANE, April 6. The quarter's receipts show a decrease 0: L 35,000 compared with last year.

Finney and Sales,j|rapers, have failed ; liability, L 115.000. They were heavy sufferers by the floods.

New Zealand contributed the Bnm of £10,000 to the Queensland relief fand, exclusive of produce and other articles. Tbe executive ot the flood committee desire to express their hearty and sincere appreciation of New Zealand's splendid generosity.