CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2436, 26 May 1893, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telbqkape.— Copyright (PER PBESS ASSOCIATION. ' "LONDON, May 24. The correspondent o£ the Times at Alexandria reports that the jealousy and distrust of the British are dieappearing, and tne nativeß are beginning to co-operate largely ; with ' the British officials. The Daily Chronicle estimates the - 4.0 fa by drought in France will amount to thirty - two millions eteriipg. Sixteen and a-half million acres of feed crops were destroyed. In Germany also, the drought is raining the crops. A serious railway accident is re'poited from Tralee, in the County of Kerry, Ireland. A train became derailed, and fell a distance of 40 feet into a river below. Four passengers were killed, and eleven were injured. Seven trucks of pigs were killed. PABIS, May 24i Arton, one of tho Panama accused, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for stealing the funds of the company ; and to five years' imprisonment, with loss of civil rights, and a fine of 16 pounds for trying to corrupt the Deputy, Sunshervey. NEW YOBK, May 24. Nearly two million dollars in gold was shipped to London this week. SYDNEY, May 24. A conference of Australian Premiers will be held in Melbourne on Saturday. Sir G. R. Dibb& will endeavor to induce other colonies to adopt similar legislation to New South Wales. It is also probable that a suggestion will be made to obtain a great financial expert from England to investigate the whole system of financing in the colcnies. MELBOUBNE, May 25. The Premier has called upon Mr Isaacs, Solicitor- General, to resign, and the latter has willingly complied. BEISBANE, May 25. The Government decided to aßk Parliament to sanction the temporary incontrovertible' 'note currency proposal, as to supersede the bank note circulation, by. legal tender, Treasury notes to the value of half a million ; also deal with locked up current accounts in a similar way to New Bouth Wales. ZANZIBAR, May 23. It is probable that the British Ea9t Africa Company will propose to retransfer the mainland territory to Zanzibar. EOME, May 23. His Holiness the Pope gave a special audience to Cardinal Moran, of Sydney. CAPETOWN, May 24. A fever epidemic has devastated the Transvaal. Upwards of 10,000 natives, and many European settlers, have succumbed to the disease.