CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2462, 23 June 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copybig'ht

(per press association.)

LONDON, June 21.

The Dowager-Duchess of Sutherland's petition against the Duke respecting the Tittingsora estate was dismissed.

Sir S. Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, and Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for Canada, will interview tbe Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonie3, and Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, on' the question of granting a subvention to Huddart Parker and Go's Vancouver line.

At the Dublin military tournament, Sergeant Blenoowe, of the' New South Wales cavalry team, won the Turk's head competition, with Sergeant Shannon, of the Victorian cavalry, third. At tilting at the ring, Sergeant Barraoluff waa second. The Victorian artillery and New South Wales cava-lry finished seoond and third respectively in tbe jumping events by sections. Driver McKeon secured third prize in tbe singlestick contest.

The Earl of Kimberley, Secretary for India, has wired to tbe Viceroy of India the Cabinet^ decision upon Lord Herscbell's report with regard to currency in India. It is believed that the report will shortly be made public.

CAIRO, June 21. It is reported that two hundred deaths have occurred from cholera. WASHINGTON, June 21.

Great forest fires are raging in Minnesota ; four townships have been deatroyed, and several large cities ar-9 in danger.

A tram returning to New York from a raoe meeting was wreoked, ten passengers being killed and one hundred injured. The signalman, who was asleep, has been arrested. f OTTAWA, Jane gi. A fire at Frederioktqn, New B,runawick, destroyed eighty houses. , ' PARIS, June 21. M. FJoquet and Count De v Haussonville have exchanged shots, qwing to criticisms of tbe latter over the Panama scandals, j Tbe affair ended without either sustaining any injury.

A number of deaths from cholera are reported from Lyons, and the death rate is increasing in Montpellier. PARIS, June 22.

The documents said to be stolen from the British Embassy bad reference to tbe secret service list. Certain newspapers threaten to pnblieh tbe official list of Deputies said to have been bribed. The officers of the Embaßey declare $be w.bole story apocryphal,

MADRID, June 21.

Two anarobisys, while engaged placing a dynamite bomb in the garden of ex-Premier Canoras, were killed owing to its premature explosion. MELBOURNE, Juno 21. Three vessels to-day shipped' crews atj the reduced rate of wages.

The progress of the grand Jury the Mercantile Bank oases is slow, a,nd it will probably be some time before the result is known.

SYDNEY, July 21.

The Government haye advanced tbe sum of £340,000 to the suspended banks. There has been a considerable decrease in tbe number of applications during tbe past few days, doubtless due to the reopening of some of tbe bank,s.

The seamen have asked the owners to grant a conference to discuss the proposed reduotion in wages. Tbe matter will be considered by the owners to-morrow, but it is thought unlikely they will agree (jo tbe proposal,

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