CABLE NEWS.
'By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Per Press Association.) POLO. MEtBorBXE, January 28. The Victorian polo team, consisting of of Messrs Manifold, Wood, Affleck and Robertson (2), will leave for New Zealand next week. Each player will take I four ponies. HUERICANE IN THE .ISLANDS. Noumea, January 28. I ' The worst hurricane for many years : passed over the Islands on the 22nd and 23rd. Great damage was done at Tchio, Comala and Konaou to the Nickel Company's properties. The old steamer Hero is ashore, and the barque Emilie Gallina is ashore as Tchio. The ship Ville de Havre has stranded at Poro.
FIEE AT MONTREAL
London," January 28. A Beuter despatch announces that the wholesale business quarter of Montreal has been destroyed by fire, including the Board of Trade buildings. The damage is estimated at fir* million dollars. | TILS LOED MAYOE OF DUBLIN. .^ Dublin Corporation has elected Mr Timothy Harrington to be Lord Mayor. He opposed his predecessor's resolution of condolence with the Eoyal voteTto 22 mOtd°n WaS CMTied by 30 ME SEDDOX'S MOVEMENTS. at on 3iELI;ou BXE, January 28. Mr Sedaon returns to Sydney on FriFISHY BUTTEE. ™ „ Syixet, January 28. n-n u ®oTef n™ent -Dairy Expert (Mr U Lallagkan) has completed a series of experiments with " Sshy " butter. He has succeeded in isolating and oultivatuig the micro-organism which causes nshinesE. Mr O'Callaghan produced the fishy condition by inoculating sterilised cream with the cultures. CABLE BEPAIBING. Eeceived January 29, at 12.2-1 a.m. London, January 25. The Eastern Extension Cable Company's steamer Recorder sailed this morning to repair the Sydney-New Zealand cable. POST AND TELEGEAPH OFFICIALS IN EEYOLT. . Pfeth, January 28. °raS to the Postmaster-General (Hon E. A. Sholl) declining to officially recognise the Post and Telegraph Association, the matter has culminated in the staff delivering an ultimatum to the effect that they intended to go out on strike.
The result of a conference between the staff and the Minister was that the latter promised to bring the matter before Cabinet to-morrow. A truce has been arranged till then.
CYCLOKE AT POET ADELAIDE.
Adelaide, January 28. Damage to the amount of £4000 has been done at the Semaphore, Port Adelaide, by a cyclone. Eoof s were torn off and chimneys blown down in all directions, and wooden churches completely blown away.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6918, 29 January 1901, Page 2
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379CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6918, 29 January 1901, Page 2
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