CABLE BREVITIES

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 9631, 16 June 1892, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES

(press association.) A great fire broke out iu Chicora, Pennsylvania, and hundreds of horses (? houses) were destroyed. By an explosion in Sb Petersburg eleven persons were killed aud many injured. As tbe result of the year’s working under the reduced cable rates, New South Wales’ quota to make up the deficit is LII,OOO to the Cable Company and L4OOO to South Australia.

Immensely rich tin wash has been discovered at Portland, Tasmania. Tho Bank of Van Diemen’s Land pays another dividend of Is, reducing its liability to L 490,000. Sir Archibald L. Smith, one of the Judges of tho Queen’s Bench Division, succeeds Sir Edward Fry as a Judge of tho Court of Appeal. (special.) (Received June 16, 0.35 a.m.)

Menelek, King of Abyssinia, has given notice of hia intention to abrogate tho treaties with Italy and the Tigre chiefs. Committees of the British, Preach, Belgian, Dutch and German holders of Portuguese bonds have protested against the reduction of interest. Mr Gladstone has declined to include Horae Rule for Scotland in the platform of the Liberal Party. Two serious revolts are proceeding in Morocco.

It is reported that President Carnot will cause a pardon to be extended to Mr Deacon, the American who shot M. Abeille, on J uly 14.