GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2409, 15 January 1895, Page 2

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Received January 14, 5 p.m. AMERICA AND. HAWAII. Washington, January 14. The Hawaiian Minister for Foreign Affairs has arrived here to support the proposed American cable to Hawaii. He declares that the Hawaiian' Government is averse to a foreign-owned cable. Received January 14, 10 p,m. 1 Washington, January 14. The Republicans advooat i that a subsidy should be granted to the American cable to Hawaii, instead of one of the Sandwich Islands being given to Great Britain as a landing station for the Pacific cable. THE DANGERS OP THE ICE. London, January 14. Many skating accidents have occurred in London. Hundreds of people have been .immersed through the ice breaking, and several fatalities are reported. ■ ; . LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. London, January 14. Lord Randolph Churchill has rallied slightly. - Received January 15, 0.50 a.m, London, January 14. Lord Randolph Churchill has again relapsed into a comatose state. A PALL IN VICTORIAN STOCK. London, January 14. Rumours connected with Victorian Banks have had the effect of causing a fall of 1 per cent, in that colony’s 4 per- cent, stock. THE RECONSTRUCTED HUNGARIAN CABINET. Vienna, January 14. Baron Banffy, who was President of the House of Representatives in 1’893, has formed a Ministry which is virtually the same .as Or Wekorlo’s, except that the latter has no place ip the rijhjr pabinet; and at the same tirpe the Emperor agrees to sanction the Bills required to give effect to the marriage laws. THE LIVE CATTLE TRADE. ■ Sydney, January 14. An English cattle-dealer visiting here, and who is engaged in the live cattle trade, has purchased 220 head for shipment to England. ‘ Ho strongly condemns the practice of local butchers in handling meat,- which he asserts should rest for 24 hours before being killed, and then be hung for 48 hours in the chilling chamber before being offered to the public. He also strongly urges the value of chilling beef instead of freezing it for the English market. He believes that chilled meat would stand the Voyage all right, and would realise more than the frozen article.

Received January 15,0.50 a.m. THE FRENCH MINISTRY. Paris, January 14. M. Barthou, Minister of Public Works, has resigned owing to a technical difficulty in connection with his department.

THE SUPPOSED PLOT AGAINST THE ’ KING OF SERViAi Belgrade, January 14. The men chaiged with the attempt to poison King Alexander have been acquitted. • .......

THE AUXILIARY SQUADRON. Sydney, January 14. H.M.S. Crescent has sailed ft|r„ England With 600 time-expired officers and. men. ’ Vice-Admiral BowdemSmith has loft for London in the Omuz. ,•

SHOCKING FATALITY IN AN ENGINE-KOOIH. Adelaide, January 14. A shocking accident, happened in the engine-room of the steamer Bulimba dmV ihg the voyage from Melbourne. A young married woman named Evans was being shown over the machinery in the engine-room, when her dross caught in the bolts of the shaft coupling, and she was instantly crushed to death. ; The evidence at the inquest disclosed the fact that the unfortunate woman persisted in seeing the machinery against the advice of those in the ehgine^ropm. :

THE TIMBER BOPM? Sydney, January 14. ■ With the view of facilitating the 1 timber industry, the Government has granted a site at Balmain for the purpose of erecting works for seasoning timber to be. sent to a European njarket. ' *•.’*. ’- " ’ ' The Government is also building a large V'hurf adjoining this land, which will be capable of accommodating vessels of the greatest draught. The plant will be capable of seasoning 3,000.0Q0 feet Annually. ’ By the Reiser process, which it lias been decided to adopt) timber can Be perfectly seasoned in three weeks wbicßwould otherwise require years naturally. -

THE SITUATION IN VICTORIA, : Meobouune,' January 14. The Premier finds it will nottbe neqegsary to prorogue Parliament, in; order to re-submit the Income Tax proposals. The Government subsidy to the municipal bodies will probably be reduced by •£100,000.',

Speaking at Healesville, Sir J. B. Patterson indicated that the Opposition Party would be willing to adopt' a Jripndly gttiiuila towards the Government, j