GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2583, 8 August 1895, Page 2

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Special — Copyright,

Received August 7,7.30 p.m. • ~ 1 PRINCE FERDINAND. 1 i--->. - i .. --■■ . London,- August''?. . Prince Ferdinand and his secretary have left Carlsbad, and the 1 Prince is staying at Pavia incognito. . i. Press Association.—Received Aug. 8, 0.45 a.m. ' , id - - -i -- - Sofia, August 7. Prince Ferdinand’s party are deeply depressed at tho refusal of the Czar to recog'niso tho Prince, v , .- - A crisis in Bulgaria is imminent, r

FRANCE AND AMERICA. ■ , Washington; August G. The United States Government; regards the French proposal to establish a Court of Arbitration as 1 unworkable, and prevented by ,tho Monroe doctrine

■Press Association*—Received Aug, 7, JO pM

. THE REVOLT IN CUBA.' ’ Madhid, August C. ; i A great battle ia reported to have been fought at Baracoa, in Cuba. General Sandova was wounded, and the towns of Baracoa and Piguani burned; -1 ■;

TERRIBLE DEATH OP A PARACHUTIST. - London, August 6. ■ ■ Adelaide Bassett/parachutist, met with a terrible death at a fete in Peterborough to-day. - ■ " " ■ She was giving a performance in the presence of thousands of people, and' in the ascent the parachute was injured by contact with the telegraph wires. She jumped from a height of 60ft and fell on her head, death being almost in-; stantaneous. THE LIVE STOCK TRADE. i London, August 6. . The cattle brought from Australia by the Gulf of Siam wore sold alive at the Deptjford market, and brought from £2l to £22, and the sheep wore sold at 38s. ' ' Special.—Received August 3, 1 a.tn. ' LONDON,' August 7 ' The cattle brought by the Gulf of Siam averaged £2O u-pioco. . . i THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TREATY, Adelaide, ■ August 7. In committee in the Legislative Assombly, the Now Zealand treaty lias been' under discussion.

An amendment has been, proposed to excise clause 3, which prevents the reduction of the existing duties levied on the articles 1 named in regard to any , other country. ■*, The debate stands adjourned.

! i London, August 7. " •A-bomb burst at a fireworks display at Brighton, whore the Foresters were holding a/ete. Sixteen persons were injured. l *

* News has been received of * the death of John'Dunn, the Zulu chief, who led the rebel, kingites in the Zulu 1 rebellion* in 1883. !■■■■■■ * -

- Copenhagen, August 6. • -The health of the King, of Denmark is causing anxiety.- • ■ •- . Received August -7, 7.30 p.m. ' ■ * ', ' v, > London, August 6. Owing to a gale, the Britannia had a -walk-over for the Queen’s Cup at Cowes; . * -j > Specials—Received Augusts, ! a.m,, !i ■■■■■*■ London, August 7: ' The Duke of. Connaught has intimated, that he does* not desire to succeed theDuke :of Cambridge as Commander-in-Chief.: . .