CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10414, 17 July 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

TRADE WITH MANCHESTER.

London. July 15. At Mr Hotson'a meeting at Manchester, Mr Nelson said he .had agreed to proceed with sold stores immediately. Bat-hill's (sic), steamship owners, have the entire mtichniory to develop a direct trade complete, and will begin in a few weeka. Sir W. Houlds worth deoltireil that the beginning of imports direct from the coloniae would mark an era in Manchester shipping and result iv ths supply of teeming millions in future, with colonial produce without outside hep. Mr Reuben Jspencsr, vicg-prosident of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, and Mr Robertson, on behalf of the Municipal Cold Scores Cjmmittee, strongly approved of the scheme, and thanked Mr Hotson for the paper he had road. j THE WOOL SALES. The wool sales continue (spirited. Prices | are unchanged. Americans are buying j heavily. ■' MOKAU LANDS. July 16. I ihe Court of Appeal has reversed Justice ! Sir Arthur Ke.kewicb's order dismissing the j action B.:an v. Flower, and refused to stay the sale or 56,0;;O acres of land in Mokau, New Zealand, fisred for the 17oh. A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE. Sofia, July 16. A dastardly attempt was made on the life of M. Stam'oulofE to-day. While returning to his house ia the city torn men stopped his carriage and attempted to assassinate the Premier, both of whose hands wers severed in defending himself. He tried to bS-.ox his escape by fhein(£, bu'u was shot, dowa and repeatedly srabbad while lying on the ground. His condition is critical. One arrest has beaa made.