LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 175, 16 July 1894, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright,

Per Press Association. Reoeived 6 p.m. No Storage. London, July 14. Seven vessels from New Zealand are unable to complete discharge of their cargoes of frozen meat owing to the want of cool storage. The Betterment Principle. London, July 14. The Committee of the House of Lords has submitted a report drawn up in a guarded manner in favor of the prinoiple of Betterment in cases where the property ha* increased in value by municipal improvements, though the Committee admit there is a difficulty in applying the provisions. A Huge Plot. London, July 14. The Scotland Yard authorities have warned the French police of an Anarchiet plot to destroy by dynamite simultaneously the Chamber of Deputies, the Bourse, the Elyeee, and the Palaie of Juetice. Bank of Ne« Zealand. London, July 14. It is believed the Bank of New Zealand stook will be iseued on Wednesday. A Titled Bankrupt. London, July 14. Ths liabilities in the bankrupt estate of Lord Francis Hope are now set down at £658,000. The debter admits losing £2OOO in gambling, L‘2200 in theatrical ventures, and L 46.000 by assisting friends. England to Mediate. London, July 14. Ife is announced that China aocepts England's mediation with regard to Corea. An Imprisoned Striker. Washington, July 14. Philip, ono of the strike leaders, has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for interfence with the railway.

Frustrated. Paris, July 14. An Anarchist pk>t to destroy the Toulon arsenal has been frustrated. Received 11.35 a.ra. Anarchists’ Activity. Paris, July 15. Tho existence of an Anarchist plot at Toulon is confirmed. If the plan of the conspirators had succeeded, a thousand o tho spectators would have been imprisoned between it burning vessel and a high wall. The third attempt to burn tho arsenal was frustrated. Considerable alarm was caused in Pans owing to ike reports of the plots to kill M.M. Perier, Dupuy and Burdcon, and other prominent statesmen, and demolish tho public buildings by means of eew bombs of unequalled strength and of tho size a»id shape of oranges. A strong detective force in incessantly on tiie watch. The poliee authorities having reason to bolieve the anarohists intend to make an attempt to kidnap Madame Perier, wife of the new I President, tho Chamber and Senate are closely guarded, the preeautione adopted

bei>g similar to thoee in a citadel during war time. Mistaken for an Anarchist. Paris, July 15. Prior to the arrival of expert, the Paris polios suppossd the coffee flask in ths possession of ths Irish tourist Msrogas was an infernal machine. The Eioho Shield. At Bielcy meeting, Scotland won ths Elcho shield by five points.