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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 193, 24 August 1894, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

jßy Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) Received 1.15 a.in. Imperial Mail Service. Loxnr,;;, .Vanuat 2!i. The Times considers the Imperial Mail Service entirely independent of the outside world, and would h ■ a solid benefit in r or peace. In i i< offered being equal it would be better to subsidise Hnddart’s steamers tluin existing lino. Minor objections should not he listened to. The Dairy Industry. London, August, 23. Tt is estimated tint, owing to fifteen hundred tons of colonial butter being stored in London, besides large quantities of Irish, supplies will be very nbundarr this sc,•son. The European and British ■ ■ . It reported the colonial butter will average fifteen to twenty shillings below last season. Bullet Proof. Berlin, August 23. Herr Dowe was wounded while exhibiting his curass at La Chapelle. German Squadron. Berlin, August 23. Germany has further reinforced her squadron in the China Sea. American Tariff Bill. Washington, August 23. Owing to a technics! omission in the Tariff Bill I wontv three million pounds worth of wool at present in bond will have to pay duty unless it is sent out, of the country and be imported by railway. A wool exchange has been started in New York in expe tation of increased trade. Received 10.30 a.m. Russia's Navy. St. Pktkkhhuko, August 23. I The Ooyi inm. nt deny the report given i • in be m< t with t roops on hoard left Vladivoatock under sealed , oi d< i i. 1 ii adm tted that it is intended to reinforce the Russian squadron in the Pacific by nine warship . United States President. . I t * cl c !' nd, to wn i .uiffcriug from Briglit’u disease, is belter. Canadian Trade Uic Colonies. Ottawa, August 23. ! Mr ( b rk, who repr, : aniM ( snada at the Wml.l's I ~i|- in C 1 ,1,, An ; ; loliall of ion in - on I action witii the ext .nsion of trado with ! ,ho

Attempted Suicide. Wellington, This Day. Francis Cullen, chief officer on the barque Elsie, attempted suicide this morning on board ship with a revolver. The bullet only grazed the left side of his head. He had a misunderstanding with the captain. Cullen was charged at the Magistrate’s Court this morning and remanded. Fire.

Wellington, This day. A fire broke out in a house in Guznee Btreet last night, but was extinguished while in a incipient stage. It is believed to bo a case of incendiarism, as a fire was built up in a cupboard under the stairs, and all gas jets were turned on. The property is owned by Mrs Lawry and was only vacated yesterday by the last tenant. The building was insured for £SOO.