LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 232, 26 November 1894, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

By EU'ctrie Telegraph.—Copyright. Per Press Association. ) Receivad 0 p.m. 1 Raid on a Batting Club. London, November 24. The police raided the Albert Betting Club in Fleet etreet to-day, and of those found on the premiees they arreeted 112. The arreste have caused a sensation in the city. A Protectorate. London, November 24. A British protectorate has been declared over Mango. It extends from Uganda in a North-Easterly direction, and includes a portion of Uayoro. Chilled Meat. London, November 24. The Therinoetat company is negotiating with a view to renewing the chilling experiments, but fear they will be unable to obtain vessels before March next. Queensland’s Ambassador. London, November 24. Mr Hume Black is mentioned as a likely successor to Sir J. F. Garrick, as AgentGeneral for Queensland. Home Racing. London, November 24. At the Manchester meeting the Mancheeter handicap reeulted as follow.: — Raveneburgh 1, Gleawtaway 2, Cyprit 3. London School Board. London, November 24. The London School Board election, reeulted in the Moderate, obtaining 29 eeals and the Progressive party 26, as against 84 and 19 respectively at last election. The vetee for the Frogressire party exceeded those for the Moderates by 146,000. There was an exciting eontest over religious education. The whole of th# Socialist, Labor and Catholic candidates were defeated. Preparing for the Fray. Paris, November n 4. The French envoy in Madagascar recommends that British women and children should leave the country, and *or that purpose has placed a warship at the disposal of the British authorities. Penal Settlement. London, November 24. M. Delcasse, Minister for the Colonies, has informed the members of the Chamber of Deputies that no more convicts will be sent to New Caledonia, and that Gaboon on the East coast of the Gulf of Guinea has been selected as a penal settlement. An Incendiarist. London, November 24. Allen Ferguson, on a charge of arson, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. Wool Sales. London, November 24. At the wool ealee a good selection was offered, and there was much improved competition, especially for new clips. Price, are not altered. “ Piaka ” realised 7id per lb. Received 1 a.m. Ceylon Loan. Calcutta November 2."). For the Ceylon half-a-million loan at 3 per esnl £3,750,000 was subscribed, the lenders being at £IOO 16s.