Cablegrams.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 73, 7 October 1890, Page 2

Cablegrams.

New Zealand Hemp.

A Club Scandal. Russian Students Conspiracy. LONDON, October-2. : It has been decided to defend Plymouth with the Brennan torpedo. '" : , ; New Zealand hemp is in poor demand. 140 bales have been sold at a decline of 10s per ton. At the ; wool sales to-day the bidding was spirited. Cross-bred and merinos were very firm, faulty sorts are irregular. The present series close on the 10th hist," ": ;■•; ■'.■' ; ';" T >"V; ,-_| Sir Thomas John Peake has been' arrested on a charge of decoying a gentleman, named Edward Gibson into a cellar of an empty "mansion, and it is alleged that while there he obtained from Gibson a key to the: latter's locker in St. George's Club, and removed thereform, and destroyed a number of letters written by Gibson's mistress, also a number of her photographs. Peake is also, charged, with forging the name of Gibson to telegrams.

October 4

The Tipperary Bench hearing the charges against the Irish M.P.'s, has refused to hear Mr T. Harrington, their counsel, owing to his frequent insults. Mr Harrington then left the Court.

October 5

The Dockers' Congress has resolved to urge Parliament to prevent the passage of the Foreign Contract Labour Bill and has -decided' that the eight hours' system is unsuitable to dook labour, though vyhere possible it should be enforced.

ST. PETERSBUHG,

October 8.

: The students of the University in St. Petersburg conspired directly it. was reopened, and fourteen arrests were made.

WASHINGTON, ~, October 2. President Harrison h'as: -signed the Tariff Bill. .'.,. ■.; :v -.

SYDNEY,

October 6

Returns show that insurance com., panies hold risks to the value : of fifty-three-and-a-hajf millions. .