NEWS BY CABLE.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 167, 27 January 1888, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, January 22. Baron de Worms has gone to Bros eels with the object of inducing the Belgian Government not to object to refining sugar in bond. January 23. The Orient Company have signed the new mail contract. Sir F. Dillion Bell will have an interview with M. Pasteur relative to the risk of chicken cholera affecting other animals. The capital of the company to take over Bass's brewery lias been subscribed fifteenfold. At the Antwerp wool sales 400 bales of Kiver Plate wool were sold at a halfpenny to three farthings advance on the November sales. Two Socialists have been arrested in connection with an attempted meeting in Trafalgar Square. Sir Morell Mackenzie is about to visit San Iteino for the purpose of removing a piece of dead curtilage from the throat of the Crown Prince of Germany. The Greek residents of London celebrated Lord Byron's centenary by a special service at the Greek Church at London Wall. The ceremony was of a most impressive nature. The Grand Tc Benin was sung. Mr F. 11. Beauiuout, Liberal M. P. for Colne Valley, Yorkshire South, has been requested by Ins constituency to fulfil the pledge given by him that he would resign his seat when he felt unable to continue to support Mr Gladstone. January 24. The Celtic Chief, bound to Albany, came into collision with and sank a < ierman barque in the British Channel. The crew were saved. The Celtic Chief sustained but little injury, anil returned to Falmouth. January 25. It is reported here that the Russian Legation at Bucharesthas been ordered to break off relations with ltoumania. on the ground of the wrongful arrest of a Russian official and his subsequent release without any explanation. It is asserted that Lord Churchill's head has been turned with the flattering attention shown him during his i-it to Russia, and that lie is returnto England full of anti-German projects. Vienna, January 23. A Hungarian Judge who was sleightravelling m the north was beset by wolves. During the flight the sleigh struck a tree-stump, and the Judge was thrown out and eaten by the wolves. The driver of the sleigh, who was accompanied by bis son, held on. They were still pursued by the animals, and as they gained upon the fugitives the father, in order to save his life, threw out the boy. By this means the father escaped, but was arrested for murder. Pakis, January 28. While Louise Michel was addressing a meeting of Anarchists at Havre she was shot at twice and wounded. The would-be assassin was arrested. The wounds are not so serious as was at first supposed. Baron de Lesseps will endeavor to induce the Chamber of Deputies to

grant money for the Panama Canal works before he appeals to the public. A telegram has been received from Nancy, a town in the Department of Meurtlie et Moselle, stating that a French gamekeeper, while shooting liears on the frontier, was assaulted by a Gannon excise man, who seized his rifle. January 24. M. Pasteur lias decided to Bend two of his assistants to Austraia to conduct the experiment for the extermination of rabbits, and lie intimates that he will be a competitor for the valuable reward offered by the New South Wales Government for the most effective means of extermination. Washington. January 23. Mrs Garfield, mother of the late President Garfield, is dead. St. Pktf.bhbi ro, January 23. All goixls traffic has been suspended on the southern railways, as all the available rolling stock is required for the conveyance of troops and stores. The heavy snow which is now lying in Gallicia lias stopped the movements of the troops in that quarter. BarasKLß, January 24. The Belgian Government are willing to agree to the abolition of the sugar bounties if they felt satisfied that the other countries would also agree to a complete abolition of the bounties. Bebi.in, January 23. Lord Randolph Churchill, who is at present on a visit Ui this city, denies that Ins recent visit to Russia was of an official nature, and declares that he was merely travelling in his private capacity. He states that he observed very few warlike symptoms during his tour through Russia. Prince Bismarck states that be is somewhat confident that peace in will lie maintained this year. It is reported that Dr Birchow has declared that the symptoms of cancer which appeared in the throat of the Crown Prince ill November last were merely the remains of preserved fruit.

and that tbo recent symptoms indicate pancarditis. Madrid, January 23. Th* Spanish Government are organising a force of 25,1100 men. The cause for this action is supposed to be owing to a difficulty with Franco respecting affairs iu Morocco. Buskin, January 23. It is reported here that the Negus of Abyssinia, who has been advancing on tbe Italian troops iu the north, has ordored the retr. at of his forces, fearing a counter iuvasion by the Dervishes and owing to discontent amongst his people in southern Abyssinia. Constantinofi k, January 23. The Porto hxs sent 00,000 troops to tbe Roumeliat: frontier. New lias been received here that the troops at Erzeroum are being reinforced, and the defences of the place are being attended to. San Francisco, January 23. The final appeal of Maxwell, who murdered Prcller someeighteenmonths ago and has been confined in gaol under sentence of death, has resulted fruitlessly, and he will now be executed.