YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7270, 25 July 1893, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Pee Press Association.)

(Eeoeived noon, July 24th.) THE TONGARIRO. London, July 23. The Tongariro arrived at Plymouth on Friday, with her passengers all well, and her cargo of frozen meat in good order. THE KAIKOCRA. The Kaikoura left Plymouth on Friday for New Zealand.

THE RUAHINE. Capetown, July 23. The Ruahine left Capetown on Friday, for Hobart and New Zealand.

(Received 1 a.m., July 25th.) OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID.

London, July 24,

Eighty deaths from typhoid fever have occurred at Worthing, in Sussex. Victims are buried at night, and all excursion trains to the town have been stopped. EAST AFRICA. The British East Africa Company evacuate Witu on the Slat. The com* pany petition the Government to buy them out of the coast zone for £IBO,OOO.

A PANAMA CONVICT.

Paris, July 24

The President has remitted a year of M. Blondin’s sentence (one of the Panama convicts). THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. The French elections take place on August 20th.

AN ANARCHIST.

Brussels, July 20.

Schouppe, an escaped convict from New Caledonia, was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude at Brussels for anarchism.

(Special to Press Association.)

(Received 7.30 p.m., July 24th.) RIFLE SHOOTING. London, July 23. Lieutenant Kennedy was sixth in the Colonial Match, and second in the Armourers’ match.

(Received 1.15 a.m., July 24th.)

AUSTRALIANS IN THE HOUSE OP COMMONS.

London, July 24.

Mr Hogan, M.P., in an interview with the Chronicle reporter said that he foresaw the advantage of having Australian members in the House of Commons able to compel attention to questions like Huddart Parker’s claim for subvention to their mail steamers.

ARREST OF PLOTTERS. St. Petersburg, July 24. Twelve arrests have been effected at Ehartov, including some female students, of persons charged with plotting to bring about the annexation of Ukraine by Austria.