VERY LATEST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8133, 17 January 1895, Page 3

VERY LATEST.

TOWN EDITION.

THIS DAY. Pfiß ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT. Per Press Association. PERSONAL. London, January 16. Lord Randolph Churchill is much weaker. It is rumored that Sir Henry Blake, Governor of Jamaica, succeeds Lord Kintore as Governor of South Australia. The St. James’ Gazette suggests that Lord Brassey aspired to the control of the Admiralty and is being sent to Victoria to avoid his voting against the Government. The Pall Mall Gazette thinks Lord Brassey’s special knowledge on the questions of Federation and Imperial Defence will be of benefit to all Australia. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION, Washington, January 16. A case of gunpowder on the railway line at Butte in Montana exploded with fearful results. The city received three distinct shocks, the sensation being similar to a veiy sharp shock of earthquake. The death roll in connection with the accident is very large, seventy persons being killed instantly and over one hundred severely injured. THE FRENCH CRISIS. Paris, January 16. The socialists have issued a manifesto rejoicing at M. Perier’s downfall. It says that the ex-President found that the weapons he had adopted for fighting socialism were rotten. SMALL WAR. Cairo, January 16. The Italian troops defeated ten thousand Abyssinians at Coatit. The battle lasted all day. The natives lost heavily but the casualties on the Italian side were slight. A second day’s fighting took place after which the Abyssinians retreated. The'ltalians lost 102 men in the second engagement.