British and Foreign Telegrams

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9290, 16 January 1892, Page 2

British and Foreign Telegrams

Bj. Rlerlric Telegraph. — United Pres* Association Copyright'- Received 1611192 —9.30 a.m. ANOTHER ANARCHIST ARRESTED. Lokdon, January 13. An Anarchist has been arrested at Soho, in London, on a charge of being concerned in the Walsall affair. - - BUTTER MARKET. A portion of the factory made butter by the Orient realised 120 ato 124s per cwfc. The, quality of the article was pronounced satisfactory. Dairy made brought 108s. NELSON BROS. DECLARE DIVIDEND. Nelson Bros, have declared a dividend of 10 per cent., and carried forward £16,000. ANOTHER ANARCHIST ARRESTED. The police have apprehended another poreon in connection with the discovery of bombs at Walsall. SOAP WORKS AT LEEDS BURNT. A serious fire has occurred at Watson's Soapworks, Leeds, which are situated' beneath the railway. The . damage is estimated at £300,000. The fire caused considerable injury to the Midland Railway station and the permanent way ' of the L. & N. W. R. line. FIRE IN LONDON. An immense fire is raging at Seth Taylor's flour milU in Tooley-street. Five blocks and eight floors liavo already been destroyed. While making for the scene of the fire several firemen narrowly escaped being drowned in tho Thames. BOILER EXPLOSION. A locomotive exploded in the , steel works at Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, resulting in the death of seven workmen. ISRAELITISH ANARCHISTS. Two Jews havo been arrested at Altratncham, in Cheshire, for having some Anarchist papers in their possession. BARINGS' ESTATE. * London, January 15. Mr W. Lidderdale, governor of the Bank of England, states that it is unlikely that Barings' estate will mako claim on the guarantors. PENSION SCHEME. A commission will probably be set up to consider Mr Chamberlain's pension scheme. WOMAN FRANCHISE. Sir A. Borthwick, M.P. for Kensington South, is preparing a bill which he proposes to introdr.C3 in the House of Commons providing for extending the franchise to women. DEATH OF CARDINAL MANNING. Cardinal Manning's teetotal principles rendered his treatment difficult. He was only ill three days. The Pope was profoundly affected by the death of the venerable Caidinal. It is expected the Right Rev. Herbert] Vaughan, Bishop of Salford, will succeed him. THE EIGHT HOURS' MOVEMENT. ThGjMiuers' Federation at Stoke, representing :178,000: 178,000 men, has decided to await tho action of Parliament with respect to the eight hours legislature before declaring an international strike. IMMORAL PLAY. Pabib, January 15. The manager and actresses at the Realism Theatre jn the city, have been convicted of taking part in a .grossly i mmoral play, and have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. . . MILITARY COLLEGE CLOSED. The Military College at Steyr has been closed, owing to influenza, j MORTALITY FROM INFLUENZA*'. 1 Venice, January 15. The death rato in Venice has increased fivefold owing to influenza. DEMONSTRATION AT CAIRO. , Cairo, January 15.,. : The French fleet will not take part in the demonstration which is to be held to welcome the new Khedive ou his arrival. FRENCH OPINION ON EGYPT. The French' PrWs in . Cairo id conducting nn Anglo-phobist campaign, and insists on France and Turkey joining Great' Britain as guardians' of Egypt. CARMEN SYLVA RECOVERING. Bucharest, January 14. " Carmen Sylva," the Queen of Roumania, is recovering from her recent illness. CONSPIRACY IN BULGARIA. Sofia, Janriary 14. : It is reported that fifty officers in the Bulgarian army have been arrested for complicity in a conspiracy against the , Government, and that a cook at the Royal Palace attempted to poison Prince Ferdinand by mixing strychnine with his food. ' REVOLUTION IN MOROCCO." Morocco, January 14. A force of three thousand rebels are threatening to demolish tho citadel at Tangiers. ATROCITIES BY ARAB SLAVERS. Zajzibah, January 15! Tho -Domvia captured and burned two slave dhows on Lake Nyassa, but a storm arose and swamped tho boats when returning to the vessel. Captain Maguire' was amongst those drowned, along with an Indian officer and ' three Sikhs.- An attack was mdde on the' Domvia, when she drifted ashore nfter'an 'explosion by Arab slavers, who by false ioffers of peace induced some of tho men to land ; immediately they did so, tho chief engineer, the doctor, nine Sikhs ■and' Swahilis were shot, and two [Europeans severely wounded. Assistanse has been sent. FORTIFYING AMERICAN PORTS. Washington, January 13. A Committee of Congress recommends ■ the spending of two million pounds annually for ten years in fortifying seaports of the United States. CHILIAN LOAN DENIED. Valparaiso, January 15. Tho Chilian Government denies the statement that a loan of five millions is to be raised from the Banks.