LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 9950, 10 March 1894, Page 2

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

CABLK MKSSAGES. By Electric Telegraph— United Press Asso ciaiion Copyright — Received 10J3J94— 2.30 p.m. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. London, March 9. The Bank of Australasia carries forward £11,300. BILLIARD MATCH. Roberts defeated Menirnott, of Melbourne, by 600 points. The Australian received 10,000 out of 20,000. BUTTER MARKET. Danish butter is realising 116s. The Rimntaka's factory made butter brought 108s. WOOL MARKETS. Wool is brisk and prices remain unchanged. Meiliimi is most favoured. S.S. DUKE OF "WESTMINSTER DAMAGED. Information has been received that the s.s. Duke of Westminster which left Port Chalmers for London on January 14th, has put in at St. Vincent, one of Cape Verde islands, having sustained damage to her machinery. She proceeds to Palina, one of the Canary Islands, where tho repairs will be made. POSTAGE RATES ON NEWSPAPERS. Attention has been called here to the heavy postage rates for newspapers between Australia and England, as compared with the rates between New Zealand and England. CRICKET TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. The cricket team which Mr A. E. Stoddart is getting together to visit the Australian Colonies next season will include Mr McGregor, and Briggs, "Ward, Peel, Lockwood, J. Hearne, and possibly Mold. Gunn and Shrewsbury, however, have absolutely declined to accompany the team. • DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S MEAT UNINJURED. The Dnke of Westminster's refrige- • rator is working well, and iv spite of the accident to the machinery her frozen meat cargo is in good condition. UTILISING BANKS RESERVES. It is reported that the Premier intends to utilise two hundred million lire (£8,000,000) reserves sold, and the Italian Banks discharge the international debts. Italy i? replacing the reserves by means of fresh notes. GLADSTONE RECOVERING. Gladstone has almost recovered from his recent attack of illness. ACCIDENT TO H.M.S. CRESCENT. H.M.S. Crescent's cylinders broke down while the ship was still in the channel. The crew was transferred to H.M.S. Australia. WINE DUTD3S REDUCED Paris, March 9. - The French Chamber has resolved to reduce the duties on wine. M. Marty Minister of Commerce, has promised to bring in a Bill to encourage the wine culture and export, and try to replace artificial by natural wine. DYNAMITERS AT WORK. Kome, March 9. A bomb was timed to explode as the deputies were leaving the Chamber, but the intended slaughter was frustrated by both Honses adjourning unexpectedly. ANARCHIST ARRESTED. Rome, March 0. Several arrests have been made ia connection with the bomb explosion outside the Chamber of Deputies. One of the men in custody is severely injured and he is believed to be the author of the outrage. HURUNUI AT ALGOA BAY. Capetown, March 1). The ship Hnrunni has arrived at Algoa Bay. FIGHTING IN AFRICA. The Portuguese at Tcti, on Zambesi, : inflicted a series of petty annoyances on ...the British workmen engaged on the telegraph line, and finished up by firing on them. The latter replied.