CABLE MESSAGES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 10994, 11 August 1897, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES.

British and Foreiga Telegrams By Electric Telegraph — United Press Aafuciation Copyright — Received 22/S,P7— 12.50 p.m. THE WRECK OF THE ADEN. London, August 10. Owing to the death of tho officers of the steamer Aden, the Board of Trade enquiry into the disaster is unable to asc«rtain the cause of the wreck. The Board highly comraond the action of the Lascar crew in allowing Europeans to leave the ship first. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. Board of Trade returns' for July show that imports increased £1,745,865, and exports iucreased £145,313," SALE OF"c'OfiOJfIALJB[ORSES. Thirty-six horses belonging~,to -the . . New South Wales Mounted. Rifles who visited England, A\ere sold at Tnttersalr'a and realised 157G guineas, which is considered an excellent average. - THE PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME. Ottawa, August 10, Mr Reid, Premier of Ne\y South Wales, interviewed at Vancouver, paid Canada had caused a hitch over the Pacific Cable Scheme. New South Wa'cs, Queensland, and New Zealand, were ready to take the proposal up, while Victoria would probably join, but nntil Canada had made a definite proposal to Great Britain, the latter could not' act, and unless prompt action were now. taken the scheme was in danger of being dropped in favor of the? construction of a cable via Capetown. FLOODS IST AUSTRIA.', Vienna, August 10. Disastrous floods have occurred in ■ Austria, causing great injury to crops. It is expected little wheat will be exported from Hungary this season. THE KAISER'S VISIT TO THE CZAR. St Petersburg, August 9. At a grand banquet given in honor of tho visit of tho Emperor of Germany the Czar, in proposing the health of ' Emperor William, " referred to the | traditional bond of friendship uniting ! the two Empires in the policy of peace. Emperor William thanked th; Czar for the affectionate and magnificent welcome extended to him and expressel bini3olf extremely gratified at his.appaintmrat as honorary Admiral of the Russian navy. He declared that • Germany would give Russia the strongest support against any disturber of the peace of Europe. N THE EXPLO3[G-X-.-AT A CARTRIDGE DEPOT. Sofia, August 9. Later particulars of the explosion at the cartridge depot at Rustchuk show that 1 130 persons were killed and 170 injured. The victims were mostly worn a and children, who were engaged in emptying n!J carliilges at the time of the explosion. Many were blown to atoms ; others were ablaze, and jumped into the Danube and were drewajd,