CABLEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8199, 12 August 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(Pkii Press Association.) A SLANDER SETTLED. London, August 10. - The Cowley slander case lias been settled privately. THE PACIFIC CABLE. Vancouver, August 10. It Is reported here that Mr J. W. Mackay, director of tho Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and a Dumber of San Francisco capitalists will co-operate to lay the Pacific cable, GERMANY AND SAMOA. / Berlin, August 10. Tho Gorman press profess to be scandalised at the Powers upholding an agreement which is producing tj state of anarchy in Samoa, and urge if the treaty is not caucelled the natives ought to bo disarmed. FORGERY. IN HIGH LIFE. London, August 10. Lady Francis Ganning has been ■committed for trial'on the charge of forging her father'** name to bills of exchange. She has admitted the offence. THE MAORI KING'S MEAT. London, August 10. Tho owners of the Maori King have settled the claims for damages to meat resulting from air accident to tho refrigerating machinery in Sydney iu December last by paying fifty per cent. MACEDONIANS DEFEATED. Sofia, August IJ. In an engagement between tho Turkish troops and the Macedonian ins irgcnts at Kusteiidid, the former were victorious, and tho latter lost 200 killed. TRADE WITH MANCHESTER. LoNDiN, August 11. The directors of the_ Manchester Ship Canal are conferring with the Agont-General of Victoria relative to a direct line of steamers from Australia to Manchester. In commercial circles it is bolieved that the negotiations will bear fruit. FINISH OF THRBLEOTIONS. London, August 11. Sir Leonard Lyoll has been reelected for Orkney by a majority of 781. SHIPPING. Sydney, August 11. Arrived: Miowcra, from Vancouver; T&riwoni, from Auckland,

BOOT FACTORY BURNT. Sydney, August il. Wright Bros, bojfc factory is partially gutted by fire. A largo qaunlity of machinery and stock aro destroyed.' The damage is estimated at six tbousand pounds. A peculiar feature of the fire is that while the outbioak took place on the top-floor, a distinct fire was discovered on the ground floor A fireman named Law ton fell off the eDgine on the way to the lire, and was killed.

DASTARDLY OUTRAGES. Mklbouunk, August 10. A charge of gelignHe was put in the Letter-box of the Daylesford Advc cato office. It exploded and partially wrecked the building Fourteen other charges which had not exploded were found in the building.

MEMORIAL SERVICE. Meeboubne, August 10. A momorial service was bold in the Cathedral for the martyred missionaries.