TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2690, 29 April 1898, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright, Received April 28th, 9.40 a.m. GREAT FIRE IN GLASGOW. London, Apr.il 28. A disastrous lite haa occurred at Glasgow. The damage is estimated at £200,000, Sixty firms suffered. The Catholic Cathedral narrowly escaped destruction. At the request of the prießts the people knelt m the streets and prayed. Received April 28th, 11.50 a.m. ROBBERS HOLD UP A TRAIN. Pretoria, April 27. j Three bushrangers stuck up the mail train from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay, at Sfcheie. The robbers secured £400 m booty. Received April 29th, 12.15 a.m. THE FISHERIES DISPUTE. Washington, April 28. Conferences of both Houses of Congress have reported on the fisheries question. The reports authorise the appoint of three commissioners with three selected by Great Britain and Canada to settle the North Atlantic fisheries dispute, as well as promote mutual commerce and friendly relations with Canada. Received April 29th, 1 a.m. BREAD RIOTS, Rome, April 28. Bread riots have occurred here. Twenty thousand rioters wrecked the police station, and burned the Customs House at Barri.