CABLEGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7032, 14 January 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(Pbess Association.)

Pabis, January. 12

A Technical Committee which was appointed to study the best means of victualling Paris in case of a siege adviso the construction of freezing chambers and abbattoirs at Lavillette sufficiently large to enable an enormous quantity of frozen meat to be stored. They express preference for this plan on the ground that the necessity of providing fodder for animals will be saved by it. Two hundred thousand bottles of benedictine were destroyed by fire at Fecamp, a Channel seaport. Calcutta, January 12. General Booth is establishing Social Brigades in Calcutta. Paris, January 12. Louis Bonaparte, of Lucien Bonaparte, has been charged with defrauding Rosalie, his reputed wife, of diamonds valued at £20,000, and which he banded to another woman, whom he has since married. He was remanded.

St. Petebsbttbg, January 12. The Russian budget shows a deficiency of 74 million roubles.

Caieo, January 13. Tbe British Army of occupation will parade in front of the Albin Palace at Cairo, for the purpose of saluting the Khedive Abbas on bis arrival.

St. PETEBSBtTBG, January 13. One hundred Jews were wounded in the riots at Saratov, and two thousand families reduced to beggary.

Tbe retirement, of General Gbtnko from the Governorship of Warsaw, is con* •idered an indication of the pacific intentions of Eussia towards Germany. <

■■■/■'■■■ London, January 12. Another Walsall anarchist has been Mreßted.',: '■■■'<'■■ ,; " ' ■.' ■ \-v ■•

Millions of New South Wales and Victorian stock are awaiting realisation..

A cable stating that New South Wales had decided to issue Treasury bills at four per cent, at par has greatly depreciated and injured the prospects of the issue, which is considered to be impossible of success at less than 4| per cent. Par* chasers who had already arranged to take large amounts at 4| per cent, now refuse to touch the bills at i per cent., and any attempt to force a public loan would produce a panic. Lord Charles Beresford retires from the candidacy Tor Kensington. London, January 13, Professor Sterling endorsed the paper read by Professor Stuart, and said he hoped to see conjoint University examination for Australia.

Professor Beare urged that national culture of scholarships should form an important forauch of the Pan-Britannic contests. .

Sit Saul Samuel, Apeut»Gronersl for New' South Wales, hoped that n, close connection would be maintained between tbe Coioniet and English (Universities.

The Union Bank of Ansl-raUa has declared a dividend of 12 per sent, par annum, and carried ,forward' a sum of

The KTow Zealand Gold Extraction Co. amalgamatee with the parent company Mr S. D. Waddy, M F. for Brigg, who wus eeriously ill, has reeovere^ The new Army allot cwq Asnuai Commissions each to Ncnr South Wales, Vietbseiji, Queensland, South Australia.andNßW,Zealand, and one biennially to Tasmania.

Madame Bodichoa has bequeathed «10,000 to Girton Ooliege.

A bomb has beec fouad in tho buah at Hatapsteiid Heath, tbe general opinion beine that ifc was placed tLsre by the anarchists, who wished to test its strength,, Hokg- Koit&, Jannary 12.

The steamer JSTajnchoir sank Itt" the Chins $ea, four hundred of those on board being drowned.