CABLE NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 8072, 18 June 1895, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

(Per Press. Association,)

London, June 16. News is received that the Congo free state has expelled the Mahdi's forces from tha Equatorial Province after, severe fighting."" Lokdon, June 17.

Two hundred lady Temperance delegates, chiefly Americans, addressed London congregations on Sunday evening. They hold a conference this week. The American delegates brought with them petitions signed by fully two million women urging temperance legislation. . Madrid, June 17. The. Government is arranging to despatch 35,000 additional troops to ' Cuba to assist in quelling the rebellion there. Constantinople, June 16. It is reported that the Sultan concedes to-European powers the control of reforms in Armenia conditional!v on such control being limited to three years. !Berli]s t, June 16. The proposed interview between Prince Bismarck and Mr Gladstone has been prevented owing to the delicate health of both the veteran Statesmen. Calcutta, June 17.

It is expected here that Great Britain will withdraw from Chitral. The Ameer of Afghanistan has confiscated Umra Khan's treasure property. Sydney, June 17. Cardinal Moran, lecturing on the proposed union of the two churches, said the Pope's appeal for the coming together of Christianity was addressed not only to the Anglican but the Eastern Churches. This was desired because it would strengthen-their hands againsr Atheism and Secularism and maintain morality and temperance, arid preserve' the sanctity of the marriage tie. and it would also help greatly in the spread of missions: The Herald says the announcement of the sale of the Gothic's chilled beef at oM is the most satisfactory item which has appeared in the produce report for some time. Melbourne, June 17. At a meeting of depositors in the colonial Bank of Australia, the scheme for re-arrangement was adopted. This provides for a reduction in the rate of interest, from 4i per cent to 2^-, or 2 per cent earned for a period of five years, and -thereafter at the current rate,, with extension of time for. principal moneys, the deposit receipt holders to he represented by three members on the directorate until every obligation to depositors is met. The ordinary shareholders are not to receive anything, while the preferential shareholders are to remain in the same position as iv the original scheme. Hobabt, June 17. Tho crew of the Ketch Strathmore, wrecked in Bass Straits, owe thoir lives to tlae Captain, who swam ashore' with a line. All on board suffered a good deal from exposure.