LATE CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11610, 12 August 1892, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

Upokonoabo Ferry. - It. was resolvo tint the Chairman bring under thd notice of the Harbour Ko»r<! the question of regulating the pa-sue"- of steamers past the ferry hous-e at U|»ikongaro, and that the Foreman bo histnui •! lo maku a semaphore at once. — \ I<* ttar w.as received from Mr T. Rowe, claiming tho old terry bouse. No. 3 Limb,— Messrs Fitzherbert and Marshall wrote, forwarding 'deed of conveyance from the trustees in the estate of J. Nixon, transferring the No. 3 Line of road to Her Majesty the Queen, and asking that tbe same be sealed and signed. — Resolved that the reque3t be acceded to. Febry House.— Mr R. T. Drummond's tender for ferry house at Upokongaro was accepted, the price being £72 10s complete ; .£22 10s labour. The resignations of Councillors Jones and Morgan we-e accepted with regret, and after some further routine' business tho Council adjourned. •<■

[By Electric Tbleobaph— Copyright. (Per Press Association.) (Received, August 12th. t.3.0 a.m.) I ONDON, August 10. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand, the Hon. Sydney Gly n stated that the business of the institution was in a prosperous and. healthy condition. He' projwsed to' spend his ; English winter in New. Zealand, and ! would embrace the opportunity of studying tho Bank's affairs* ,. .. Silver is quoted at3n 2jd per ounce. The American visible, supply of wheat is 32,000,000 bushels. The. attacking fleet assisting in the naval manoeuvres evaded the vigilance of the defending fleet and oaptuted Kingston, near Dublin. -„ •-<■ ■ Bebiib, August 10. A severe earthquake "has been felt at Enis (watering place of' Hesse Nassau;, Coblenz (a town in Bhenish Prussia), Nassau (a part of the provinces of Hesse and Nassau, and other towns of minor importance. Several bnildings were destroyed, but up to the, present no loss of life is reported. St. Pbtebbbuboh, Angnst 10. It is feared that ninety persons have been drowned owing to a collision between passenger steamers at Helsingfors, Finland. . • • - ■ Tangiers,' August 10. The rebel forces attacked and repulsod the Sultan's troops, who fled towards this city, and are being hotly pursued. Tho battle lasted for five hours, and there were heavy losses on both side?. Tho country is being devastated by fire, and the European portion of the population are terrified, -■ , . August 11. Tfce average daily death rate in Russia from cholera is 2000. - Paris, August 10. The French have opened- war against the King of Dahomey, and are now engaged in bombarding towns... August 11', Information from the West Coast of Africa states that the French- troops have burned Kotonu, and that in an engagement with the the Dahomeyans the latterlost heavily. Calcutta, August 11. The Ameer is powerless to punish the revolting tribes. - - Zanzibar, August 11. Information has been received that the tribes in the vicinity of Nyangue, Upper Congo, have revolted. ■ .