CABLE NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11951, 29 March 1894, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[By Eiectric Telegraph— Copyright.] [Per Presb Association.] London, March 27. The Continental powers are trying to arrange for the holding of an international conference on the question of ho.v to deal with tho Anarchists. The Lower Bridge over the Thames which, with its approaches, is half a raila long, and cost £1,000,000, is completed. Obituary— Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, the eminent African oxplorer. He was the first European traveller to cross the whole breadth of the African continent ip its central latitudes, a journey which involved a walk of 6,000 miles. Commander Cameron was killed by a fall iv the hunting field, Tho Westminster Gazette says the proposal of the Wellington Postal Conference is absurd. It would make England's concession of penny postage dependent on Australian finance. The Pall Mall Gazette states that 11. M.5. Crescent, now on her way to Australia, will not be the flagship of the Australasian squadron, the Orlando hnving been recommissioned for three years. Sir James Fergusson, having been appointed Secretary to the Treasury in tho llosobery administration, haß been re-elected for Leith after a contest. The majority in his favour, however, shows a reduction of 512 on that secured by him at the general election. French agents are trying to secure plans of the new military works at Gib. raltiir, Sir J. Pauncefote, British Ministor at Washington, is arranging a now modus vivendi with America on the Behring fisheries question. Vienna, March 27, Kossuth's family have thanked King Humbert, of Italy, for his condolence with them in their loss. Paris, Marcn 27. Of three hundred Anarchists arrested at Paris, forty have been detainod in custody, and several have been sentenced to short terras of imprisonment. A band of Anarchists damaged many monuments in the cemetery near Ronbaix on Easter Day. Washington, March 27. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign relations denies that the Americans are improving Pearl Harbour. It is stated that Admiral Walker has been appointed to the command of the United States squadron at Hawaii to counteract British infiueuce in favour of the Queen. The New York World affirms that President Cleveland has drafted a massago vetoing the Seignorage Coinage Bill. Copenhagen, March 28. The King of Denmark has declared to the Czar and the Emperor of Austria that, with n view to maintain the peace of Europe, he is ready to reduce tho military expenditure of his conntry,