CABLE SUMMARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3494, 15 November 1894, Page 5

CABLE SUMMARY.

(BY ELEOTBIO TBLKGRAPK.-COPYRIGHT). London, November 13. A BOMB has been found in the London Law Court. Judge "Williams has postponed judgment in the Loan and Mercantile case owing to Hie important, questions in* volved. A correspourent of the Standard asserts that the Premier's ignorance of Mr Seddon's action, and the attitudeof the colonies on the Samoan question, indicates the small amount of attention the Government has given to Australasian affairs. The bomb found in the London Law Courts was not charged and therefore harmless, Paris, November 13. The members of the Chamber of Deputies arc urging that the size of the Madagascar expedition should! be increased to 150,000 men, in order to enforce a complete protectorate over the island, Vienna, November 13. By an explosion of firedamp in amine atUresa, in Bohemia, twenty men were killed. St. Petersburg, November 13.

M. de Giers has notified the Powers' that the Czar has resolved to adhereto the pacific policy of his father, and devote all his strength to the internal welfare of Russia. The Russian press welcomes Lords Rosebery and Salisbury's friendly language towards Russia. Emperor Nicholas has issued a proclamation declaring his intention of maintaining the integrity of the 'constitution of Finland. San Francisco, November 13. The Hawaiian elections resulted in favour of uuion with the United States. Washington, November 13. The stevedores on strike in Ne.r Orleans have destroyed by fire numeiv ous bales of cotton. < It is reported that the Government intend shortly to raise a one hundred million dollars loan and that half of the amount is to be placed abroad. Christiana, November 13. t The strength .of parties in the Storthing are :—Right and Moderates, 55; Radicals, 59. In the old Storthing' the numbers were 50 and 64 respectively.