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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1243, 2 May 1884, Page 3

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1 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.! Monetary and Commercial. London, April 30. Consols remain at and New Zealand securities at last quotations. There are no changes to report in the markets for colonial breadstuff's and tallow. The Wool Sales. The catalogue of to-day’s wool sale comprised 11,300 bales, and a good demand was experienced. An Explosion. Telegrams from Havannah, the capital of Cuba, state that a terrible catastrophe occurred there. A powder magazine at the arsenal exploded, and the shock also caused the gasometer in the neighborhood to blow up. Immense damage was done to the adjoining buildings, and a number of persons in the vicinity lost their lives. The Australian Cricketers. London, May 1. Arrangements have been made with the Australian team for a match at Birmingham on the 26th inst. and following days. The Egyptian Conference. The French Government has definitely notified its acceptance of the proposal that a conference on State affairs in Egypt should be held, but without waiving its demand that the whole Egyptian question shall be open for discussion. A Royal Marriage. The marriage of Prince Louis of Badenbetg with Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt was celebrated at Darmstadt yesterday with great ceremony. Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Princess of Wales, and the German Crown Prince and Princess were present Queen did not attend the banquet which followed, on account of the recent death of the Duke of Albany. The Governor of Victoria. Sir H. B. Loch, the newly-appointed Governor of Victoria, has decided to sail on the 24th inst Berber Still Holds Out. Cairo, April 30. Despatches have been received from the Governor of Berber, stating that he still retains command of the town with a small garrison, but that assistance is immediately and urgently needed. (Received May 2, 10.50 a.m.) The Cremation Bill. London, May 1. In the House of Commons last night a Bill to legalise the cremation of dead bodies was rejected after debate. A Dastardly Plot Frustrated. Toronto (Canada), April 30. . A plot to destroy the Parliament buildings of this city has been frustrated. Several powerful dynamite cartridges with fuses attached, ready for firing, were discovered this morning in the basement of the building, and promptly destroyed. The affair has caused intense excitement here. No clue to the guilty parties has yet been obtained.