CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 88, 18 January 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright JPKK UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION | London, January 15. Toric, Artoba, Hermanps and Co., merchants and bankers, carrying on business in London, Paris and Spain, have failed for half a million. Glasgow pig iron is quoted at 61s. It is alleged, that no fewer thau 300 persons were shot during and' after the abortive, revolt against the Bepublican Government in Brazil. Sir J. P. Hennodsy, in the course of a speech at the'Oolonial Institute, said that Australasia was justified in excluding Chinese from her shores. At the dinner given in celebration of the jubilee of the establishment of the penny postage system, Mr Raikes, Post-master-General,, said penny rates to Australia would involve a loss of twopence on every letter carried, and benefit the few at the expense of the many. A motion brought forward in the London County Council to accord H. M. Stanley a public welcome was withdrawn. Mr Burnt) denounced the famous explorer as a more buccaneer who undertook the expedition because he was anxious to secure Euain Bey's store of ivory. . Ottawa, January 15. Several cyclones have been experienced in Canada. Trains were forced off the rails by the fury of the wind, Cairo, January 16. The Hedive decorated H. M. Stanley and party. Emm Bey has. suffered a relapse, and his condition is precarious. Nkw Y"oek, January ~l6 Teemer, Hahlan, and Gaudaur will enter for the Thayer sweepstakes to be rowed in June. Tha.yer offers Kemp and Sta'nebury £100 a piece for expenses if they will compete. J. L. Sullivaa has consented to fight Slavin if the stakes are increased.