CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 96, 6 February 1890, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Eleftric Telegraph.—Capyright JPKH UNITED PKKSS ASSOCIATION . | London, February 3. The coal porters on the Thames demand that vessels should be unloaded by meaus of haud labour inetead of by crapes. M. H. Labouchere, M.P., considers that Australia belongs to, the coloniata, and promises to aid Sir T. Cockbura Campbell* in every way to secure Responsible Government for Western Australia. The cable constructed on behalf of the Eastern Extension Cable Company, to be laid between Australia and New Zealand is completed, and will be shipped at the end of the week. . ■ .. At the wool auctions, faulty sorts are rather weaker, bat good qualities remain firm."- i •. r ',■' -: .-■' ■'..-■. Mr'Wilham Shiels, of Victoriaj has arranged with the Agents General to ask Lord Knutsford for an early interview to diaciias the Divorce Bill passed last seaaion by the Victorian Goverament. Mrs Langtry is improving. ; Mr " Abbintfton" has refused to resign from thePeiican Olub. February 4 The' Marquis of Salisbury is improving in health, and to-day presided at his first Cabinet meeting since the middle of December. A fire broke out' to-day in the factory of Messrs James and Pike, mantle makers, 39, Gresham-street. doing damage to the extent of -'£(40,000; ~>'T4ie I w'6ol market" is depressed and inactive. Crosa-breds are firm at Novemrates ; merinos are 5 to 7* per cent lower. A quantity has been sold below Australian prices. * CawstownV February 1. The New Zealand. Shipping Company's fiuapehu sailed for New Zealand to-day. . WaßHlNoton, February 4 The residence of Benjamin F. Tracy. Secretary of the Nay v. has been been destroyed by fire. Mrs Tracy and her daughter were suffocated by stn^ke while Mr Tracy was rescued iv an unconscious state. Two of the servants were burnt to death. Lisbon, February 3. The Government intend to prosecute i the Governor of Oporto for suggesting that English residents should be shipped on lighters laden with dynamite supplied with time fuses. ■ • • . St. Petehsbuhg-, Februnry 3. : M,. de Staal, Russian Amb :.-v.:idor at London, has been summoned bcnue to report on the Portuguese embroglio. Ottawa, February 3. O'Connor has challenged flaulan, and defers bis depaiture lor Australia in order to complete his training in case the latter accepts. v *J irw Tobk, Febrnary .4. The block of buildings known as Fern's | has been burnt to the ground aud teu : persons who were unable to get out perished in the flames ' Bebun. Februnr 4. ; A Socialise not broke out yesterday at Staa.s|,U''th, in Ru^ian-Saxony. During j the malcee one rioter was killed and four wouuded r while many of the police were stabbeed in the r endeavours to quell the disturbance.