Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 144, 2 June 1892, Page 3

Cable Brevities

Baron Hirach is seriously ill in London suffering from influenza and congestion of the longs. 1 -; . ; The Irild *eather is causing a depression iro the London wheat market. . Huddart Parker and Co.'s Tasmania a*«t*ged 14f knots on her trial trip. Sir E. Braddon, Agent-General for Tasmania, congratulated Huddart, and hoped the Tasmania, would be the forerunner of equally fine steamers. Queensland will send exhibits to the Eoyal Agricultural Show at Warwick. M. Ribot, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, qt. the instance. ot the French missionaries' in tTganda, Central Africa, urges the Premier of England to enquire into the eoaduct of Captain Lugard, iv that country. M. Davitt in a letter to the London Chronicle, urges that Home Bule would protect Irish industries. If Senator Stewart's Silver Bill passes the Presideh'f will probably veto it, which will almost certainly be fatal to bis chance of reelection. A fire broke out oh the premises of J. Service and Co., general merchants, of Collins street, Melbourne. The top floor was gutted, but the rest of the building was only damaged, principallj by water. The total damage is estimated at £00,000. The firm w insured for £56,000. The Belfast Telegraph publishes Ulster's plan of resistance at the elections to the proposed Dublin Parliament. All judicial and magistrate appointments are to be ignored, and inly the Queen's taxoa Will be paid. Special police ™U be enrolled, and the Customhouses in Belfast, Londonderry, Larnei and Newry will be seized, and while refraining from aggres eion, steady preparation will he made for The details" of the severe storm which visited Mauritius are to hand. A third of St Lotus was annihilated. Countless houses and public buildings, including 24 churches, were rased, and a greater part of the sugar crop waa destroyed. It is estimated that 25,000 people have beeu rendered homeless. At 2.30 p.m. the wind veered round to the southwest, and a hissing noise was heard, followed by a squall of wind of tremendous speed, which burst like a clap of thunder. Squall followed squall in quick succession, and the rate of the wind blowing was 128 miles per hour; The sights in- the streets were of a horrible nature. The debris catching fire was a new element of destruction, and many of the wounded in the falling buildings were burnt to death. The estimated damage to buildings.is 12,000,000 rupees, and to sugar crops 14,000,000 rupees. The damage to the country is assessed it 22,000,000 rupees.