Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 42, 24 September 1892, Page 3

Cable Brevities

Two thousand pounds' worth of bonds have been stolen in London from Mr Samuel Plimsoll, bat the thieves were captured. The French President has pardoned Mr Edward Deacon, the American, who shot his wife's paramour, a Frenchman named Abeille, and was sentenced to a year's imprisonment. A Urge counter meeting of ' Loyalists ' was held at Toronto in opposition to the public reception given to the Hon Mr Blake, M.P. A resolution was passed that most CanaJinos believe that Home Bule in Ireland will lead to the disintegration of the British Empire. The Municipality of Rome has sent its congratulations to the King of Italy upon the unity of the, country and the overthrow of 1 the ' temporal claims of tbe Pope. Mr Johnston of lowa, has ridden a mile on a bicycle in 2min 4sec. ' Six miles of overhead electric railways are being built at Liverpool docks. Brialmont, the Belgian engineer who is engaged upon tbe defences of the Turkish capital, reports that the existing forts which guard the Dardanelles are Valueless. It is reported that Prince Henry of Hesse has married an actress named Milan*. The New South Wales Government is making enquiries as to the prospect of placing a million pounds' worth of Trea* sury bills. The brokers are irritable, as they have not ret unloaded the last lot, and the chance of success is poor.