TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 66, 15 September 1893, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Uy Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. GOOD NEWS FOR SHAREHOLDERS. BOMBARDMENT OF RIO JANEIRO. THE MINERS' STRIKE. £12,000,000 LOST. PLOT AGAINST PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. THE VANCOUVER MAIL. [Per Press Association. | London, September 14. Lord Roberts adtuits the truth of the charges repeatedly made that, contrary to the order of the Imperial Parliament, courtesans are officially recognised in many Indian camps, and subjected to medical control. The American visible supply of wheat is 64,800,000 bushels. The Northern Investment Company of New Zealand have declared a dividend of 6 per cent. The Shaw Saville and Albion Company pay an interim dividend of ;"> per cent. The bananas shipped by the Coptic from New Zealand have arrived in a rotton condition The losses through the miners' strike is computed to be L1'2,000,000. Bank rate of discount 4 per cent. The Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire miners have refused to submit to a reduction or go to arbitration. Gunn and Stoddart head the batting averages for the cricket season just ended. Grace is 7th and Murdoch 12th. W. Hearne, of Kent, is at the top of bowling list, and Ferris, ex-Australian, who has played for Gloucestershire this season, is almost at tne bottom. The Australian*, with the exception of Turner and Bannerman, sail for America by the Servia on September 20. "Washington', September 14. The bombardment of Rio de Janeiro by rebel warships continues. One of the strongest forts has gone over to the rebels. It is reported that a Pittsburg attorney hns been nrrcslcd on suspicion of being concerned in a plot to kill President Cleveland. It is alleged that he was to be assisted by a uumber of malcontent pensioners, Mr Huddart flunks that if a fast Atlantic steam service is run in conjunction with his Australian service, mail* will eventually be delivered in England in 21 dnvs. The route would be, say, from Halifax to Milford Haven, but it probably will cost £2,000,000 to estab» litfb it.