TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 102, 27 October 1893, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright THE RUSSIANS IN PARIS. THE SEWAGE OF LONDON. THE FRENCH IN SENEGAMBIA THE SILVER QUESTION. SIGN OF THE TIMES. GOVERNORS SUGGESTED AS USELESS EXPENSE. DISMISSAL OF AN ADMIRAL (PES PBESS ASSOCIATION.) London, October 26. The Local Government Board has ap> proved of Scott Moncrief's bacteriological system for the disposal of sewage. This system has been adopted at Towcester, Stamford, and dsewhere. The process of the system isnatural and the cost nominal. The P. and O. Company has made arrangements with the rml way companies by which the journey from London to Brimlisi will be shortened by six hours. Humours are current in the city that Queensland Treasury Bills are being floated in London. The Investors' Re* view asserts that " thirsty " South Australia is already overloaded and must borrow in London to keep afloat. It suggests a more complete severance of the colonies from Great Britain and refers to Governors as useless expense New South Wales and Victoria, it saye, are still hug King their old delusion while revenue declines, and it advises the adoption of some scheme to solidify the entire colonial debts, ensuring them a first charge on revenue. A man natuod Howard, who pretended to be an Australian merchant, has been arrested on a charge of attempting to swindle a number of the nobility. He forwarded letters offering to detect adultery and supply them with wives. Many persons answered, enquiring about Australian heiresses. St PETEBsuruo, October 26. An official paper publishes an invitation to the British squadron to visit Hussin, and assure the officers and crews , a hearty welcome. j Paris, October 26. The Russian officers received upwards of £100,000 worth of presents during their .stay in the city. Presents were showered on them by all classes of the community. A number of Senegambia natives disarmed and captured a body of 30 French soldiers and ibeir commander at Assinie. Captain Walsh, of a Liverpool steamer, hearing of the disaster, attacked the natives, killed a number of them, and rescued the Frenchmen. Washington, October 25. The Democratic Silver men have abandoned the stonewall, and the Republicans are yielding. It is now expected that the Shermau Act Repeal Bill will be passed within a weekAdmiral Stanton, of the United States Navy, has been dismissed for slandering Admiral Mcllo, the Brazilian Insurgent leader.