TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 209, 8 January 1894, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

4,. . I'.y Electric Telegraph.— Copyright THE RATES FOR WOOL STORAGE FIGHTING IN CENTRAL AMERICA ENGLISH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS HEAVY DECREASE IN BOTH. BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. AMERICAS RECORD OF BLOOD. (PEK PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Pahis, January 7. Count Karier Capelle has instituted proceedings for libel against General and Mrs Bown, residents of Nice, for alleging that he was an escaped convict from New Caledonia, and had acted as Master of Ceremonies at public balls iv Melbourne. Nkw York. Junuary 6. News has been received that heavy fighting has taken place between Honduras aud Nicaragua. The latter have captured Los Augelos. London, January 5. The wool warehousemen have refused to comply with the; demand for a reduction of the storage rates. January 6Duriug the month the imports of the United Kingdom decreased iv value by ii, 180,000, and the exports by two millions. Imports into Great Britain dining 1892 show a decrease of eighteen millions, eight hundred thousand, and exports of eight millions, six hundred thousand pounds. In reply to a question Mr Campbell Bannermau, Secretary for War, confirmed the adoption of the eight hours limit in the Government workshops. Peall played a series of twelve " spotbarred " billiard matches, 700 up, with Memmott the Australian champion. The latter who received 100, won four games. The Westminster Gazette, commenting on the Speight- Symc case, says the ! Age is the one real force in Victorian journalism. The verdict is practically one of acquittal. The striking feature of the trial is the ruinous expense of the litigation. A Tennessee clergyman, known as the Rev. Mr Howard, has been fined A'3ooo, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, for defrauding the Americans by means of a fictitious kinship agency which he had established in London. Washington, January 5. The value of the imports into the United States during the year was £-262,000,000. Mr Carlisle, Secretary of State, says that this amount is the highest in the history of the Republic. Home, January 6 About 3000 of the Sicilian noters are found to be armed with French rifles. Vienna, January 6. Fifty persons are reported from Trieste as beiug froze a to death. Chicago, January 5. The Chicago gaols are crowded with prisoners. Fifty are awaiting trial for murder, and altogether there are 500 offences to be disposed of.