Cable News Condensed.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 749, 22 June 1894, Page 3

Cable News Condensed.

Forty colliers in Fife and Clackmannan, Scotland, dismissing their workmen, owing to latter attempting to dictate terms when they were informed there would be stoppage. Court upheld appeal by proprietors of Daily Graphic against injunction restraining them from producing tableaux and pictures shown at music halls.

Anti*gambling crusade continues, large meetings protesting against evil being held in London and provinces. Robert Buchanan, well known writer in verse and prose, declared bankrupt. Mrs Christie Murray has instituted proceedings against her husband for divorce.

Shaw, Savill Company given order for construction of new steamer of 8000 tons, with carrying capacity for 80,000 carcases of frozen meat. Daily Telegraph'x correspondent says there is danger of revolt in Sicily. People are destitute, and women and children at Lercara are eating hay and grass. British Govt sent a warship to Morocco.

French declare Abdul Aziz owed his proclamation as Sultan of Morocco to English influence. A trial shipment of Indian butter realised 104 s.

N. Z. Trust and Loan Company’s 5 per cents are at £25. Difficulty of finding cold storage accommodation in London increases; market is glutted with meat. At meeting of shareholders of P. and O. Company, Sir T. Sutherland said the slackness in Australian passenger trade has been severely felt, but receipts from freights exceeded by £25,000 those of corresponding 6 months. Directors felt justified in recommending a dividend, but it would be necessary to face ugly loss upon exchange during remainder of year. World says the eldest son of Crown Prince of Denmark is to be betrothed to daughter of Prince of Wales. Torpedo destroyer being built at Yarrow yards for Russia is to have a speed of 27 knots. Believed Lord Russell will succeed Lord Coleridge as Lord Chief Justice, and Sir J. Rigby, Attorney-General, will become Lord of Appeal. Reed will take Attorney-Generalship, and Haldane will follow him as SolicitorGeneral.

A quantity of explosives seized at Algiers, where it is believed Anarchists intended to attempt outrage on gigantic scale. Berlin: Woman found murdered in Halle, and her body mutilated in similar manner to victims attributed to ‘ Jack the Ripper ’ in London. This is third crime of sort reported in Germany within brief period. At Cambridge University tripos examinations Miss Johnsom, of Newham College, defeated* all male candidates.

Gorst, in House of Commons, said non union workers in Great Britai are five times as numerous as unionists. He advised system of Joint Committees to settle disputes between non unionists and masters.

New York : Macßae, N. S. Wales athlete, now on visit to America, ran | mile in Imin 59sec. He is being

matched with Turner, Allen, and other leading pedestrians. During strikers’ riot in Alabama 3 bridges were destroyed by dynamite. Troops despatched succeeded in restoring order.

Washington : Committees being formed to send general invitation to Gladstone to visit United States. Honolulu : New Hawaiian scheme of franchise permits natives and naturalised aliens to acquire Crown lands.

Kong Kong : Eighty-six persons died of plague last Tuesday. English soldiers now being affected.

Reports from Shanghai state Japan has sent large forces to protect her interests in Corea. King Lihi has fled. Chinese residents threaten if China quarter of Hong Kong is destroyed on account of the plague British settlement in Canton will be fired.

Corean rebels captured the capital, Seoul. King of Corea has fled to J apan.

Bangkok : Second trial of Phrayot resulted in his being sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.