CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 42, 21 January 1879, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

— _»_-* (rEUTEK's SPEOIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.] London, January I*6. General Primrose has received orders to advance from Candahar to Gazni. Count Gala, the Italian representative on the Turkish frontier commission, has been murdered at Stamboul. There has been a tremendous conflagration at New York. A large wholesale clothes store was completely destroyed. The estimated loss is two millions. The passengers and crew of the Schiehallion were all saved. Two thousand communists have been admitted to an amnesty. The signature of the President to their pardon will be definitely attached to-morrow. The resignation of the French Minister for War was expected. Proposals have been submitted to the Government by the Royal Colonial Institute with the object of getting a Colonial Exhibition held in London. A definitive, treaty of peace was signed to-day between Russia and Turkey. The Glasgow Bank dividend of 6s 8d in the £ is payable on the 28th February. New Zealand Fives, 101. Flour, ls 6d lower. January 19 The German men of war Ariadne and Nautilus have boen directed to exact satisfaction from Samoa. Paeis, 16th January. M. Martel the moderate Republican candidate, has been elected President ofthe French Senate. The French ministerial statement to-day declared the country Republican, and actuated by pacific motives. It promises rigorous measures in order to make the Republican form i

of Govermne it |m citable. The 1 abatement ha-i b-ioa cjadferoued- by tho Pi'oxs .. . A .-,,fa^&^ A7y" At. Chittiq uy "a ' il'dture at **tM ulgeer an alarm 01. in-:*- was raised, whoa a atfttiipcde ensued ; jlj was£howevor*fc lioai. Tiim-e wo c ito c.isaalitie.s. ™ • Agu-itus' if -rris has acoiij) od th*> . Sac'rot -rysliip of the iSxbibfjiiou Tbo new steam launch . Ljllie Donham, valuo lat £lßoo,y\va:j burned tlilis^niorhing. " '■■**■ yAA?^' January 19. The special race mooting held yesterday as a complimentary farewell to the Governor was* a great success, Un'd''wa^lafgely:atton"dd^.'"-'-'"Siif r''riercules and ; J*ady Robinson -were enthusiastically cheered. * Andorer won the Souvenir H«ftdicflp.-„_ yThe International; Exhibition at Sydney is fixed for September. v ; Melbourne, Friday. Bushfii'es are raging in Gippaland. A railway sta'ion was destroyed. One hundred and sixty Chinese have landed at Port Darwiu from Hongkong. A . Canterbury tv. ARichmond.— Rich-« mond in their first innings made 195 ; Canterbury in their first innings have four wickets down for ill. y The English cricketers start for Sydney to-day. The failure of Nation and Company is much commented on. Their • liabilities in Europe are Btated at £150,000. An extensive fire occurred early this morning in Caviel's coach factory, Prahran The premises were totally destroyed. The loss is estimated at £2500 ; insured for £2000 in the Boyal and Manchester ■ Ofiices. The report regarding Kelly's rob* bing a house at Maluisburyi-a untrue. 18th Jahuary. Canterbury made 221 ih /their first - innings, against Eichmond'g 195. Umsbase, Friday. The Ministry were defeated on McH wrait's want of confidence motion, by a majority of 12 — A vast con* course of people attended the -publio funeral of the two gunners killed at the explosion when firing the vice** . regal salute. Much public Sympathy was manifested for tbem.