LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 13, 21 January 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(ELECTEIO lELEGBAPHi— -qqpr^lGHT) (UEUTKB'S TKLEGBAMB ) I*oKiio«i Jk& '20. English, Scottish, and Australian chartered Bank have declared a dividend for the past half year at' the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and carries forward and places to reserve £20,000.^ r5 Bebxin, Jan. 19. Emperor William is seriously indisposed, and confined to bed. His Majesty's condition is causing great uneasiness at Court. ..-.-. ..■•.■•' Cairo, Jan. 19. The Italian Government have recently decided to garrison its station (at 'Assab, is now endeavouring to obtain increased interest m tho Bed Sda 1 , 'and has demanded from , Egypt the cession to Italian Crown of the Island and part ot Messonab and has received the support of Earl Grenville m the matter. The Egyptian Government, have, however, refused to consider the demand as being contrary to Ottoman form and under which the Egyptian constitution is established. . '" Jan. 20. The troops now at and being dispatch* ed to SauJrim ace. to be employed m opening the -road between that place and Berber. ■:...", ,-l^L-S - 123 Berne, Jan. 20. The Mont Cenis railway-line is block, ea by snow and traffic is eWrely suspened' ?ABis,,J^ny2o. An agreement has been- concluded between the French and International African Association with regard to the right of the latter in ' "West Africa.