CABLE NEWS. HOME AND FOREIGN.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1110, 10 November 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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LONDON, Nov 6,

Tin's evening a disaslrous fire occurred at Kingsland' North London, -resulting in the destruction of twelve houses and contents. „ ; , v * The failure is announced to-day .of Hempliad Bros, engineers, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Oiie also occurred "ip Binhinghain, the liabilities, being, set down at a total of fully. £15^,000.- ' LONDON. Nov 7. A most disastrous explosion occurred in Nonkfield colliery, Acciington, near Blackburn, Lancashire, According to latest news to hand fully one hundred men are entombed in the mine, and it is feared ail have perished. c . - Evening. Latest reports from Accrington state; that the entombed miners in Monkfield _ colliery have been: rescued, ' ' BELGRADE, Now 6. : Telegrams to hand from ‘Scernareka to-day report that the Servian troops, have been reinforced and are now attacking the rebels position. PARIS, Nov 7. . Official despatches from Tonqom announce that Admiral Combet. lias decided to postpone, until next month, his projected advances against Bac Ninth. Telegrams are also to hand staling that the Chinese are preparing to offer a desperate resistance to .the French: attack. ALEXANDRIA, Nov 7. Reports; have reached’ here from Soudan that El Madi, the false prophet and leader of the rebellion in Kordojan, is dead. 15 .AMSTERDAM, Nov 7. The Executive Commissioner for the Netherlands have ma le a recommendation to the Minister for' Foreign Affairs that decorations should be conferred upon representatives of the Australian colonies at the recent exhibition in this city. ' . ' ; . ;; ; ;