CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 16, 1 December 1883, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, Nov. 28. A plot to blow up Manor House, County Mayo, Ireland, has been discovered by the Irish Constabulary. A large number of persons are believed to be implicated in the conspiracy, and thirty suspected persons ware to-day arrested on the charge of beiug concerned in the projected outrage. LONDON COMMERCIAL. Nov. 29. —At the wool sale to-day, 7,800 bales were catalogued. The tone of the auction showed a hardening tendency. Scoured, combing and washed fleece wools are now half-penny to a penny higher than at the close of laat auctions. Washed and scoured crossbreds about Id higher, and greasy crossbreds and good greasy merinos show an advance of half-penny. For new clip wools there is strong competition with a hardening tendency. Parts, Nov. 28. A disastrous fire occurred at Boubaix, in the North of this country. Two large factories were totally destroyed during the conflagration. In view of the possible failures of the negociations which are now proceeding to bring about an amicable settlement of the Tonquin difficulty, active preparations are being made for the immediate despatch of reinforcements to the French army in Annam. A force of 6,000 troops is now held in readiness to start for the East if it should be deemed necessary to send them.