YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7065, 10 February 1893, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Per Electric Telegraph:—Copyright. ) (Per Press Association.) (Received 8 p.m., Feb. 9th.) A STRANGE EPIDEMIC. Paris, Feb. 9. Twelve more deaths have occurred at Marseilles, but the doctors are not able to pronounce as to the character of the epidemic, which at first was supposed to be cholera. Medical men attribute the outbreak to the fact that new sewers are being laid in the city. (Received 1 a.m., Feb. 10th.) SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE. London, Feb. 9. The Anchor liner Trinacria, has been lost on the coast of Corunna, in Spain, at exactly the same spot as tho warship Serpent was wrecked some time ago. Thirty-seven of the crew were drowned. (Special to Press Association.) (Received 1 a.m., Feb. 10th.) THE WALSALL SEAT. London, Feb. 9. Mr 0. T. Ritchie (Tory) and Sir Arthur Hayter (Liberal), baa been nominated lor 'the Walsall seat. PROSECUTION ABANDONED. The Crown has abandoned the charge against Mr Pierce Mahoney, M.P., who was committed for trial a few weeks ago for assaulting Mr Mathew Henry, M.P., in a Dublin Court. ANTI-LYNOHING MEETING. New York, Feb. 9. Meetings have been held in Texas, at which resolutions were passed denouncing the Executive for failing to capture lynchers.