Yesterday's Cable.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7077, 24 February 1893, Page 1

Yesterday's Cable.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Pee Electric Telegraph—Cop> bight. (Pee Press Association.] (Received 7.40 p.m., Feb. 23rd.) MR McOARTHVS APPEAL. Qauada and the United States are responding freely to Mr Justin McCarthy’s appeal for monetary assistance. A CANARD. It is rumoured that the Irish Unionist organisations are purchasing arms. THE ROUMANIA. The Admiralty Court found that the Anchor line steamer Roumania, which was wrecked at Arelho, north of Lisbon, while bound from Liverpool to Bombay, had over-run her diitauce owing to the current. The Court advised that a greater number of European quartermasters should be employed on vessels manned by Asiatics. CODRSING. In the Waterloo Cup Captain beat Fullerton in the second round, owing to the latter meeting with an accident. THE S i OCKPORT SEAT. The election for the Stockport Seat in the House of Commons resulted as follows Mr Whitely (Conservative), 5264 ; Mr Hume (Home Ruler), 4796. TERRIFIC BLIZZARDS. New York, Feb. 22. Terrific snow blizzards have been experienced in the Eastern and Middle States, and railway traffic is impeded. (Received 0.50 a m., Feb. 24th.) CHOLERA. Vienna, Feb. 23. Cholera is raging iu the Russian provinces near the Austrian frontier, and a thousand cases are under treatment. Four hundred deaths were recorded for the month ending February 7th. NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR BOARD BONDS. London, Feb. 23. Sir J. Lubbock is informed that the New Plymouth Harbour Board bondholders are still pressing for the balance of the money due. Sic John thinks that the Government had better capitalise the loans on deferred payment land and perpetual leases, as it would be against the interests of New Zealand if the Stock Exchange committee were urged to disallow quotations of future loans.

(Special to Peess Association. £ (Received 5 p.m., Feb. 23rd.) COLONIAL GOVERNORS. London, Feb. 22. The Morning Advertiser, referring to Sir Q. R. Dibbo’ demand to be consulted regarding Governors for the colony, considers that the Marquis of Ripon justly resists an invasion of the last right of the Crown. RUSSIAN POLL-TAX. St. Pethbsbubg, Feb. 22. Owing to the poll-tax imposed by the Government, 60,000 people have abandoned their homes and will leave the country. STARVATION IN FINLAND. A quarter of a million of people are starving in Finlund. AFGHANISTAN. Calcutta, Feb. 22. The Ameer of Afghanistan is approaching the Viceroy of India, with a view to the settlement of the frontier difficulty. RIFLES FOR CANADA. Ottawa, Feb. 22. Lord Stanley of Preston, the GovernorGeneral, ia urging the Canadian authorities to discard the Snider and adopt the Martini-Henry rifle. THE PORTUGUESE MINISTRY. Lisbon, Feb. 22. Senhor de Ribero has undertaken to form a new Cabinet.

FATAL MINING EXPLOSION. Vienna, Feb. 22.

An explosion has taken place in a mine in Skalitzs. The origin is unknown, there being no one in the shaft. Fifteen miners were killed. The Government have taken steps to close the mine. (Received 1 a.m., Feb. 24th.) ARREST OF ANARCHISTS. Rome, Feb. 23. Twenty-five Anarchists have been arrested in this city on a charge of being concerned in the explosion of a dynamite bomb outside the Quirinal on January 27th. GERMAN DEFENCE. Berlin, Feb. 23. The Emperor, addressing a meeting of farmers, urged them to support the military as they were essential to peace. THE BLIZZARDS. New York, Feb. 23. The bliszardo experienced in the Eastern and Middle States exceed in severity that of 1888. Many persons have been frozen to death.

THE CANAL DUES. President Harrison has revoked the hostile canal dues. REMOVAL UF DUTIES. Ottawa, Feb. 23. Canadian farmers asfe for the removal of duties on British exports. IHE GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. London, Feb. 23 The Marquis of Ripon did not consult Sir G. R. Dibba on the appointment of the Governor of New South Wales. Lord Carrington justifies the demand cabled from the colony. The selection came as a surprise to the Liberals. ULSTER DEPUTATION. It is proposed that a deputation comprising 500 Ulster men should wait on Mr Gladstone, protesting against Horne Rule for Ireland.