CABLEGRAMS. Constantinople, Jan. 25.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 239, 28 January 1888, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS. Constantinople, Jan. 25.

The Sultan has ordered the arrest of 200 Armenians for treason.

FEARFUL GUNPOWDER, COLLIERY, AND GAS EXPLOSIONS. StPetgrsrurci, Jan ., 2G. A hundredweight of [powder has exploded in a 'shop in the to:vn of Bcr^talaw,"\vcstem Russia, wrecking the building, unil instantantly killing 11 persons standing near, whilst others were much injured. It is supposed that ihn acoiilent was caused by someone carelessly throwing down a lighted match.

Sa* Francisco, January 25. By a colliery explosion at Wellington cool mines, Vancouver Islan 1, twenty six whites ami a number of Chinese were killeil, whilst many other workmen received serious injuries,

Dudlin, January 2fi. There was a tenibl<» explosion of gas in this city In^t night, by which tho bnnkvapfecy huiiding^ wove completely wrecked ,in I a boy kilieil.

THR CIONTENNIAL. vSvdvey January 27. Sir William Fit/.herhert speaking on behalf on New Zealand, at the Centnnn'nl Banquet offered congratulations and t/mpnthy to tho sister, colony ami oxprcrsp'l rogrot at nnavnivlal'lo ab«cnco of Nca\ Zealand Lori C:\rring'ton receive- 1 a cable from the Q'leen warm ly[cnngrsitulflting the Australian colonies ■ipon the ?pl«n«li'l material nnl social progrpss thpy had achieve 1 during the past lumired 3'Pars. The messngestntos that the Qneon deeply approciatod tho loyalify of her colonies, and has watched wit!*" sincere intprcsfc tho excellent administration of their Governments. Lord Carringfon has replied suitably. The Queens telegram was road nfc the State banquet amidst great cheering nnl enthusiasm.

THE POSTAL CONFERENCE. The postal conference has finished i(s session. The general feeling of tho representatives is said to be against the project for laying a Pacific caUlc, in conseqnenc) of the long term for which the snbniJy is required.