CABLE SUMMARY.
News has been received that half of Guayaquil, a city and seaport of Ecuador, South America, has been destroyed by fire. The dan; age is estimated at six millions. A thousand people have been rendered homeless. Sir Henry Norman, ex-Governor of Queensland, in the course of a lecture delivered before tho Manchester Geographical Society, said Australia was hardly alivo to the danger to bo anticipated from the hostility of Asia. In the course of an interview, Mr Gladstone declared he was unable to understand the reason of Lord Rosebery's resignation of the leadership. News has been received that Moorish pirates captured a French barque and fired on a Spanish steamer which was attempting to rescue her. The flagship Petard has been ordered to return to Zanzibar, where she will be reinforced by other warships. This is considered a reply to German complaints that the British are ignoring Khaled's claim to the succession. The Czar has requested the Presi* dent to thank tho citizens of Paris for the hearty welcome extended to him.
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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 41, 13 October 1896, Page 3
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174CABLE SUMMARY. Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 41, 13 October 1896, Page 3
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