CABLE SUMMARY.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 245, 8 February 1898, Page 2

CABLE SUMMARY.

The United States Senate is indignant at the action of Germany in prohibiting the importation of American fruit on sanitary grounds. It is claimed that the reason assigned for thi-t prohibition is merely a prttext to retaliate against American sugar duties. Crojsy Lighthouse, n?ar L : v. rpool, h 8 been destroyed by fire. A gale prevailed at the time, and the lanterns being smashed, the burning oil descended, setting fire to the structme. Three of ths attendants were killed. A great sensation was caused in the French Chambir of Deputes by a pitiless analysis of the present condition of thena\ybyM. Loekioy, who declared thit SO per cent, of the vessels ate quite unservic able. [he aunual report of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand shows the profits to be £10,293. A dividend of 5 per ceot. is declared, and £2641 is carried forward. The German students at the University of Trague, the capital of Bohemia, having been prohibited wearing their c'ub colours, the students throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to express their sympathy, have refused to listen to their professors. Frequent conflicts between Germans and Slavs have occur;eel in many towns. The election of a member for South East Duiham to fill the vacancy caused by the death of S.r Henry HavelockAllen (L.U.), who was murdered on the Indian frontier, has re ult<>d in the return of Mr Joseph Richardson, the Libera! candi late, who formerly represented the constituency, by a majority of 275; The United States Government have intimated to the German Government that the latter's action in prohibiting the mportation of American fruit into Gcrtniny without first notifying Mr Uhl, the Uui eel States Ambassadar, is unprecedented. They threaten to adopt retaliatory measures. Last month, on the petition of the New Zealand Shipping Company, an order was made for the winding up of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Line, anc 1 a rtc ivcr was appointed. The rough J.nuary accounts prepared by the latter shows banking liabilities £68,000 and free assets £IO.OOO. The receiver says the company will need to borrow largely to continue business. During the performance at the Gaiety Theatre, London, considerable alarm was created among the occupants of the gall, ry by the antics of one of the audience in that part of the theatre, who, armed w i h a revolver, conducted himself in a threatening manner. He was eventually anested on the charge of having firearms iti his possession. Ac the pediee station he gave the name ot Alfred John Hickey. He was brought up at the Police Cturt and remanded for medical examination. "WJien arrested, a letter, written in an incoherent manner, was found in his pocket. Jn it mention was made of the names of Sergeant Hampton and Dr. Cleveland, of Adelaide.