CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4248, 20 October 1892, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

New York, October 17. Mr Andrew Oamegio declares that the industrial outlook in Great Britain is dark, and that the Unitsd States is easily able to undersell her manufactures, A schooner capsized during a hurricane in the Bay of Honduras, eighteen persons being drowned, including the captain. Washington, October 17, Mr Blaine is in hopes that the Irisbmens' votes will be recorded against the Democrats, who wore their former oppressors, St, Petersburg, October 18> .Russia intends to settle 1000 Cos-

sacks and their families in the Alao Valley to guord the Pamir frontier, ( Mid purposes forming a Cossack iprmy tbero, A serious crisis is reported in the wheat trade, owing to the low prices ruling in England, and exportersstate that tbey cannot ship profitably, The stock of wheat at Odessa amounts to a million quarters. The failure of several Russian firms is announced. Vienna, Ootober 18. It is proposed to institute a military riding contest from Vienna to Rome, the prizes to be awarded according to tbo condition in which the horses arrive,

Adelaide, October 19, During the fourteen weeks of the Barrier strike the loss to the railway revenue was .£89,000, Brisbane, October 19, Information from Singapore states that fire Malays wero sentenced to death for tho murder of Hards and Stewart, of tho Australian exploring party. Four wero executed, and tho fifth died. Of the others convicted of taking part in the murder seven were banished for five years, and three f' ponced to three years' imprisoned, SYDNEYijOctober 18. Wretched weather prevails for the shooting, and to-day a strong wind, accompanied by drenching showers of rain, was blowing across the range. So far Kruse, of Wanganui, has been shooting splendidly, Hawker, of Victoria, won the first prize of £9 in the second stage (500 and 600 yards) of tho Queen's Match, with a score of 64, Kruse, of Wanganui, and Bait, of Wellington, who mado 52 each, wore among the prizewinners. • Melbourne, October 18. Tbe trial of Mrs Clara Parker for forgery has begun, Mr Joseph Clark, in the coarse of bis evidence, said be

was unable to remember why lio signed bills in prisoner's favour for ±'Booo. Ha admitted paying accused's husband £IOOO because he threatened to oinice hiui co-respondent in divorce proceedings. Ho denied that he hud paid the prisoner's oxpenses during her recent travols.