CABLE NEWS.
London, March 4. The railway companies have written to the Hon, A, J, Mundells, President of the Board of Trade, agreeing to reduce their rates. The International Congress of Fire Brigades meets on 12th June, The conference was arranged by the Fire Brigades Union. A severe earthquake was experienced at Sandgate, on the coast of Kent. The gas mains were severed, roadways and seawall craoked, and upwards of 100 houses damaged by the force of tho shock. The damage will probably amount to several thousand pounds. No fatalities are reported, but people walking along the streets were thrown down by the force of the shock. London, March 4, In her evidence in the divorce case. Lady Howard do Walden denied that Bhe had squandered her husband's money, but admitted that she kept late hours. Her husband hud ordered the servants to exclude her from the precincts of the. house, and had also insulted her relatives. Her evidenco was supported by other witnesses. Lord Howard de Walden denied the charge of drunkenness, but admitted boxing liis wife's cars for impudence, and twisting her arm, The Duke of Portland testified that De Walden was a drunkard, and a man of disgusting habits, Sydney, March 6. Pour principals of a prize-fight have been arrested, owing to tb death of one of the contestants, Melbourne, Muroh 6. Three miners named O'Brien, Glanville, and Howard have been killed owing to the premature explosion of a charge in a mine at Bendigo. Tho bodies wero horribly mutilated. Cairo, March 4,
The Khedive complains that the attitude of Egypt during the recent trouble was not fairly stated, owing to the fact ol her having no repre* sentative in London, and he trusts to the honour of Great Britain to evacuate the conntiy. Bt PeteebsoHo, March 5. The Czar has suspended the expulsion of Jews and is reported to bo framing remedial measures, Pahis, March 5. l'Vanceconcedes the minimum tariff on Canadian fruits, tinned meats, and cheeso in return for an equivalent concession,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4362, 7 March 1893, Page 3
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337CABLE NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4362, 7 March 1893, Page 3
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