CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4455, 27 June 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign,

London, June 24th. The evidence given before Lord Onslow's committee to-day favoured tho marking of meat by means of electricity, though tho witnesses were unable to guarantee that it would not disfigure the meat,

Sydney, June 25th, ' Metnbersofa rough " push" of larrikinß, who have terrorised the ' - vicinityjjAjjjk'a Point, committed a brutiiiinTOieT at 10 o'clock this morning., A young sailor named Pert, who some timo back was in- | slrumental in getting tivo of the " push" arrested, has been a marked '■■ man, and on several occasions his ; life has been attempted. A number : of the gang wntohed him leave his ; homo, set upon him, and liiorally kicked him to death. Eight c'tina36ailantß,whosenimosareMi>- aire, Doohan, Thomas Howell, iWid ; Howtll, Peawon, V«nknupn, Kick, ! and Dodd have been nrrcs:ed. Sonic, \ if not all, of those arrested arc i believed to have been concerned in ■! the outrage i Melbourne, June 25th. 1 Messrs duldsborougb, Mort and Company have suspended payment, This action is necessitated by some- ■ what heavy withdrawals of fixed ! deposits, sMtlio fact that a portion ■ i'/'lißjfrifiSwr's debentures weredue J (JrJ|rr. Esrlf.. in the year bonds to tile extent of a quarter of a million pounds, hearing interest at \\ per cent, were offend in London to I convert terminable debenture!" into ■ permanent stock; hut owing to the I ! prkfsnre of the times, this was uik . successful. According tc the la-t balance-sheet, tho company's liabilities, under the htad debentures and fixed deposits, was £2,573,000. guaranteed mortgages and endorsements amounted "to £292,000. Tho other liabilities are 12500. The buHnesfl.of the company necessitated an advance to customers, which ore not readily available during a period of pressure. This induced ilm board to perpare terms of arrangement-. •• WTho company intend to offer debenture 2Ack to the creditors, and carry on in