CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4478, 24 July 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

4 British and Foreign London, July 21. The Channel Tunnel Bill has been withdrawn. Tho Standard's correspondent says Russia has doubled her forces on the Austrian frontier,, and they are now on the war footing, The Sportsman says the Australians were entirely blameless for the unpleasantness at Taunton, The crowd did not know the facts of the case, and left the ground owing to the umpire's first decision that the turf wftDfit ior play. Sir Jtlward Gray, in tho House of Commons, said the French warships at Bangkok had not observed tho treaty, though there was reason to believe that the breach was not wilfully committed, He declined to aßk France to extend the time for the receipt of the ultimatum. The Siamese have cut the telegraph line between Bangkok and Saigon, The French warships at Bangkok aro training their guns on passing Siamese vessels. China is. supporting Biam, and Russia is aiding France, > The following is the result of the race for the Liverpool Cup:—Col, North's Simonian, 1; Mr J, fl, Houldsw t QrtVsßusbeyPark,2; Mr G, MoorJW lloy Neil, 8. Mr Barr, Navigating Lieutenant of the Camperdown, deposed that though the Admiral, Captain Johnstone, and he were confident that the evolution .ordered was impossible, Admiral Markham remarked," We have got to do it; Tryon means it," at the same time piping the men to the collision stations. Had the Camperdown used ber screws to aid tho helm from the beginning, she could easily have turned in less than GOO yards, but that would not have been performing tho evolution, When tho ships wore end on, and turning towards each other, the collision could have been averted if either tho Victoria or the Cafitajjjjtkhad reversed its helm. ToWppeal' of Makin against his condemnation to death for infantade bas been dismissed, Lord Herschelt said the evidence objected to was admisjable. The reason for the decision would be given later on. Brisbane, July 21, A maajuuifid Partridge, a miner at Croydon, has fallen heir to the sum , of £IOO,OOO through the death of relatives in England. HokABT, July 22. The low lying parts of Launceston are submerged. Inveresk is inun* dated, and people are leaving their residences. Three hundred from the latter suburb have taken refuge in the Albert Hall, The floods are now receding. Port Darwin, July 22. The whole of the Chinese quarter of the town bas been destroyed by a fire, the origin of which is unknown. y $9 Chinese are severe »uifyerii,,[',.