CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4532, 25 September 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign

London, September 22. While Sullivan was rowing ion the Thames, a man fired a revolver at him, but missed him. It is believed to have been the act of a lunatio.:-i; ;

"' Fifteen thousand journalists-, assembled, at the Imperial W -'■;■ welcome Zola upon his visit IoV •England,.;, •, ■; : : ;' ;Mt Tole, of Auoklandj writes to Sic; Dillon, that New Zealand is ready to ;■'-': respond to an appeal -for -funds to.j assist ihoHpme Bute oa'use, and Mr-.; I Davitt's visit is sure to be a Buccess. ■.%. ■" The mine-owners are, willing' to j discuss the, amount of tHe.reduotion ;J with the miners, but men to beware of entertaining false i, , hO P« 7--."■;■•■. "■;■•■ "■ ' ;: A Birmingham firm that Hill (who ,ib being «d. with--: others for;alleged gigantic conspiftoy ;■ to defraud by rneatis of bills of exchange) preteuded that he was able to negotiate bills to the value of £IBO,OOO. For? thvi); years ho had' been engaged in hirge frauds.. _ Tom Mann predicts serious trouble ■ \ ; : in winter, on account of the number ■--- of men out of work. The he says, will always be a thorn in the sido of every Government whioh re-' . fuses to improve their condition. , The Now Zealand'?-Loan and - Mercant'-le Agency Company's reoon- ! struotibu soherao is making slow progress. It .ia now statod that ..the':': details whioh have been published are' - " inaoenrate. : :*«... •■.■■ Eio.de Janiero, September. 21.|- ' Tho rebels have stopped the food supplies of the capital,.' and are-' making ready to.attaokPortalgreand .■■■ Bio Grande de Snl.' ■',■ ...

'" ' New York, September 22.: Brazilian telegrams report the sur*. render of Rio. The rebel fleet: bom- ) barded Santos for two ■hours,- but was '-'• eventually' beaten off. The 1 vessels i have left tho harbour, probably for' Rio Grande. .--'.. , .

i • Calcutta; September 22.; - Tho Calcutta Englishmijj states that Sir Henry Norman's wlldrawal from tho Yice-royalship win give general relief throughout India. Wasmnoton, September 22. _ The Lombart lavestment Company Jb placed In; the hands'of a receiver, The liabilities in England amount to £8,000,000. .-•

Buenos Aykes, _ Rearing a revolution in the Argentine Republio, Dr Pellegrini caußed ■ the arrest of thirty leading Radicals, ~ and the Radical clubs nro being: closed, . Tho troops in tho province of Taoik i j man are d?3erti«g, wtdtoiniiMith ' those in favour, of Dr expresses his willingness -toßesign! 'in- • favour of DrElhuri, ■■^'■^■- ..; Sydney, September; 22 .; 7;:Steuzel, the Gerinari sniior ?vi;h6 slabbed another to death of WednesV;'' day, was found guilty by a Coroner's--■ jury. On the way to gaol he escaped 'i' from a cab, arid was run tbearth only.. ii after a long chase. v..:,;"y-:':;' \-: ,;,.,~,rf