CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4628, 23 January 1894, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

Prince Bismarck ailing, Franco-Siamese treaty arranged, English miners still demanding nationalization of mines. A boy of fifteen in W.A. has drowned his sister.

A new outbreak in Samoa. Tamasese proclaimed King. Bank of Australasia will withdraw from the Associated Banks,

t The silver question troubling financiers, the market at present dißorgauised.

The rebels of Brazil holding their own at sea, while at Bage inhabitants starving, and town will surrender.

_ Explosion on Viotonan railway line, driver and fireman had a narrow escape.

N.S.W. pohtioi&ns of both Bides asking Premier to re-instite Copeland,

Anglo-Russian convention regard* ing the Pamirs virtually arranged. Wool market brisk. Combings firm but greasy sorts \i, and scoured Jd below December rates.

U.B.A. Treasury bonds, placed on the market,havo been subscribed twofold.

. Chief of Police in 'Florida has sworn in 400 special constables to arrest the stato militia if Govenor's orders to stop the pri&e-fighi are disobeyed, .

Financial panic in Italy. Ran on the State Savings. Banks in Rome, In oricket match against 8, Melbourne, E. Melbourne eleven scored 573 in the first innings. -In the raid on West African.slave dealers, 77 prisoners were taken, and 400 slaves released. .. ■

CaptainFranois, of Baud's Rangers, has informed Cape press representa- , tra that ho instructed his mon to take no prisoners, and that he saw wounded; Matabele shot down by Beohuanaland police, also he himself shot two prisoners, and his men four prisoners. Statement generally denied by. Chartered Company'!) officials,;except as regards shoot ing by Captain Frauds > himself. Probable that; Chartered Company will apply to Boerfl for extradition of Captnin Francis 'qii.'a charge of mnr.to.>;Cablß::mesßßge published'in Capetown forces shvb that Lobengula is cbiltctiug his foicea.in the vicinity of. Bji]nwayo.->Tbe Kirijf it is said,:udmitsvhoi/wai;responsih!ofoi: tbo;disasttr; ; tb/ : Wilson's pariy,;arid:tbat!tjie,iriduiwreport«d t o M l* :ifedjed;of jiiaUiraiv bisesi *HmbeMM*j^s3sSs^;?ii ; #sgH;J