CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4642, 8 February 1894, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

Emperor of Germany to visit the Sultan.

Biuh find of Silver at Broken Hill mine N.S.W.

French import duty on wheat offensive to Russia.

Jewish family poisoned in Russia several arresta made,

Further agitation against Homo ol Lords for thuir aotion over Pariah Counoils Bill,

Sydney City Council decided to prohibit sub-letting of municapal contracts.

Melbourne firm of importers, Phipps Turnbnll and Co, failed for £16,800, assets £3OOO, More blundering in Sierra Leone. Another encounter between French and British troops. Looks suspicious. "fiev.Jobn McNeil, English divine, to visit Australasian colonies on evangelistic work. Jabez S. Balfour interviewed at Bueno3 Ayres stnted that at his trial some sensational facts would be made blown regarding certain London companies, and evidonce would in« criminate soveral nohbles.'

Emperor William, in announcing commercial treaty between Germany and Russia, warned the Beichslng that a tariff war would follow the rejection of the treaty, and that this would be followed by real war. Intimated the treaty waa due to the personal aotion of the Czar. .

News received that British India Company's steamer DoruodS discovered on fire at sea by s.s, Duke of Argyll. Latter stood by for 26 hours, but thefiro was eventually suppressed. While the ship was burnimg, the steward jumped overboard and whs drowned, and a sailor who went mud with excitement was knocked down and stunned for the safety of the others on board.

The Sre was discovered amongst the wool. A number of bales were jettN soned and the fire got under, but it broke out again, and it was the third outbreak while tbe Duke of Argyll was standing by. So serious was the outbreak that it was thought the vessel was doomed. All the ship's stores were destroyed, and a fresh supply wua obtained from the Duke of Argyll.