CABLE BREVITIES.
An Anarchist has been arrested at Barcelona who is suspected of being concerned in it plot to compass the death of the new French President.
Severe earthquake shocks have been experienced in Constantinople. Fifty lives have been lust, The inhabitants i>f the city ait' so much alarmed by the earthquakes that business is stopped, and thousands are camping out in the gardens. The Hank of New Zealand directors suggest that they should be allowed to issue £IOO stock instead of shares, The Chairman, JlrOlyn.says the action of (he Government strengthens the position of the Dank of England.The Times says the success of the Bank of New Zealand issue is assured. The underwriting of the Hank of New Zealand issue has been completed, subject to the condition that it bo in the form of stock instead of shares.
The l'astoralists' Union Ims notified the Queensland shearers that unless they sign the agreement before Monday, the Union will be compelled to engage new men from elsewhere, to whom it will give long terms of employment; so that unless the strikers accept work now they wiil be unlikely to get any for sonic time. A document of an incriminating character has been found on Martin (organiser of the Australian Labour Federation) in connection with the burning of a shed on the Ayrshire Station.
Matthias Larkin, who is undergoing a sentence for embezzlement
from the South Melbourne Building Society, has been served at Pentridge with three criminal summonses charging him with .stealing' ut cheque k\-m% onlb'th May, 1889, with embezzling .■£11:}.") Tis'lld on 4th February, l&iil, and with appropriating A'iwO on 21th' June, 1H8!), the moneys of Ihe same society. Larkin lias been brought before the Court on further charges of embezzling fortylive thousand pounds, and committed for trial.
The Marylcbono Cricket Club has unanimously decided that aside shall follow on if its score be 120 below its opponents' in a three days' match. The new rule will come into operation next season, but the Club expects that the Australian players will adopt it in October,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4772, 13 July 1894, Page 3
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344CABLE BREVITIES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4772, 13 July 1894, Page 3
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