CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 210, 5 September 1893, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

London, September 4. Mb Gladstone announcod to-day in the Houae of Commons that the Parish Councils and Employers' Liabilities Bills will be taken at the autumn session.

Tho Colonial party, at a meeting presided over by Sir J. Gorsb, resolved to bring on a diecusnion upon the disorders in Samoa upon the Estimates. Owing to Sir E. Grey's assurance, the New Hebrides question was deferred.

At tho inquiry into the death of Lieutenant Haniborougli, it was elicited that Monaon (not Maston) was formerly an army tutor, who failed for £56,000, while his aseets were only £4,000.

Calcutta, September 5,

Since tho conflict at Somaluass, in the Pamirs, between Chinese and Afghans, tho latter havo abandonod their claims to Shignan and Roshan. It is reported that owing to tho inability of his Turkestan troops to withstand tho hardships of the climate, Colonel Yanoff has been ordered to return to Ferghana, and tho military post ab Sarhad has been abandoned. The Russians, however, adhere to the Murghab Valley and Lake Yashilkue.

Ottawa, September 4. Much interest is boing taken in Canada in Mr Bowell's mission to Australia.

Mr Bowell, who attends the Australian Conference, must return by Christmas in order to prepare the new tariff.

Washington, September 3. The death roll of the recent cyclone now amounts to 1,500. The corpses are being buried in large trenches.

President Cleveland is confident that the Sherman Act will bo ropoaied bofore a month is over, and scouts the idea of compromise. Paris, September 4 ; Tho President will receive the Russian squadron at Toulon on October 13. Lord Dufferin has returned to Paris. Melbourne, September 4. Tho Treasurer estimates that with 'the reduction on subsidies to municipalities and primage duty the revenue will just about balance the expenditure, bub as it is intended to roduco tho deficit further taxation will be necessary.