CABLES IN BRIEF

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 303, 22 December 1893, Page 3

CABLES IN BRIEF

A return prepared of loans raised by New Soubh Wales during bhe year shows bhat 2_ million inscribed stock and £726,000 worth Treasury bills were obtained from London, also £155,000 funded stock raised locally. In a speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament of Western Australia it was announced that measures specially dealing with the electoral laws would bo broughb down. Owing bo tho indisposition of the Judge summing up in the Speight-"Age" libel action was nob concluded, and the case stands adjourned for a week. British artisans atback bho Govornmenb for spending bwo millions sterling in Germany for the construction of a cable to connect Liverpool and Now York, and also for purchasing arms abroad. Sir George Berkley, who was Governor Designate of Western Australia in 1874, is dead, tecat 74. During the discussion on the motion for an increase of the navy Sir Charles Dilke declared there waa a lack of co-operation between the army and navy, and ho urged the formation of a Ministry for Defence. At the distribution of prizea to riflemen the Victorian Premier predicted that union in defence matters would be the firsb bond of federation, and said the day waa nob far distanb when bhe whole of bhe colonial forces would be under one commandanb, with subordinate officers interchangeable between the colonies.