CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1894, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

Unibed States Senator Bayard, speaking ab Wilmington, paid a remarkable tribute to tbe good qualities and friendliness of the English, . ' .".?.:' The British Government is reinforcing Colonel Colville, who is preparing for the effecbual occupation of the Nile provinces. Mr Lees, a Conservative, succeeds Viscount Bury ab Birkenhead, having defeated Mr W. Lever (Liberal) by a majority of 106.

Japan shortly raises bhe import duties. Mr W. McEwan, Chairman of McEwan and Co., Limited, speaking ab the annual meeting, said he believed the bottom of the Australian crisis had been touched, and bhey mighb now reasonably look for better bimes.

A Commibtee of the British creditors of the Mercantile Finance Trustees Agency Company of Australia, together with Mr Stewart, the Official Receiver, purpose urging the Melbourne liquidators to bring a civil action for the recovery of advances made to the Melbourne directors.

Martin Burke, the well-known steeple-. chase rider, who was injured through being thrown while schooling a horse at Flemington, died yesterday morning. The Marine Board has decided fco formally charge the captain and second officer of the Rodondo with unskilful navigation. The reporb that bhe King of Servia in tends to visit the Kaiser is nob confirmed.