CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 107, 6 May 1895, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

The Afghans are willing to surrender Umra Khan to the British when desired, and it is expected his surrender will be made shortly. -The Canadian deficit amounts to 4 J million dollars. The Governmenb propose a duty of half cent, per pound on fato sugar. „ The new drama, "Don Quixote," produced by Irving, is pronounced a brilliant buccCss. .'■'-. , . Willi-vm Home, bf Adelaide, will probably be knighted, in recognition of his services as an explorer. Oscar Wilde has been admitted to bail, himself in £2,500 and tv*?o sureties bf £1,250 each.;, ■ *.•■..'

Sir E. Grey, replying to a, tj-estiob in thb House bf Commons, Baid the Convention to settle the terms of arbitration With re* gard to the seizure of the barque Costa Rica Packet, abd the imprisonment of Capbain Carpenter, would shortly besigned. The New Soath Wales Assembly negatived motions in favour ot universal suffrage and non-admittance of anyone to the Civil Servide' excepting holders of bleCtbral rights in the colony. As tbe result of further experiments in long-distance telegraphy, Perth spoke distinctly with Townsville, a distance of 4,700 miles.