CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 118, 18 May 1895, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

A convention has been signed ab Tn*e Hague delimiting the British and Dutch territory in New Guinea, and referring the Costa Rica Packet disputo to arbitration. Oscar Wilde and Taylor will be tried again on Monday before Mr Justice Wills.

Mr Lowthor has withdrawn his motion to impose a duty on imported hops. The death is announcer! of Admiral Chapman, formerly Commodore of the Australian station.

The United States Government ia anxious to arrange with England for the joint administration and patrolling of Behriog Sea fisheries.

Messrs Nelson Bros, aro sending an experimental shipment) of twelve tons of butter and seven of choose to tbo Cape and Natal.

Playing for Surrey against Warwickshire, Brockwoll took eigho wickets for 22.

The Pope haß issued a letter ordering Catholics to take no part in the Italian general election, owing to the refusal of the Government to grant him liberty. A French torpedo boat capsized ab Rochforfc, and four of the crew were drowned.

The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh is to bo granted to Lord Hopetoun.

Obituary : The Duke of Hamilton. After a splendid spring, cold weather is injuring the fruib crop 9in England. In Kont snow has fallen.

Lady Duff has left Sydney for Melbourne, where she joins the steamer Victoria, en route for London.

An influential meeting of citizens in Sydney decided to erect a national monument to the late Sir John Robertson.

As the result of recent investigation, in Victoria, and the Government giving notice to the Coal Creek Company of termination of contracbfbr the supply of railway coal, tendei'6 are called for supply, as it ia considered that coal can be obtained much cheaper.