CABLE BREVITIES.
The "Debats" expresses the opinion that the Anglo-French Niger Commission will prove resultful of federation. Lieutenant-Colonel Chard, one of the heroes of Rorke's Drift in the Zulu campaign in 1597, is dead. He was 50 years of age. The death of Sir Rutherford Alcock, a distinguished physiciai%at the age of 88, is announced.
A petition has been subscribed to in Toronto asking the Queen to permit an exhibition of the jubilee gifts received by her to be held in Canada.
A force of Egyptians is to occupy Kassala, recently ceded by Italy, and numbers 2,000, with a battery of artillery. The business of Patterson, Laing and Co., warehousemen, of Melbourne, has been purchased by Mr J. M. Bruce, of Melbourne, as from July 31st. He is forming the business into a limited liability company. The convention entered into between Russia, America and Japan, by which pelagic sealing is to be suspended, will be signed on Friday. Derbyshire, at Glasgow, swam 100 yards in GOsec.
Martin, the American cyclist, has appeared in another role. He accepted a challenge from Evans, a prominent boxer, ami they engaged in a friendly light, Martin being defeated in the fifth round. Replying to enquiries made by Sir Andrew Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria, the leading railway companies in Great Britain strongly advise direct departmental control'bver the supply of refreshments for raihvßjjf»tta\ ellers, ThtPmon. J. Byrnes, Attorney-General of Queensland, visited Mr (jlad.stonc at Hawarden. The latter, in tike course of an interview, wished the colonies every prosperity, and added that Australian progress under Hosie rule was the strongest argument in favour 01 his policy with regard to Ireland.
The London "Daily News " states that the Emperor of Austria will uae his inUuetice with a view to securing the prolongation of Treaty with Hungary. A steamer reports having passed the German squadron engaged surveying Tongthu, 30 miles from Kuchan, China,
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 256, 4 November 1897, Page 5
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