CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 8, 11 January 1899, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

Lieutenant Warke, recently reprieved after having been sentenced to death for murder, has had his sentence reduced to three years. Mr Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, does not suspect any design by Germany On .Vavaii. The 'Standard', states that Tonga is withm the British sphere. ; i Official i^turns show that there were 275,000 exemptions from vaccination in Britain during the year 1898. ■ ■ • . Count Karoyle's motive for-commit-ting suicide was ill-health. ..-'_.■'-., Mr Croker, the New York Democratic leader, supports the policy of \merican territorial expansion, and declares that Mr Bryan's silver programme is dead. . ■■. The Emperor of Germany has recovered from his recent indisposition. The Italian cruiser Etna conveys the Italian exhibits to the Coolgardie Minino- Exhibition. The German Government is sending exhibits illustra. ting methods, for the .prevention of. mining accidents. ..., • - _ The Khedive has expressed to General Grehfell his admiration and gratitude to Lord Cromer **£q^**£ pressions: regarding the future go vernment of Egypt. • ■■-.. ... Sfig Menelik of Abyssinia has^sent a fiSndly. letter to King Humbert, m which he states that he will endeavour To meet the wishes of Italy in regard tb S frontier, and the establishinveS of the Wolseley sheep shear--I%Sg%'ainst22 Graffreinet cricl^ etSfih Capetown, Albert: Trort ook i2r wickets for 40 runs, and 8 tor m. ■ The Geological Society has awarded the'BioSV medal to. Professor David of Sydney, Secretary of the Glacial Committee of the Australasian • AssoS for the Advancement of Sence, in recognition of his works S glacial geology in Australasia.