CABLE BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 83, 7 April 1900, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

Excitement has been caused in America by Admiral Dewey expressing his willingness to stand for the Fresicency as a Democrat.

Air. Long, President of the British Board of Agriculture/ has prohibited the importation of Argentine cattle owing" to disease. The. Antarctic exploration vessel Southern Cross, has arrived at Hobart. The Mayor and a large crowd welcomed Herr Borchgrevinek. He declined t:> give any information to the press.

The Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales has decided to pay £1 per hundred 'throughout the colony, both for hand and ma-chine-shorn sheep. The machinists previously received 17/, and the machines were found. In the future they will have to find their own machines.

All extremely rich strike of telluride and free gold is reported from the South Kalgoorlfe mine. In Melbourne the price of beef has been raised Id and mutton 113 to 2d a pound all round. Heavy rain and a southerly gala prevails with rough sea on the New South Wales coast. Obituary: Captain HemswortJi, a survivor of the charge of the Light Brigado at Balaclava. . The population of Melbourne and suburbs at the end of last year was -177,790. The Governments of South Australia and West Australia have agreed to the En«tern Company's proposals ; for the Cape to Glonelg cable. Nego* ! Nations have, proceeded so far that rej duced rates come into operation as j soon as the agreement is signed. Mr i Warren has been conferring with the | Postmaster-General, and it is expected | the agreement will be signed in a few days."