LATE CABLES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4734, 8 October 1886, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

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London, October 7

Fifty-four applications have been received for the Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Otago. Enquiries are being made at the Exchange as to whether the deficit of two millions in the revenue of New South Wales, mentioned by the Treasurer of that colony on the 6th, is in addition to that previously announced. The frozen meat by the John Elder is selling at threepence halfpenny, and that by the lonic at fourpence. The market is depressed. Messrs Euigoyne and Co., wine merchants, will not proceed with the libol action against tho South Australia Exhibition Exesutive, Sir Arthur Blythe having promised to make an enquiry regarding the cartoon which was the cause of the action.

[rkutee's telegri.MS—copyright.! London, Otober 7. Lord Randolph Churchill has gone on the Continent, but liis whereabouts is uncertain. It is believed, however, ho is in Dresden. The rumor which was current that he had gone to Berlin with a political object has been disproved. Disputes have arisen the English and, French; at Ramsgate. Several'serious affrays occurred, necessitating tho intervention of the polioe, Paris, October 7. M. de Freycinet, Premier, has announced that the difficulty between France and Madagascar is on the point of bein£ settled. Alexandria, October 7. Intelligence is to hand f roijfi Spnda.n. that the friendly Arab 3 captured; the rebel position at Tamai.' Theykiiiod two hundred rebels in the fighting which tqok place. Melbourne, This day. In the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr Gillies, Premier, in reply to a question put by Mr Mclntyre, stated the colonies cannot agree to submit to their Parliaments identical resolutions regarding the recidiviste question. He further expressed the belief that the result of the communications between the English and French Governments would be that France would finally withdraw from the New Hebrides. The statement made yesterday that the horse Meteor was dead is incorrect. ' Hobart, This day. Governor Sir George Strahan will leave shortly for England. It is uncertain whether His Excellency return.' to the colony.