CABLE NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7334, 5 April 1895, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

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London, April 4, Mr Word urged Lord Hipon to r«oognise the New Zealand claims to administer Hamoa. Lord JRipon answered that th« treaty with Germany and the United States precluded any change at present Mr Ward also urged that iHngland chould subsidise the Vaacnuvo? and San Francisco services, which togethor would suppiy a fortuight'y mail. He also pressed the claims of tha Pacific cable to a subsidy. Lord Eipon was personally favorable, and suggested that Mr Ward should saa the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Postmaster - General on the subject. He thought Lord Jersey's report deserved careful weighing. The Oamaru bondholders saw Mr Ward, and urged that the Government should consolidate all the bonds and guarantee 3J per cent instead of the present rato. Mr Ward replied that a guarantee waa impossible, but offered to facilitate the ronsolidation, and allow the Government debt to rank with the other creditors at roducad interest. He urged the holders to submit a sound scheme. The shareholders cf the joank of New Zealand asked Mr Ward for an astur ance that nofre-_ call would ba made. Mr Ward refused to giv» any pledge on the subject, but expressed a strong opinion that no farther call was ne pessary or likely. The shareholders expressed gratification at the fJankness with whioh they were met. --j&fr Ward returns at the end of May. Inspector of the Board of Trada, after a preliminary enquiry into the loss of the Oolintrave, from Newcastle to San Francisso, reports that he is unable to aocount for the loss. i Mr Wilde was subjected to a stringent I cross-examination with a view to showing l that "Dorian Grey" and some artioles in the magazine Cham-Jean, with which he is connected, are of an immoral tendenoy. Mr Wilde insisted that they are merely an ex£ression of artistic faculty. His letters to ord Douglas were prose poems, extraordinary perhaps, but not justifying any immoral interpretation. He admitted that he gave one of his alleged blackmailers £21, and lunched with him in a private room afterwards. Ihe case was adjourned. Defendant was admitted to bail. Silver, 2s 6sd. The American visible supply of wheat is 91,300,000 bushels. Calcutta, April 4, The Ohitral expedition is experiencing great difficulty with the transpott service owing to the roughness of the country and the rapid rate at which the troops are marching. They are advancing at top speed. The second and third brigades stormed Malakund Pass after five hours' fighting. The Scottish Borderers dashed boldly at the enemy, who numbered 12,000, and they retreated with heavy loss. The. British casualties were slight. The ad vacced brigades have now closed into Swat. Buenos Aybes, April 4. Jabez Bilfour has left Salta for Buenos Ay re s in custody. StDNET, April 4 The Minister of Publio Works, replying to a deputation asking tha Government to take steps to mitigate the disastrous effects of the flooding of the Hunter river, said the works neoossary for the purpose would cost four millions. He thought, however, they oould be carried out if a rate of one penny in the pound was struck, and they were conducted on the betterment principle. He requested the deputation to enquire ho w the betterment principle could be applied. The »t. Albans string of hortea has arrived. There is absolutely no wagering on the coming meeting at present The betting on the Cup is 19 to 1 on the field, Ihe Harvester being the nominal favorite. Melboubns, April 4 Eand has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The Government is making an application flfeo the Imperial authorities for permission to attach several local officers to the Chitral expedition in order to gain experience in the field. "