CABLE HEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 182, 27 November 1896, Page 4

CABLE HEWS.

(I'.r Pn...v As.s>" i,;!i,,n. —< »j,i/rit/ht.) London, Nov. 25. The Poi-t-oflice has invited tenders for the ripply of 10,(K)0 bicycles, intended for use in postal delivery districts-. The Poll Mall Gazette states that the Government propose to ask Parliament to increase the military grant by several millions for the purpose of rearming the artillery ; also to establish nine battalions of infantry and reorganise the transport service. J)r Jameson.s health is still precarious, and Dr Millingham is in attendance daily. The release of the prisoner is expected. November 2G. Barry and Gaudaur have arranged to row on the Thames in April for the championship of the world and £OOO a-side. The stallion Grafton has been shipped on board the Damascus r>i roti'i for Australia. Mr Doob'tte, jim., has presented to the Adelaide I'niversity an eight-oared boat, which will be sent to the colony in the Culgoa. Captain .Sydenham Smith has been appointed Comniandent of the New South W ali - Artillery. At a Hoard of Trade inquiry MiRitchie said the exports of Germany indicated the need of vigilance and enterprise, but there was no necessity for alarm. The annual report of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company shows that the earnings for the year were I'l!)•">, ISM and the debit balance JEiU.OG:-!. There had, it shows. b n eii losses on s*ock and bad debts. The new business had provided profits, but it would be necessary to provide largely beyond the indication of last year before the book values of the assets would reach approximately the real values. It mentioned that the call had produced £27-1, anil that the revenue from produce was increasing. llamisvi!*:, NOV, 2~>. The Ihvmen dockers are joining in the local strike for an advance of wag- . Shanghai, Nov. 25. Reports from Seoul state that a number of Corean ollicers have been arrested for plotting to seize the king, in order to compel him to leave the Russian legation and return to the palace. Nov. 2f>. In consequence of the rumored plot to seize the King of Corea, 100 sailors from a Russian warship have been landed at Seoul. Cai.ci'tta, Nov. 26. Earl Elgin, Viceroy, reports that the prospects in India have; greatly improved; in Pecan particularly so, while in the Central and North-west provinces it is also perceptible. Tokjo. Nov. 2G.

A Japanese warship has been ordered to Manilla to protect Japanese subjects there. Syj>nky, Nov. 26. After serving ten years' imprisonment the Mount Rennieprisonets Newman, Douncllan, Miller, Koegan, and Hill have been released. Mr N. Lnckyer, '.icceiver in the Treasury Department, succeeds Mr Powell as Collector of Customs. MKi.norKNE, Nov. 21. The Bakers' Association has reduced the price of Hour 10s per ton. Aiuclaidf, Nov. 26. At the hospital inquiry Dr. Corbin, while under examination with reference to an operation performed by Dr. Napier, was asked by the Chief Secretary why he did not suggest that a certain course be taken, and if he did not think he should have interfered in theintens:s of humanity? Dr Corbin replid he was too disgusted and the thought of the greatest good to the greatest number was far more to be considered. He did not interfere because he hoped Dr. Napier would kill the patient, and so damn himself for ever. He thought if one case could raise the indignation of a sluggish public many cases would be saved. Bkisrvne, Thursday. Another case of small-pox has developed on board the Duke of Devonshire. The patient is a Chinaman. The Bank Bill is a short measure of six clauses drawn on the basis of the Commissioners' scheme. It provides that the final repayment of money owing to the Government under the original agreement may be deferred not later than 1931 ; that the rate of interest is not less than 2A per cent; and that in the event of a new company being formed to acquire the hunk's business the Colonial Treasurer may accept the. liability of such company in satisfaction of claims and demands against the Queensland National Bank. ____________