CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2329, 18 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Eleotrio Telegraph. — Copyright.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, January 17. The dividend of 4s in the £ paid by tbe New Oriental Bank is the first not the final.

The Finanoial Times says that strong representations are being made to Victoria to offer terms for the conversion of the present five per cents, to the bondholders, instead of issuing a new loan.

The Times considers the great increase in dairy exports is the silver lining to the Australian financial cloud.

Lord Bosebery regards the situation in Egypt as serious.

The Times says the German white book directly eupports MrE.L. Stevenson's contention, and the paper urges tbe removal of the obnoxious Samoan officials against whom he made certain charges. ST. PETEESBUBG, January 17. A train caught fire, and fifty young Boldiers were burned to death.

BEBLIN, January 17.

The result of Oaprivi'a warnings is that publio opinion is slowly veering towards tbe Army Bill.

BERLIN. January 17.

A white book shows thht the Government consider that Baron Cederkrantz, late chief justice of Samoa, and Baron Pel Bach, president of the munioipal oouncil at Apia, were subordinating tb# interests of Whites at Samoa to natives, and interfered too much with consuls, MELBOUBNE, January 17.

Patterson bas given notioe of intention to move a vote of want of confidence in the Shiels Government. This is the outcoma of an Opposition oaucus.

Lord Hopetoun will not leave on his visit to New Zealand until the political atmosphere is clear. <