Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1896. TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2089, 24 January 1896, Page 2

Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1896. TELEGRAPHIC.

(From ocr own Correspondent.) Dunedin, this day. The Land Board has continued its sittings during the past week, commencing early and leaving off late, but so far, the only business done has been the further consideration of cases under the Pastoral Tenants Relief Act. Noorlinary business has beeu dealt with, and all but exceptionally urgent matters will be postponed until the usual sitting of next Wednesday. On dit that E. Houghton of Union S.S. Company, will act as manager during Mr James Mill's absence from the colony. John Bell, night engineer at the Belfast freezing wprks, Christchurch, was found dead yesterday. His body had become entangled in the mauhiuery and was dragged round the shaft. Prior Vaughan's oration was poorly patronised. Mr Lorie, the fruit auctioneer, declines to be coerced into granting the big fruiterers certain preferential concessions. The trade, in turn, threaten to boycott, and a pretty fight seems to be inevitable. Prairie, the local horse, pulled off the two-and-a-half mile trot at the Tuapeka races, paying £l2 13s dividend. Brin and Toxa were the only starters for Handicap, the former winning. At the meeting of shareholders of the Colonial Bank yesterday Messrs Vigers, Ramsay and Larnach were duly elected permanent liquidators. The Right Rev. John Edmund Luck, 0.5.8., Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, died yesterday morning from heart disease. I LATEST CABLE NEWS. London, Jan 22. Patriotic enthusiasm was displayed at the banquet to Lord Lamingtou, Governor of Queensland. Mr Chamberlain's reference to the German Emperor evoked the Nationnl anthem and " Rale Britannia." He twice

quoted Tennyson's ode, " Long live the Flag, the Fleet and the Thrdtae," which was reoeived with cheers. Aa Prince Henry of Battenberg did not show a satisfactory improvement from the attack of fever contracted with the Ashantee expedition party, he was sent home to England, bnt died on Monday when the steamer was off Sierra Leane. This is a great blow to the Queen, and meetings are being held expressing sympathy with her Majesty. Washington, Jan. 22. President Cleveland and Attorney General Olney both strongly desire an early and complete settlement of the Venezuela dispute, on terms that will not involve the discredit of either the British or United States Governments, and without waiting for the report of the commission which was recently set up. The United States Cabinet would gladly avoid the risk of suspending friendly relations between the two nations, and it is suggested that Englaud should again make an offer to arbitrate to the Schomburgline or negotiate directly with Venezuela for a settlement of the dispute.