CABLEGRAMS

Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, 2 October 1894, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS

INTEBCOLONIAL.

I _ — — - — i [From Press association! London, September 29. Messrs Dalgety and Co. declare a dividend of 8 per cent per annum and carry forward L6OOO to next year's account. ' i . : Mr Wedde) is opening 20 shops in Vienna for the sale of Australian meat. The Hon. Simon Fraser suggests that batter »hould be stored in the colonies with a- view to regulate market prices, and recommends an extension of the ' tinned beef export at once. The Admiralty propose to man subsidised cruisers with officers and men belonging to the naval reserve, beginning with the' Himaluya, Australia, Victoria, > Arcadia, two Canard liners, two White i Star liners, and three vessels of the : Canadian-Pacific Compßny. It is eventu* 1 ally proposed to be extended to 26 vessels. A congress of German scientists has formally approved of Professor Behoeing's cure for diphtheria , by injecting animal serum. It is estimated that the discovery will be the means of saving a million and a-half lives every decade in Austria and Germany alone.' • '] he French Budget proposes tp reduce tse expenditure by a million and a-Balf, and to meet the deficit of a million by increasing the succession dutiest The Chamber of Oommerpe gave a banquet to Senator WiUon, 'who. was prominent in h"i« efforts to /pass- the American Tariff Bill. Mr Wilson ' said that the Americans bad discovered that icfaot industries supported by a tariff never became self-supporting, but were always more and more clamorous for assistance! ; ( The Colonial Butter Committee fixed the price for the finest quality at 106s and the fine at 100s. In view of the heavy consignments they fixed a moderate price in order to induce the trade to buy the colonial article. i- It is believed the Clan.na-Gael Society, America, intends to disband, owing to dissess ions arising from the expulsion of tpo Brooklyn camps. 1 It is reported 'that Lord Ripon has consented to Chief Justice Way succeeding ■Lord BLintore as Governor of South Australia. ■ -Mndarao Melba has sailed for Amerioa. She in'ftidH to visit Australio, but Mr J. C. Williamson has failed to secure her engagement. Miss Btine, of Ryde, has left Lord Randolph Churchill L 86.000 as a tribute to bis political genius. At the wool sales to-day there was a poor selection. Foreigners bought scoured orossbreds at fancy prices. Cross^reds brought Is 2ii, merino Is 2f-d to Is 4fd. Tbe abfauul meeting of the Few Zealand Shipping Company will be held on Octaber 10. Alter providing L 62.000 for deprccia'ion the profit and loss Bccount for the year shows a profit of L 22,7.00, The directors recommend that a dividend of 4 per sent, per annum be declared, and L 4.000 carried forward to next year's account. Paris, September 29. The public failed to subscribe the new issue of Panama Canal bonds. Berlin, September 29. the Ka ; ser concluded a speeebT'adciressed to the malcontent Poles with /these significant words: "You knovfjl'cau be very disagreeable." St. Petersburg, September 29. The Czar's condition is more serious and the inflammation of the kidneys has increased, lie suffers much pain and is very low-spirited; The Czar suffers from nephritis, rendering it necessary for him to winter in a warm climate, and he will shortly leave for Livadia, Greece. Lisbon, September 29. The British Ibdia Company's steamer Dorunda has been wrecked off Penicbe, on the Portuguese coast, during a fo^. All hands were saved. She, WjßS^-ifloated off 'he rocks and bettohe^ in 3# "favorable spot, where her carfco is being unloaded. It is expected the ship will become a total wreck. There was a large amount of bullion on board. Cairo, September 29. Ali Oberif Pasha is seriously ill, and the court*m'artial has abandoned the charges against him. WASHitfcHofc, September 29, In a manifesto issued by President Cleveland, be states be is satisfied the Mormons are law-abiding citizens, and he quashes all convictions against them for polygamy. Buenos Aybes, September 29. A professor was placed on his tria] here on a charge of having poisoned 15 of his friends at various times by introducing cholera germs into tthe ice placed in their wine. The murderer committed suicide. Melbourne, September 29. Unexpected developements have taken place in the Maryborough tragedy. A\ warrant was issued for the arrest of MrsVennell, mother of the children who were murdered, and she has been committed for trial. They have a prima facie case against her. A phenomena} discovery of gold is reported from Tarnaguella, 136 miles northwest of Melbourne. Gold to the value of LIOOO was taken from a cubic yard of stone. Tbe neighborhood is all virgin , country, and a big rush has set in. Mr Speight intends to move for a new trial on the grounds of misdirection of the jury. Mrs Needle has been convicted on tbe obarge of poisoning her husbind and children, and sentenced to death. Counsel set up a plea of insanity. Prisoner protested her innocence. The late Mr M^rtjn Loughlin's astate is valued at a quarter of a million f He bequeathed LSOOO to the iioman Catholic sphools and to other institutions. The pew Ministry are as follow :— Premier and Treasurer, Hon George Turner ; Chief Secretary and Minister for Instruction, Hon A. J. Peacock ; Minister for Lands, Trades, and Customs. Mr B. M. Best ; Minister for Agriculture, Mr J. W. Tavimer ; Miaister for Mines, Mr H Foster ; Attorney-general, Mr J. A. i Isaacs ; Solicitor-general, Hop, H. Cuth- ' bert ; Minister for Hail ways, Hon. H. R. Wjlliams ; Minister for Defence, Hon. Sir F,7\ gavoo-l ; Postmaster-general, Hon J. Gh Da^Peyj honornry members of the Cabinet— Mr E. 1?, Yale, Hon William M'Callougb, and Hon J. M. Pratt. A man named Wash while drunk quarrelled with his wife and cut her throat, death being instantaneous. Wash, i who was vra? arrested, tried to kill a man who attempted to interfere on the I woman's behalf, Accused admited the crime. The revenue for tbe quarter baa de* oreased by nearly LIB.OOO as compared with the corresponding quarter of last 'year.

It is believed that Ministers will bi re-elected unopposed. If a poll is ueces sary it will be taken on October 9. The mint has just achieved a record for the quarter; during which period il bought 266,Q000z of gold for coinage, th< amount paid being L1>048,756. Sydney, September 29, At tho inquest on the fireman Eobertson, who was killed in the railway acoident, a verdict was returned that hh death was caused by the neglect of the enginedriver (Cousins), who was alsc killed. Bbisbane, September 29. The official reason given for declaring the strike off is that the shearers considei that they have won a fair advantage this year, and it is necessary to prepare foi another tussle with the employers in the near future. Pbbth, September 29. The Wealth of Nations has struok a reef 12ft from the surface. The gold is almost as rich as in tbe surface discovery, but is more evenly distributed. Hobabt, September 29. The Premier, Sir E. N. Braddon, addressing bis constituents, said that if tbe Council aeain rejected the Lind Tax the Government would not seek a dissolution, but their proper course would be to reform the Council.