CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6916, 26 January 1901, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Per Press Association).

AUSTKALIAN TRADE EETTJRNS,

Melbourne, January 25. Compared with 1899 the imports into Victoria last year increased by £348,000. The gold and silver bullion imported decreased by £1,334,000, but merchandise increased by £1,683,000. The exports decreased by £1,145,000; the decrease mwoolwas£l,s74,ooo;wheat, £359,000----sheepskins, £184,000; bullion and specie £239,000. Other goods increased by £1,246,000, bringing down the net decrease.

Bkisbane, January 25. Ihe total value of the exports from the colony last year was £9,072,000, a decrease of nearly two millions compared with the previous year. The exports of sugar fell from £1,163,000 to £666,000 and wool decreased by £1,182,000. The imports amounted to £7,052,000, an increase of £400,000 on the preceding year. AEEEST OF A DEFAULTER.

,„ „ „ Sydney. January 25. Woodfall, the defaulting accountant of the GrenfeU Bank has been arrested 011 Yed stealin S £4800» and re-

EEPAIR OP THE CABLES. The Eastern Extension Cable Company s steamer Eecorde* has arrived to effect repairs to the cable between New Zealand and Australia. The fault exists about 409 miles from the New Zealand coast.

The vessel will also shift the Austrahan end of the cable to the new station recently erected at La Owing to the interruption of the Singapore cables, some alteration in the vessel s instructions may take vlace' as the company's other repairing steamer, I the Sherard Osborne, is at Hongkong PENNJT POSTAGE. The Post Office is surchargbg New Zealand "penny" letters. ! THE FEDERAL MINISTRY.

Bbisbase, January 25. The Hon. J. G. Drake, Postmastergeneral, has accepted a portfolio in the federal Cabinet, in tsuccession to the late Sir James Dickaon. who was Minister of Defence. THE NEW OATH. c . T , „ Pfeth,January 2s. ' bir John Forrest, on being sworn in to-day as State Treasurer/took the oath of allegiance to the King. THE EOYAL VISIT. Melboubne, January 25. On the supposition that the contemplated Tisit of the Duke of York to Australia has been abandoned, it is susses ted that the Duke of Connaught should be commissioned to open the Federal Parliament, and that Sir George White or Sir Redvers Buller should occupy a prominent place on his staff. A CRIMINAL APPEAL. Loxdon, January 24 Last year judgment was given by a .Brussels Court in the criminal prosecu 1 turn instituted by Dr Leyds against ISaron Oppenheun, Robert Oppenheim four other persons in connection with the aelati Railway Company formed in Bel gium to build the Selati Railway to the The two Oppenheims and an advocate named Henn Warnaut were found euiltv and sentenced to one years imprisonment. One Terwague was sentenced to six months and Louis Warnaut and Braconnier were acquitted Un appeal the acquittal c^Louis VVar naut and BraconriS UfWen confirmed but the sentence paUey o iTEugene Op' penheim has been increased to three years, and Henri Wania-H's sentence to eighteen months. Robert Oppenheim was reported to be ill.