CABLES. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (BY Eleotrio Telegraph. —Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7907, 24 February 1894, Page 2

CABLES. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (BY Eleotrio Telegraph. —Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received February 23, at 10.45 a.m. Rome, February 22. The Budget presented to Parliament today allowed a deficit of one hundred and seventy-seven million liro (L 7,080,000). The Govern mont proposo to save forty • five million lire (LI, 770,000) by reductions in the public service and a hundred million lire (L 3,890,000) by conversion of tho public debt to 4 per cent Fresh taxation will be imposed and the corn duty raised to seven lires per quintal (HOlbs). The Government intend to coin twenty million liros worth of nickel centimes, and issuo sixty million lircs worth of treasury notes. It is also intended to abolish tho octroi duties on flour and bread. London, February 22. It is believed that " Jack the Ripper" is the son of a New Zealand colonist, and that ho is hopelessly insane. Received February 23, at 11.23 a.m. Paris, February 22. Tho Chamber of Doputies has agreed to an increase in the corn duties to 7 francs. Eight supposed bombs were seized in Paris yesterday. Fortunately no harm was done. A bottle containing explosives was found in the La Comedie Frauca'so. The woman who was injured by tho explosion of a bomb in a lodging house in La Rue Jacques has succumbed to her injuries. Revoils, tho anarchist who attempted to gain admission to the Chamber of Deputies, has been arrested. There is much excitement in Paris consequent upon the activity of the anarchists. London, February 22. Tho polioo aro adopting stringent measures to prevont outrages at arsonals, dockyards, and barracks in Groat Britain. Tho Globo asserts that the deadlock in the Cabinet has arisen over the question of increasing the navy. The Post Office notifies that no letters for the Australian colonies will bo forwardod by Vancouver, unless so marked. Washington, February 22. The majority of tho Foreign Committee of tho Senate have adopted Senator Morgan's report favoring ex- President Harrisons policy regarding Hawaii without criticising President Cleveland's attitude in tho prosent difficulty. Rio db Janiero, Fobruary 22. Fever is still raging, and 100 deaths are reported dally. The President is compelling foreign residents to ontor the military service. The action has been reseuted by tho foreign consuls, and representations aro being made to the president on tho matter. Tho forts prevented the insurgent warship Republican, with Admiral de Mollo on board, from re-entering Rio harbor. Received February 23, at 12.15 p.m. London, February 22, The American visible supply of wheat ia 97,500,000 bushels. Six thousand quarters of Australian wheat, to arrive in February and March, havo been sold at 25a 9d per quarter. Tho bank rate of discount is quoted at 2 per cent. New York, February 22 Erasmus Wiman, charged with forgory and defrauding the Mercantile Agency Company out of a quarter of a million dollars, has boon committed for trial, no bail being allowed. 1 Received Fobruary 21, at 7.20 p.m. ! London, February 22. The Republic of Guatemala has suspended tho payment of interest on tho oxtornal debt owing to tho fall in silver. An escaped lunatic named H, W. Carter has boon committced for trial for sonding threatening letters to the Queen. Buenos Ayres, February 23. It is alleged that Jabez Balfour is charged with fraud in connection with tho Salta brewery, which is likely to delay hia extradition. Paris, Fobruary 22. Bombs have been found in tho Palais Royal, Paris, and also iv thoPoste Rstanto Tunio.