CABLES. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8080, 19 September 1894, Page 2

CABLES. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received September 18, at 11.15 a.m. Caiko, September 17. The Italian Government) disavow the allegation of AH Cherif Pasha that he is an Italian subject?, and ho will now be tried by a soparate court* martial on a charge of being concerned in the purchase of Soudanese slavo girls. General Kitchener advises thai the courtniartial should consist of an iucreased number of British officials. It is considered unlikely that Wacyf Pasha and Shwarbi Pasha, who wore acquitted, will be again placed oa trial. j |

Calcutta, September 17. It) is stated that the Ameer of Afghanistan will visit England in March.

Rome, September 17. Oflicial newspapers advise England and Italy to combine in defending their interests in

Madagascar. Received September 11, nt 1.30 p.m. London, September 17. Many city men consider it dosiroblo that the National Bank of New Zealand should also amalgamate with the Bank of New Zealand. Lord Hothiiold, a Liberal loader in Westmoreland, has seceded from the porty, and announced that in future ho will be a biUor opponent. Ho oxplains that the chango is duo to tho Budgot proposals introduced by Sir W. Harcourt.

St. Pkteksbukg, September 17. By the collapse of a naptha ware* house iv Minsk, 20 persons were killed.

Paris, Soptomber 17. M. tockroy, president of tho subcommittee to report on tho French defences, in his report on thosoof Toa« lon states that there aro only 6ve out of 30 torpedo boats ready for sea,