LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8123, 7 November 1894, Page 2

LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received November 7, at 1.50 a m. London, November 6. The Daily Now:} states that China \ui formulated proposals for peace, aud has sub* mitted them to the (Jreat Powers with a request tint they should intervene to bring the war to a dose. It is reported iti Tien Tsin that there aro now seventy thousand Russian troops at) | Vladivostock. The captain of the steamer DoruutU admits tint the casualty was due to hh eiror in calculation. The Times thinks that an Australian, Canadian or South African Judge should have a seat on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and urges that au Australian Judge ought first to be appointed to the position. The colonies aro not likely to raise any objections to sharing the expensed in connection with the matter. The London Bank of Australia shows a not profit for the half year ended June 30th (including the amount brought forward) of L9OQO. A divulen I of sjj per cent on pro. ference shaves has been declared, and LlOOO carried forward.

Sydney, November G. The National Shipwreck Society of Sydney has decided to co-operate with tlio Mayoi if he opens a fund for the relief of the bufforen by tho Wairarapa eataitropho. The Minister of Agriculture has molested the chairmen of tho various stock boardi to noniinttc a loading stock breeder to aeonfcronco to discuss tho question of live stock exportation. .Several ocean steamship coin* panics offer special terms to convey firstclass cuttle to London, provided a constant supply is kopfc up. Dining the past nine months 4t,8540/s of i»old hive been received from New Zealand tor coinage in tho Sydney mint.