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

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8193, 27 May 1895, Page 2

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

Received May 26, at 6 p.m. Sydney, May 25. The weather was cold and bhowery today. The Birthday Handicap resulted »s follows : Atlns, 1 ; Nobleman, 2j Sun* dial, IS. T#outy-one horaea started. The betting was : <{ to 1 igainib Newman and Ruenalf, 10 to 1 SundUl And AtU«. Won by three longths. Time, 2roins O Brien won the League Wheelmen's Mile Championship Test lUce, beating M'lnnbfl and Lewi«. Ho yr\\\, therefore, represent New South Wales in the Australian Mile Championship, to be run in Melbourne next Saturday.

Melbourne, May 26. Salf-denial week in aid of the hospital realised L2OOQ.

London, May 24. Included among the B>rthd%y honors are : Lord Harris, Governor of Bombay, to be Knight Grand Coramaader of the Star of India ; Sir H. B. Loch, to b& member of the Privy Council; Lord 1 layfaic and the Hon James Stansfield, Knights Grand Gross of the B»th ; Earl of Aberdeen and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Mitchell (GoTernor of tho Straits' Settlement;, to be Knight* Grand Crosa of St. Miohael and 9t>» George j Walter Be«ant (author), Henry Irving (actor), Dr Rnsiell (w«p correspondent), and Lewis Morris (poet), to be? Knight Bachelors ; Sir Thooui F. Binton (rnoently appointed Governor of South Australia), and Mr R, 0. Baker, Q.M.G, (President of the South Australiiui Ligii^ Utire Coanoil), and the Hog, W. A, Zut (President of the Vtatoruu LeguUbiv« Oounoi)) to bo Knight Oomm»nd«r£ of Sc« Miohaef»nd St. George rMp J. A,p.ntort Qo^ttUl fcrtUuU, London), to b« Oonm

panions of St. Miobae) and St. Georcro. London, M«y 26. The Marquis of Breadftlhane ban rffmed »h« Governorship of Niw South Wales. Many applications wer» r*o. ived for 'ho ponitinn. L >rd Ro^ebeiy annnunced that tho Commi'tre ha* concluded us cnnsiilentii.n >>\ Lnd J.r I'j's ropcrt with r«foi ence to the Canadun Conference. The Premier stated thit he wa« glad th it the propoitls for a Pacific cable and the subsidy to steamers h>id originated in the colonies inntend of in Great Britain. In the H"us« of Commons Mr Pause's motion, attacking tho Opium Commission, w «s nega'ivod. Tho Finwictal Bui h<»R passed through C'-mmit we without amendment. Rumor-* i.f hip nding d.s-i lution c ntiuu . Loid Rosehery hug anted tho wul iw of the late Rut. Mr Pe<*r<on, formerly Bishop ef Newcastle, » civil Hit pension of L5O. The leading merchants and bankers, including Brown, Shipley, Dennistown, Cros«, Fruhling, Gosohen, Schroedor, RUH, Raphael, and Hiraboro, nil the private banks, the principal discount Onuses, and the directors of the leading joint stock banks, including Mr D. j litrnaoh, of the Bank of New South Wals», hare signed a memorial to Sir W. Y. Harcourt, Chancellor, praying for his adhering to the single gold standard, m a change would be diaaatrouj, both to capitalists and wageearners. The Oroya has arrived at Belfast. Mr Reynolda h*s arranged tr> open an aucMon mart for colonial choose and butter, as he is convinced that an open market is the only truo test of i's value, and the only guarantee that producers will secure the highest prices. Several leading financial iostitutiom will cooperate with Mr Reynolds, who sails for the colony, via San Francisco, shortly, to ezpUin the scheme to exporters. The Bmk of New Zealand is issuing L 750.000 worth of 4 per cent debentures redeemable in 1904, to replace the 5} per cent debentures payable in November. Leonard Harper hat been remanded until July 10th to await documents from New Zealand. Bail was allowed in two sureties of LlOOO e*cl>. The Triumph Gold Mining Company of Hiuraki is announced, nith a capiul of LlOO.OOO, half of which is being offered on the English market. Calcutta, May 25. An agitation is being carried on in India, urging Great Britain to retain Chitral as both cheaper aud safer than to •bandon it as proposed. Paris, May 25. The Government refuse tv concede the irjggestion of the British Home .Secretary that the request for the extradition of Dr Herz be withdrawn. Tht Budgo r Committee la strongly hostile to M. Ribot's proposals, and insists on economy being practiced. Shanoiiai, May 25. Th* public of Formoa* hare decided in favor of Tang Chang, late Chinese Governor, who has been declared President. Intrigues between the Coreans and Russians dishearten the Japanese, and will (Sect changes in the Corean Ministry. New York, May 25. A great convention iv Memphis of 800 Southern delegates approved of President Cleveland's currency policy as opposed to the free coinage of silver. Madrid, May 25. The Minister of Finance declares that the Government will support international bi-metallism.

Received May 27, at 1.10 a.m. London, May 26. Thero is great speculation in the American wheat market owing to the of bud crops. " Redwinter " has toaohed as high as 81% but relapsed owing to the price realised for wheat in the English marietta. The market, howeftr, continues very actire, as it is the general impression that the European crop is below the average. At tha wool sales, a medium catalogue was offered, and prices remain firm. Continental buyers are operating freely. The silea closed with good spirit and Tory firm. Good merinos were at par, and other merinos at * farthing to a halfpenny lower than at last vtries. Long, coarse crossbreds were at ptr, while other sorts are a halfpenny lower; The totul number oj bnles catalogued was 309.800, of which 124,000 were sold to Home buyers, 130,000 for the Continent, and America 20,000. The quantity held over was •bout 70,000 bales, j The Gothic's chilled meat has arrived in good condition at Rio de Janeiro, The latest bettinc for the Derby is : 5 to 1 Laveno and Ricontour, 100 to IB Levar, and 9 to t The Owl. The trial of Ocar Wilde concluded to-day. The summing up of the Judgo •occupied three hours, and the jury were absent two hours in considering the verdict. At the end of that time they returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts. Hit Honor, In aetenclnf the prisoners (Wilde and Taylor), spoke with great emoiion. The verdick to his mindj was correct beyond all shadow of doubt, and it appeared to him useless to address the prisoner!, who were evidently dead to all sense of •hame. The case was the worst of its kind he h»d ever hid beforo him, and, in pawing the most severe sentence the law ptrmited, he regretted that it was totally inadequate to the das'ardly nature of the offence, and then lentenced each prisoner to two years' hard labor. T*y« lor left the dock with a firm step, bub Wilde appeared haggard and dazed. Sir John Palmer Abbott (Bart.), of Sydney, has been created Knight Com* tnander of St. Michael and St. George. Messrs Brunei (Birrell 7) and Dunn, members of the Uouseof Commons, have teea created baronets.

Sydney, May 26. Arrived—Uanapoori, from AuckUnd.

Pj-.rth, May 26. The magnificent specimens of alluvial fold brought in from M'Phorson and f>»rty'* claim, the Siberia, altogether 300ozs were taken out of one piece weighing three pounds.