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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1180, 12 October 1894, Page 34

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London, October 3. Mr Huddart has purchased the Union (Cape) Company’s steamship Anglican for the trade between Australia and New Zealand. She sails next week. Mr Leonard Courtney, M.P., speaking at Liskeard. said he believed that the gold discoveries in South Africa and West Australia would lead to a similar revival in the \ commerco and agriculture of the Umpire to that which followed the finds in California and the original discovery of the precious metal in Australia. London, October 4. While the Duke of Cambridge and Colonel Fitzgeorge were shooting in Richmond Park, the latter seriously wounded two beaters by mistake for pheasants. London, October 5. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Australasia Mr E. W. Hamilton, who presided, said that the liquid resources of the Bank amounted to the sum of £4,700,000, which was ample to meet all contingencies. There was a decline in profits OAving to the inability of customers to meet engagements, and the low value of money. He expected to see a large rebound in the revenues of the colonies. H.M.S. Bramble will be stationed at Aden until relieved. Admiral Fitzroy has been directed to fix the headquarters of the Mediterranean Squadron during the winter at Gibraltar. It.is understood Lord Jersey’s report to the Imperial Government upon the Ottawa Conference, recommends that a survey of the Pacific Cable route should be immediately undertaken by England. Count Kreitz and Baron Wolde, Russian explorers, with two hundred armed followers are starting to explore the region in Eastern Africa between Lakes Stephenson, Rudolph and the Nile. The Danish Government expert reports favourably upon the New Zealand red birch for wood paving. London, October 6. Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has sanctioned the employment of Christian Brothers in the Catholic schools in Ireland. Both the Statist and Economist protest against the Avild promotion on the English market of Coolgardie mining companies. A lunatic rushed to shake hands with the Duke of York on the occasion of a State entry into Leeds. One of the escorting Lancers slashed the man’s arm, and another rode him down.

* London, October 8. The Times declares that England will not allow France to annex territories within the British sphere in East or Central Africa, as the expansion of the French Empire near the source of the Nile would be dangerous to Egypt.