CONDENSED CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, 3 December 1896, Page 71

CONDENSED CABLE NEWS.

The English Co-operative Delegates have submitted their report at Home. It is to be considered shortly. The London wool sales are brisk with a. five per cent, rise on October rates. Obituary: Signor Campanini, the celebrated tenor ; Mr Coventry Patmore, author; Sir F. Napier Broome, colonial governor. In consequence of rumoured plotting against tho King of Corea, Kussia landed sailors at Seoul. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.’s earnings for the year were .£195,193, and the debit balance .£34,063. It is stated the British Parliament, will be asked to largely increase the military grants. ■ At the Adelaide Hospital enquiry Dr Corbin stated he did not interfere in an operation performed by Dr Napier, hoping the latter would kill the patient and thereby damn his reputation. Dr Jameson’s health is precarious, and his release expected. The Hamburg, Kiel and Bremen dockers are on strike.

Barry and Gaudaur row for the championship on the Thames in April. The Mt. Bonnie prisoners have been released. Commander Herbert Booth was enthusiastically received at Sydney. The Greek Premier declares that union between Greece and Crete is only deferred. The Figaro states that Finance will oppose British occupation of Massowah. New South Wales has appointed an expert butter grader, and an expert for the rabbit, hare and poultry export trade. A searching enquiry is to be made into the affairs of tho Queensland National Bank.

A company is projected to, take over the* Mildura Settlement in Australia.

Captain Sydenham, Smith has been appointed commandant of New South Wales Artillery. Several leading French newspapers are verging better relations between France and Great Britain.

The Sultan is 9aid to be delighted at the failure of the French scheme for placing the Porte finances under European control.

Lord Rcsmead (Sir H. Robinson) is seriously ill at Capetown. The British War Office has decided to test the utility of armoured motor oars to carry Maxim guns and ammunition., The strength of the Egyptian army is to be largely increased. Queensland is, tv. raise a loan of <£2,324,000, The PAtsye. chfef Chickagua has yielded, thus putting an end to the Mashonaland campaign. There are grave prospects of famine in Rhodesia.

Leave has been obtained by the Queensland Premier to introduce the National Bank Bill. Tom Mann, the English Labour leader, has been expelled from Hamburg. The strikers thei’e are protesting against the importation of Italians to fill their places. NEW ZEALAND ITEMS. The Premier returned to Wellington from the South on Sunday evening. He had splendid meetings at Ashburton, Dunedin and Lyttelton. Mrs Yates was again defeated for the Onohiinga mayoralty. Gertrude English, aged 16, was thrown from horseback at Napier and killed, on November 25. Twyford Carl Perrin fell from the excursion train returning to Palmerston North last Friday. Both his logs and one arm were cutoff. Subsequently the unfortunate lad died. The Australians won the match with New Zealand at Christchurch by six wickets.

By a boating accident between Hawera and Manaia, Messrs R. Briggs and C. Wordsworth and Miss Crowthurst were drowned. lion J. G. Ward was presented on Thursday with 550 sovereigns by his Southland friends as a testimonial to his public services, but declined to. accept the money. The Wellington mayoral election, held on Novembav 25th, resulted: H. D. Bell, 1239 ; Q: Fisher, 852. HEADACHE, BACKACHE, INDIGESTION. FLATULENCE, SOUR STOMACH AND LIVER COMPLAINT PROMPTLY CURED BY CLEMENTS TONIC. TIRED NATURE’S GREAT RESTORER. CURED OF PAINS IN BACK AND KIDNEYS. Mr James Neill, Middlemarsh, New Zealand, writes on October 2nd, 1894 : I have found Clements Tonic to be a wonderful medicine.. I have been troubled with pains in my back and kidneys for about three years. I have tried all sorts of remedies, but they all failed. A friend of mine advised mo to try Clements Tonic, but after trying so many medicines, 1 thought it almost useless to try any more. I really believed my case to be hopeless, but my friend would not be denied. He sent me two bottles of Clements lonic, which I commenced to take, and before I had finished the first bottle I discovered my friend knew what he was recommending, and I am very grateful to him, also to you. I can with confidence and sincerity recommend Clements Toniq to any person suffering with kidney complaint. I took about eight small bottles of Clements Tonic, which resulted in a complete cure. —I am, yours truly, j£tm©s Noilly Middloni&rßn> New Zealand,