CABLE FLASHES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2876, 20 July 1896, Page 2

CABLE FLASHES.

The House of Lords, by a majority of 53, approved of charging the cost of the Suakin garrison to the Indian Budget. Lord Salisbury contended that India was concerned in the defence of the entire southern littoral of the Bed Sea.

Many experts and foreign naval attaches witnessed a successful display of Mr Seymour Allan’s model of a torpedo boat in London.

Tho second Chamber of the Transvaal Volksraad has passed the Bill prohibiting the sale of liquor to natives. The death is announced of M. Edmond Goncourt, French novelist and dramatist, aged 74 years. The officers of the ship Hawkesdale, which has arrived at Sydney from Liverpool, report that when two days out they met the German brig Atlantic, coal-laden, in a sinking condition, and rescued the crew, who were afterwards transferred to a passing German ship. Tho Atlantic sprang a leak daring a succession of terrific gales, and had been knocking about for many days, till the crew were worn out by exhaustion and privation. The wreck supposed to be that of the barque Orange Grove has been washed ashore at Cape Leeuwin. The barque left Albany for Hamelin, to load timber for Natal, on tho 22nd June. It is supposed that she foundered in the heavy gale experienced a fortnight ago. Captain Atkins and the crew of eight are missing. The Sydney Daily Telegraph comments adversely on the proposed Government system of compulsory fire insurance in New Zealand, which it considers would be unfair to the companies which have established themselves with the explicit sanction of the Government. The Attorney-General of Queensland (Mr Byrnes) presided over a large meeting of Irishmen, who adopted a resolution approving the coming Dublin Home Rule Convention, and hoped that every effort would be made to promote united action by the whole party towards the achievement of tho great principle. The body of Mr George Morgan, DeputySheriff, has been found in the Sydney Domain with a bullet through his head. There is every indication of suicide, tinder the reorganisation of the Justice Department. Mr Morgan was appointed DeputySheriff in addition to bis office Of chief clerk at an increased salary which entailed more work-

The French mail steamer Australien has arrived at Albany with a case of small-pox on board. The patient is a fireman, and the disease is in a mild form. The local passengers and visitors to the vessel have been quarantined. The secretary of the Victorian Commercial Travellers' Association has received a reply from Mr Reddon, holding out ro hope of a reduction of tho tax imposed by New Zealand on commercial travellers.