CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7652, 27 August 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

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COLONISTS AT EDINBURGH.

London, August 25.

A party of colonial and Indian visitors are now at Edinburgh, where they have been entertained at a public banquet. While making a tour of the city the visitors were frequently cheered by the people in the streets.

MR GLADSTONE. Mr Gladstone left here this evening for the Continent en route for Bavaria.

A KEPORT CONTRADICTED. Capetown, August 25. (Heceived August 27, at (U0 a.m.) The report recently to hand that Lieu-, tenant Bethell, of the mounted police, had been murdered by Kaffirs while hunting in Becliuanaland is now proved to be untrue, Lieutenant Bethell having arrived all right at Mafeting. PRINCE BISMARCK AND M. DE GIERS. Vienna, August 26. i'-." gUdteceived August 27, at 0.10 a.m.) Prince Bismarck and M. De Giers (Russian Prime Minister) are now holding a meeting at Franzenbad, Northern Bohemia. 1000 PERSONS DROWNED. Rangoon, August 25. (Received August 2(i, at 2 p.m.; Intelligence is to hand from Mandalay that 1000 persons have been drowned there through the bursting of a dam.

(Special to Press Association.) GENERAL ITEMS. London, August 25. (Received August 26, at 11.45 a.m.) Scotton and Sherwin have joined Shaw's team, and W. W. Read will also probably go. Mr Parnell urges the triennial remission of rents in Ireland. He declares that unless the severity of the evictions is mitigated and their numbers lessened there will be widespread disorder in the winter.

August 26. (Received August 2t>, at 10.58 r>.m.) The shipments of oranges from Sydney and Adelaide by the Sorata have arrived in good condition, but the Adelaide shipment has been plundered during the voyage. Many cases of wine by the same vessel were also plundered.

The business of Messrs Bnrgoyne and Co., wine merchants, is to be converted into a limited liability company.

The allotment of shares in the Day Dawn Mining Co., Qneensland, will be made on Friday.

Thirty Scotch Liberals are agitating for Home Rule for Scotland.

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MORE VICTORIAN EXCLUSIVENESS. Melbourne, August 26.

(Received August 27, at. 0.10 a.m.)

A deputation to-day waited upon the Commissioner of Trade and Customs to urge the abolition of the regulation for the gristing of oats, similarly to that of wheat, in bond. The Commissioner argued that there was no parallel between wheat and oats, unless it was shown the importation of the latter from New Zealand affected the price of Victorian outs. He promised, however, to consider the representations made by the deputation. THE CABLE TARIFF. Sydney, August 26.

(Received August 27, at 0.10 a.m.)

A deputation from the Sydney Chamber of Commerce will wait upon the Postmastergeneral to-morrow, urging that New South Wales in conjunction with New Zealand should renew the subsidy to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, with a view to securing a reduction in the tariff on the cable between Australia and New Zealand. TASMANIA'S FINANCIAL POSITION. Hobart, August 26. (Received Augnst 26. at 1 p.m.) In the Governor's Speech at the opening of Parliament yesterday it was announced that the revenue of the colony for last year was higher than during any previous 12 months. The Speech favoured the issue of a loan for public works. SHIPPING. Melbourne, August 2G. (liecfived August 2(5, sit 10 p m.) Arrived, this morning: Tarawera, from the Bluff. Sydney, August 26. (Hecolved August 26, at, 10 p.m.) Sailed, this aftsrnoon: Wakatipu, for Wellington.