CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8597, 12 September 1889, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOKEIGN

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Special to Press Association.) THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. London, September 11. (Received September 12, at 1.30 a.m.) O'Connor has challenged Searle to row him in America for £500 aside. PERSONAL. It is reported that Mr Macdonald, late manager of The Times, has been engaged to manage a Melbourne paper. THE ORONIN MURDER CASE. It was expected for weeks before the jury was selected in the Cronin murder case that every juror would be challenged. FIVE-MILE BICYCLE RACE. In a five-mile bicycle race at the Maida Vale ground, Paddington, James beat W. Wood, covering the distance in 15min 37f sec. THE RAID ON A CLUB. It was the Newmarket Club, not Newcastle, on which the police made a raid. (Per Press Association.) THE WOOL SALES. London, September 10. (Received September 11, at 12.30 p.m.) In consequence of the strike the wool sales have been postponed until the 24th inst.; all arrivals till then will be available. A FAMOUS PICTURE DISCOVERED. (Received September 11, at 7.30 p.m.) The World states that Rubens' picture, the " Adoration of the Magi," has been disoovered in a chapel on the estate of Frederick Wells. THE WHEAT MARKET. The cargo of wheat by the barque Enilicourt, from T-imaru, sold at 325. AQUATIC CHALLENGES. (Received September 12, at 1.30 a.m.) Gaudaur intends to challenge Searle to row him for 5000dol a side in America. Matterson has accepted Bubear's challenge to row on the Thames within a month for £200 aside. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. New Zealand frozen mutton is neglected. The present quotation is 5Jd. DISCOVERY OF AN HEIR. The man Pierce, who is stated to have fallen heir to a sum of £1,300,000 in Sydney, has been discovered in Kettering, in Northamptonshire, and has proved his identity. He sails for Australia at once. THE PARIS EXHIBITION. Pabis, Septemberll. (Received September 12, at 1.30 a.m.) The exhibition closes at the end of October. AFFAIRS IN CRETE. Athens, September 10. (Received September 11, at 9.45 p.m.) The political situation in Crete is improring. THE CONDITION q¥ BURMAH. Calcutta, Septemher 10. (Received Septemberll, at 9.45 p.m.) Sir George White, commander in Burmah, declares that British authority is now firmly established, and the country is advancing in prosperity.