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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8756, 19 March 1890, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS,

I3.KITISH AND FOREIGN. [By Eleotuio Teleoeaph.—CoPYnianr.] (Pek Press Association.) A CAEGO ON FIEE. London, March IG. (Kecelvod March 18, at 11.6 a.m.) The ship Winifred, from Wellington to London, with a cargo of wool, flax, and skins, put into Bahia with her cargo on fire. LORD R. CHURCHILL CONDEMNED. Lord Randolph Churchill's speech in the House of Commons last week continues to be strongly condemned by the Tory press and party leaders at Birmingham. SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE. A suspicion is now current that General Elphinstone, who was supposed to have fallen overboard from the Tongariro on her passage to Tcnoriffe, committed suicide. COMMERCIAL. March 17. (Keoelved March 18, at 9.15 p.m.) The Australian horse Plutarch will probably run in tho Trial Stakes at Lincoln meeting on Monday next. Narellan and Kirkham continue to do excellent work. The trial shipment of potatoes by the Orient realised 40s per ton ; onions 81s to 88s.

l e?(] The Sydney cheese by the Valetta wa "' spoilt by the heat, and only realised 18s pc •y b cwt. The Melbourne vegetable marrows am tha onions arrived in excellent condition. Th "ad condition of the carrots was fair, bat th the potatoes packed in hay and. paper wer had rotten. Those packed in earth arrive* sound, odi- Ttlo Australian wheat cargo of March-Apri shipment has been sold at 3is 7d. reel ' PENNY POSTAGE; ■ 0 [ Mr Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-general, re ion pUing to a question asked by Mr Hennike ;ive lleaton in tlle House of Commons to-day ' ' stated that it was impossible to cstablisl '" penny postage with this Australian colonici ltul without interfering with the postal union. ™ c PBOFir SHARING. U p. March 18. , to (Hccoired March 19, at 1.20 a.m.) .. In the House of Commons to-day Mr G. T 1 C. Bartley, member for Islington North l *° gave notice that a select committe be ap alr pointed to inquire into and report on th< ure working of the profit sharing system. lof WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ' eBJ Dr Strangeways, in a Jetter to the Chroni tod cle, objects to limiting the area of Westen as Australia, and considers the proposed monej of clauses in the bill will cause continual fric tion with the Colonial Office. by MAJOR SERPA PINTO. :el, Lisbon, March 18. , a (Received March 19, at 1.20 a.m.) )ro . Major Pinto has been instructed to proceec ■ill to Mossamedes, a Portuguese colony 17C n; , miles south of Benzuela, West Africa. he EXCITEMENT AT LISBON. :h- There is great excitement neve over the relib hoisting of the British flag at Shire, in Zanies besi country. REPORTED RESIGNATION OF ho BISMARCK, ys Berlin, March 18. CO (Received March 18, at 9J5 p.m.) lle It is reported in the city to-day that ry Prince Bismarck has resigned all his offices, ■a THE BERLIN LABOUR CONFERENCE. o- • Beklin, March 18. a- (Receives March 19, at 1.20 a.m.) ;t The Labour Conference has set up comj r mittees to study woik in the mines, Sunday lt labour, and the employment of women and children. 'I THE FBENCH CABINET. ,f Paris, March 18. n (Received March IS, at 9.15 p.m.) , r The programme of the new Government , formed by M. Do Freycinet is considered to be colourless. " c THE DEFENCES OF BOMBAY. Bombay, March IG. a f(llece[vcd March 18, Rt 11.5 a.m.) At a farewell banquet to the Duke of Con't naughts who is leaving for England to assume the duties of commander-in-chief, His Royal " Highness declared that tho defences of Bom--1 bay are quite useless. j THE ZAMBESI DISPUTE. Zanzibar, March IG. t (Itecolved March IS, at 11.5 a.m.) ; News has been received here that Consul ' Buchanan has rehoisted the British fla" in 1 tho Shire country. °