CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9390, 1 April 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. { FBy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] ] (Per Press Association.) THE COLONIES AND THE TAXPAYER. London, March 30. (Received March 31, at 11.15 a.m.) The Times thinks that disputes similar to ;he Behrmg Sea embroglio will compel Englaud to discuss existing relations between her . riutonomous colonies and the British taxpayers. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. * (Received March 31, at 10.30 a.m.) The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat ! for the United Kingdom is 3,256,000 quarters J and tor the continent 1,332,000 quarters Share quotations: Bank of New Zealand A new issue L 7 10s, old issue L 5 10s ; National c Bank of New Zealand, Ll. 10s. The butter market is swamped by Danish _ and Norman makes. Finest factory is selling l at 110s; second quality at 90s. The lonic's , butter is of inferior quality. t (Received March 31, at 7.30 p.m.) 1 Silver has risen -|d per oz. _ The American visible supply of wheat is „ 61,600,000 bushels. A NEAV MEMBER. £ Mr Austen Chamberlain, son of the Right ( Hon. J Chamberlain, has been returned uu- , opposed for the AVorcester seat in the House of L Commons, rendered vacant owing to the expul- I sion of Mr G. AY. Hastings, convicted and r sentenced on a charge of fraud. <- THE HANSARD UNION COMPANY. '' Mr H. Bottomley denies that he was the b vendor of the Hansard Union Company, but o admits he was proprietor of the company, and d that the net profit was L 15.000, not L 90.000. KEEPING OUT ANARCHISTS. * Owing to the large influx of Anarchists *! expelled from France, the police in London arc taking great precautions to prevent them ;, landing m England. ■- THE AVALSALL ANARCHISTS. « March 31. (Received April 1, at 1.10 a.m.) c: The trial of six of the prisoners arrested in f AValsall on suspicion of being connected with an Anarchist plot is proceeding. Sir Richard AVebster, Attorney-general, in opening the case, declared that the prisoners projected vr horrible atrocities. Messrs Dalgety and Co. have declared a It <J' deud of 8 per cent, for the year. I ca

THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE. Ottawa, March 31. (Received April 1, at 1.10 a.m.) _ Canadian sealers claim from the United States a sum of half a million dollars as damages owing to their extended exclusion from the Bchring Sea, ponding a settlement of the dispute. RUSSIA AND GERMANY. Berlin, March 31. (Received April 1, at 1.10 a.m.) Russia has informed the German Government that she has no intention of attacking Germany, and that the movement of troops towards tho frontier is only a measure of precaution. THE NEAV ORLEANS INCIDENT. AVAsniNGTON, March 30. (Received March 31. at 7.30 p.m.) The United States has paid an indemnity of 100,000 francs to Italy for the lynching of Sicilians, who were alleged to be members of the Mafia Society, in the New Orleans gaol. The Government declare it is only paid as evidence of friendship, not as an admission of liability. ARREST ON SUSPICION. Paris, March 30. (Received March 31, at 7.30 p.m.) Ravachal has been arrested on suspicion of being the author of the last Anarchist outrages. ♦ INTERCOLONIAL. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) THE MARIPOSA. Sydney, March 31. (Received April 1, at 1.10 a.m.) The R.M.S. Mariposa, .from 'Prisco, via Auckland, has arrived. Owing to unfavourable weather she was hove-to for 50 hours.