CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9565, 22 October 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

ESITISH AND .FOIIEIGN.

[KS EIECTHIC TELEQHAPn.—COPYBIGHT.] CSpecial to Pitsss Association.)

EXFORT OF GOLD. London, October 21.

(Received October 22, at 1.10 a.m.)

The Standard says that to advance the rate of discount as the resulfof the exnort of gold will not increase trade.

THE GIRL POISONER.

Noill, alias Cream, who stands committed for trial for four murders by poisoning, expects to be acquitted, owing to want of sufficient proof as to his identity. His counsel declares he was a victim to the opium habit, which afteeted his actions.

RE-ARMING THE CAVALRY. The cavalry are to be re-armed with MartiniMettord rifles.

(P^E Pbess Association.) MONETARY. London, October 20. (Received October 21, at 10.30 a.m.) Half a million in gold was withdrawn from tne Bank of England yesterday. The baulc rate of discount is 3 per cent. A new Chilian loan of L 1,800,000 at 3A- per cent, was subscribed tkirtyfold. October 21. (Received October 22, at 1.15 a.m.) An additional L 400.000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England to-day, chiefly ior export to Russia. THE INDIAN VICEROY. (Received October 21, at 7 p.m.) Lord Carrington is mentioned as the probable successor to the Marquis of Lansdowneas Viceroy and Governor-General of India. . A NEW STEAMER. All the Agents-general for Jthe Australasian colonies (with the exception of Sir Saul Samuel, wno is unwell) and a large number of colonists afc present in London were entertained at a luncheon on board the New Zealand and Australasian Steamship Company's new steamer Miowera. Mr Fitzgibboa, the chairman of Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works, in proposing the health of the owners of the vessel spoke m defence of the colonies, which he seid keenly fell; the temporary reproaches cast upon them. Mr J. Munro, Agent-general for Victoria, responded to the coast of the colonies. ANTI-SLAVERY DEPUTATION. Lord Rosebeiy, Foreign Secretary, replying to an anti-slavery deputation which waited upon him with reference to affairs in Uganda, stated that England would not break tfas continuity of her policy in regard to slavery. ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE. Dr Usher, of Melbourne, after acbual experiment, m conjunction with M. Haft'kine, of Paris, is convinced that inoculation by anticholera vaccine will be a success. The doctor who is about to return to Melbourne, will take credentials from the Pasteur Institute to M. Loir, Pasteur's representative in Sydney authorising him (Dr Usher) to utilise the vaccine treatment in Australia. UGANDA. (Received October 22, at 1.15 a.m.) t lU, ™V]y™g t0 the »nti-slavery deputation, Lord Rosebery admitted that Uganda was the key to Central Africa, and said that personally ne was strongly adverse to the evacuation of the country by Great Britain. . Eight non-commissioned officers of the Ist Life uuards have been dismissed.

THE QUEEN'S BENCH. Sir Walter Phillimore succeeds Mr Justice Denhaai, of the Queen's Bench Division, who has resigned. NEW SOUTH WALES DEBENTURES. The Financial News commends Sir G R. Dibbs for his proposal to issue LlO debentures, and urges England to develop the idea. AN APPEAL TO THE POWERS. Athens, October 20. (Received October 21, at 10.30 a.m.) M. Tricoupis, Premier of Greece, has sent a" ISote to tne Powers invoking their aid in the quarrel with Kouraauia. The Note explains that the Roumanian Government claim the property of M. Zappas, a wealthy Greek, who died in Roumania and willed his property to his relatives m Greece.

(Received October 22, at 1.15 a.m.) Roumauia is also appealing to the Great 1 owers m the quarrel with Greece. FRANCE AND MOROCCO. Paris, October 21. (Received October 22, at 1.15 a.m.) It is reported that Count D'Aubiguey's success in establishing a convention with Morocco will benefit the Great Powers, owing to the inclusion of the favoured nation clause. WHOLESALE ARRESTS. St. Petersburg, October 21. (Received October 22, at 1.15 a.m.) Scores of arrests have been made in Warsaw tor circulating literature advocating subversive aocfcnuss. Many of those arrested have been deported to Siberia. , THE GERMAN ARMY BILL. Bkr'ujj, October 21. (Received October 22. at 115 am ) A semi-official Note states that the Army Bill is mtendea as a counter move to the proposals of the French and Russian Governments co increase the strength of their armies