CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9568, 26 October 1892, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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BILLS OF LADING. London, October 24-. (Received October 25, at 7 p.m.) The committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to consider the question of bills of lading has decided to invite assistance from the Australian Chambers of Commerce

TRYING SOCIALISM. Socialists afc Bradford have declined the offer of the mill owners to provide means to run a mill on the lines set down by the Socialists. THE SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.

At the instance of Mr Perceval, Sir Charles Jupper, Agent-general for Canada, is urgingMr Arnold Morley, Postmaster-general, to renew tnefcanl-raneisco mail contract on the ground that the precedent established by the refusal to grant a subsidy would be a serious barrier to the proposed service by the Vancouver route Mr bjaney Buxton, Under-secretary for the Colonies, privately advised Mr Morley to renew the contract. Mr Perceval has written a strong; letter to LordKipou, Colonial Secretary, in which he points out that the continued refusal to renew the contract will arouse grave teelmg in tne colony, and contends that if the colony is desirous of continuing the service it is not for the English Government to throw obstacles in its way. He also poiuts out that, i in the event of v. war the alternate route would i bo valuable. 5

A CONTRADICTION. (Received October 20, at 1 a.m.l Br Henry Irving denies that he received an offer from Mr Musgrove for a sixteen weeksengagement m Australia.

VIVISECTION. A bitter controversy is proceeding through the columns of The Times between Dr Victor Horsley, MS, Bishop Barry, and other^on the subject of vivisection. ! DANGERS TO NAVIGATION. A cablegram from llio states that the RMS Aorangi sighted icebergs 200 miles from Lvttell ton. •' THE SALVATION ARMY. _ Sir Henry James, Mr Sydney Buxton, and AUlter Long Wl ll assißb Lord Onslow to investigate General Booth's social scheme. SEIZURE OF SEALERS. It is pointed out that in 1888 Lord Salisb-irv ffivTnd iU" the "f^ °f RUSS^ « o S!i°m,t asid l o the liS" PUrSUiDS thdr °CCU^THE GERMAN AIUIY. Bkuun, October 24 (Ueceived October 25, at 7 p m ) Under the new Army Bill the strength of the German army will be 4,400,000 men The peace footing is to be increased by 81,000 men

CHOLERA. Vjkxxa, October 25 (Received October 20, at 1 a m ) Two persons have died in tho' city from I'akis, October 25. • (Received October 20, at la, m ) _ ( Four deaths from cholera have occurred at

INTEKCOLONML.

[Bx Electric Telkgrapd.—Copyeight.l (1 jkr Pmsss Association.) DEMAND I'Oll POTATOES. Sydney, October 25. (Heeoived Ootober 2i.i, at 1 a.m.) The Mararoa's cargo of potatoes met with a ready sale at L 2 5s to L 2 10s per ton.

A SERIOUS FIRE. ! A fire occurred to-night in Gardner's warehouse, Clarence street. The' basement was burnt out before the llames could be extinguished Extensive damage was caused to the contents of the other stories by smoke and WaTf" -,j- stock was «"sured for Ll5O 000 and building for L 45.000, policies being scat! British Office, which has a risk of L6OOO, and 6he New Zealand Office L4OOO. The extent o the damage has not been ascertained SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. Adelaide, October 25. (Received October 26, at 1 a.m.) In the Legislative Assembly to-day Sir J. W Uowner, Premier, enunciated the policy of the Government. He said that while not wishing to be pessimistic in regard to tho state of the colony, it would be stupid to be optimistic, me trovemment expected a deficit of L 216 000 on railways and L 400,000 on customs, but by means of rigorous retrenchment and increasing the income tax by one-half for the year, with the credit balance from last year, they hoped to oe able to show a surplus of L 37.000.