CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9906, 27 November 1893, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

The Italian Ministry have resigned. : The English press unanimously demand an ■ increase in tho Mediterranean squadron. The crew of the Brazilian warship Tavuray, sunk by a battery, were saved. . The Miowera is being repaired preparatory to resuming her voyage. Her engines are sound. The German camps on the Belgian frontier are to be supplied with the newest pattern of artillery.. The Egyptian Budget shows a surplus of half a million. The land taxes are to be reduced. The Financial Times denounces Sir G. R. Dibbs's Bank Bill as flagrant financial political quackery. Green, of Victoria, performed the unique feat of winning three championships' at the tennis tournament. The Anarchists have dynamited the house of a Government, official at Barjac, France, but none of the inmates were injured. Owing io the closing of two refineries at Greenock, the _upply of sugar has been curtailed by 2000 tons per week. A report has been circulated by Balzlel's Agency that Lobengula has been captured, but no confirmation of it has been received, Sir Kobert Herbert hopes to be able to induce the Duke of York to preside ovsr the Eoyal Commission in connection with the Hobart Exhibition. Lord Roberts considers tbat iri consequence of recent action of the Russians, the fleet must be reinforced in order to regain our supremacy in the .Mediterranean. The Austrian Government bave decided to increase the strength of their artillery by 42 batteries, thus eclipsing the other European countries in this respect. The Victorian Premier (Mr Patterson) inclines to the opinion that the Chief Commissioner of Railways should be selected from leading traffic managers in America. ■ Mousborough, of Ballarat, won the Queen's prize at the Vlctoriau Rifle Association meeting with a score of 272, Vernou, of New South Wales, beisg second with 270. The committee appointed to inquire intothe relations between the Italian Government ancl the banks have disapproved of tbe charge that the Government were guilty of political simony in regard to the Italian banks. Dr Jameson hopes to be able to disband his forces next week. He intends to disarm the Matables, and settle them in the north and north-west, giving the heid men sufficient cattle for subsistence. It is unknown whether Dr Jameson is acting apart from Sir H. Loch. The Port Jackson Steam Coal Company have applied to the New South Wales Mines department for authority to mine on reserves at South Head, aud aboufc 8000 acrea of ibe acean bed. The scheme projeste-1 provides for putting down a colliery at Watson Bay to work coal shown to exist by the Cremorne oore. Au Eiiglish actress kuown as Edith Chester recently obtained a divorce from her husband )n the ground of adnltery; but it has since vaine out that after tbe divorce tbe couple mtc-riained their friends at dinner at lha Criterion, and were livicg together again. < fhe Queen's Proctor haa intervened, aud : ibarges the parties to the suit with collu- | ion. I , Drew, a member of the well-known firm of c ilacreacy, Drew, and Co., of Melbourne, who j s s charged with being concerned in the ' t

ibezzlement of LIO.OOO, has b3eiAemandel [ o 1 January, bail being allowed. An applica ! I m for the discharge of Drew, on the ground I d at another partner (Macready) had been I B scharged by the London magistrates, was * fused. \} ■ ■; E