DELAYED CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10033, 26 April 1894, Page 2

DELAYED CABLEGRAMS.

The Victorian Parliament reassembles on May 30. Me Candttre, husband oE the well-known Australian authoress " Tasma," is dead. Tho Queen has approved oE tho increase of representatives on ihe Ftd^ral Council. Bus3ia is converting 150 million of 5 per cent, bonds into -i per cent. Traffic between Southern Cross and Coolgardle is officially suspended on account of the want of water. The Mutual Life Association's accumulated fund is L 1,002,000, not L 1.200,000. Too Emperor of Germany is replacing aged army officers with younger men. Thirty generals have retigned. The Orient Steamship Company do not declare a dividend this year, but carryforward £32,300 to the reserve fund. Messrs Fysh and Clarke, who on joining the Tasmanian Ministry had to offer themselves for re-election, have been returned unopposed. ■ Tne Victorian Cabinet have agreed upon the necessity for the proposed Pacific cable only touching lands under British control. Jabez Balfour is living at the house of a Miss Freeman, at Buenos Ayres, and it is expected that he will endeavour to escape, but the British Consul is watching the residence. James Jamieson alias Thunderbolt (not the bushranger known under that name, who was shot in 1870), a notorious criminal, has been released from gaol in New South Wales aftei1 serving a sentence of over 30 years. A fearful bmricane swept over the Rocks tiver goldfield, Queensland. It was accompanied by a tremendous rainfall. A tree fell on three miners, killing two and injuring the third. The ceremony of the beatification of Joan of Arc was celebrated ia the Cnurch of Notre Dame, Paris. The Archbishop of Paris blessed the banner of the heroine, which had been preserved in the church. Toe heavy horses on which the murderers of Mr M'Kay escaped from Barraba have been found 25 miles from the township with their throats cut. A madman was also found near the same spot. Sjme sensation has been caused in France by President Caroot issuiog a decreo foibidding officials in the diplomatic service to marry without obtaining the assent of the authorities. The Premier states tbat this step has been rendered necessary on account of a German Jewess, who was miniedtoa diplomatist, disclosing French secret*. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, on the motion of Me Cameron, it was agreed that Mr M'Millan bu culled upon to explain the oharges of corruption and of vote-Eelling made by him in a recent speech. In the oounie of an interview he said that there was nothing to withdraw. The statements were legitimate and fair, and founded on reliable information. Sir Charles Lilioy, ex-Chief Justice of Queensland, addressing an enormous meeting, said that he looked forward to the salvation of Australasia by means of women's influence on parliamentary morals. He trusted that in the near future the women of Queensland would remodel the Parliament of that colony, as they would eventually do in the rest of what must yet become a great Australian federation. Mr Black moved in the New South Wales Assembly tbe aioption of a scheme to prevent the Legislative Council from vetoing the same measure twice in succession. He urged that the powers of the Upper House must be amended or tbat Chamber abolished entirely. Mr Fitzgerald moved, as an amendment, that tho Legislative Council hindered the progress of legislation, and ought therefore to bo abolished. Sir Henry Parkes, ia a strorg speech, said tbe abolMon of a second Chamber foreshadowed tbe destruction of freedom, and meant the most awful calamity for tho country. Under one Chamber tyranny would flourish, and no man's life would be safe. The debate was adjourned till the 16th of May,