CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10240, 24 December 1894, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES.

At Corop, ntar Bjuciigo, a lunatic named Price beat bis sister to death with a chair. A recsiring order has been made apaicst Mr R. S. Sievar, husband of Lady Mabel Sicvsr. The Egyptian Native Council, in their report., object to tke ctsfc of the British army occupation. The Queensland Govorsanieat have decided ito throw open a million aad a-hai£ acres [ throughout the colony for selection as grazing I and homestead farms. j Colonel Money, commander of the 9th j Bengal Lancsrs, was shot dead by a native j ! sergeant belonging to the regiment. The Railway Commissioner Bill, providing for tlia appointment of one commissioner ii)ijly, hss passed the South Australian Legislature, and the salary is not to exceed LISOO a ye?.r. The South Australian Parliament baa been prorogued. The Earl of Kiatore, who shortly returns to England, took farewell of the members ia his Speech. At the intercolonial rifle meeting at Hobart the New South Wales Club won the Rifle Olnb match with 120 points, the Melbourne Olab with 415 were second, and the Queensland Clab wish 412 third. The New South Wales Parliament ■ has adjourssd for the Christinas recess, and will res-ame on IPobraary 2G. The Goverurannt statistician estimates the New South Wales wheat yield at 7,817,000 bushels, or an average of 11-96 per acra. Andrews has beea committed for trial at Sydney on a charge o£ using seditions lacguage ia connection with the recent shearing cases. The Hucgarian Premier resigned owisg to the intrigues oil the Clerical party and the personal hostility displayed towards him fay ths Empsror. : Cardinal Satolli has published the Pope's edict, nndar which tho Catholic raembers of the Oddfellows, Knights of Pythias, and Sons of Temperance are plaoad undar the ban. M, Briason, the new President of tbe Chamber of Deputies, in his inangural speech, declared that the secret' of tba success of tho Kepnblic was liberty of Hp«:ch, sad ha thought it accessary to endeavour to unite the Republican divisions. Mr Charles Thonssou, one of tv; czrsctors of Mr Valentine's new Produce Company, says that Central Qaeeaslsmd will find it necessary to adopt the American -system of mast packing, aDd advocates tbe appointment of import experts aad ths formation of cooperative societies. He thinks that the trade admits of great development by salting and smoking. Mr William Morgan, of Sydney, in conjunction with Me Joaa Hisgieson, the -wellknown mine owner of Now Caledonia, is forming a syndicate ta develop the Nonmsa iron rniaes and ship ore to Sydaey for treatment, provided the New South Wales Government grant a monopoly.. Money for the syndicate will be supplied jointly by English and Freniih capital. ♦