CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10264, 23 January 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

INTERCOLONIAL. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MR EDDY. Sydney, January 22. Mr Eddy, while touring in the country districts, was the recipient of many addresses expressing approval of his management of the New South Wales railways. He bad an interview with the Premier, who pressed him to remain in the service of the oolony, and offered him a seven years' engagement at, a salary of L4OOO por annum. This offer. Mr Eddy has decided to accept. A GOOD PROPERTY. Mr Alfred Bennett has sold his quarter share in the Evening News newspaper to his brothers and giotsr for between LBO,OOO and L 90.000. .....' ' V ' THE, ADAMSTOWN TRAGEDY. At the inquest on the girl Turner, killed by Mr« Gray at Adamstown? a verdict of manslaughter was retnrned. STANDARD TIME SYSTEM. Melbourne, January 22. The coming into operation of the standard time system has caused a lot of trouble in rearranging the time tables, especially with the intercolonial trains and the local trains running in connection with them. , , PACKING FOR APPLES. In the oonrse of an interview with the Minister for Agriculture a deputation pointed oat that the recant experiments demonstrated that the vary finest packing which could be obtained for apples was shreded ti-tree bark. A quantity of this bark was importad into this colony recsatly i)t a cost, !of Lll per ton. The Minister pointed out that there was no necessity to import the b&rk from Queensland ac ti-tree grew abundantly in Victoria, and if some sort of machine which could shred bark was obtained the settlers would have & most profitable industry. THB TOBACCO ROBBERY. O'Neill, Mulligan, Marks, and Carroll, charged with being concerned in the great tobacco robbery, have been committed for trial TAXING COMPANIES' PROFITS. Attenti<*i has been drawn to the fact that the Income Tax Bill now before the Legislativa Council differ* from tha former bill by compelling British or outside companies or institutions located here to pay Is 40. in the pound on their profits. Tha debate is proceeding. 1... RAILWAY FREIGHTS. The motion for the reduction of railway freights provides that the deftoiency caused by the reduction be made up from general revenue, and, if necessary, direct taxation be imposed to cover the loss. Mr Wheeler adversely criticised the raptioD, which he declared involved an outlay of over half & million. The Minister for Railways said the Government had no objection to frho reduction if the deficit were made up. Tha Premier said he would oppose the motion unless it was modified so as to ensure direct taxation. STOCK CONFERENCE Bbisbaue, January 22. At the conference of inspectors of stock it was resolved to obtain official information frcm California whether swine fever* hog cholera, or other infectious or contagious diseases exist there. This action is taken in consequence of the desire of Now South Wales breeders to import- uwine from California. The pigs of that Stato ara said to bo superior for bacon purposes. The conference decided to reduce the term of quarantine for cattlo and sheep from 60 to 30 days, provided no malignant disaasa exists in Great Britain. ' SHIPMENTS OF BUXTBB. Adelaide, January 22. Five hundred and twenty-five tons of butter have bsec shipped to London this season, repreaentiag a clear gain of between L 50.000 and L 60.000.