CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10358, 13 May 1895, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

Oscar Wilde will be put on his trial again on May 20. The South Australian Government have approved of the railway agreement. The Privy Council dismissed the New Zealand appeal case Johnston v. Oldham, with; costs. Blagrove's Freehold Gold Mining Company, Coromacciel, is announced, with a capital of L 62.000. The Labour party in South Australia are jubilant at the success attending the enrolment of women voters". It is reported tbat 3000 rebel Cuban cavalry wcrt routed by the Spsniards with a less of 700. Tbe latter lost 300. Mr George Edwards has engaged Miss Pattie BrowD, the well-known. Australian actress, to play Lottie Venne'a part in " The Afli3t's Model." In forwarding the report, of the Railway. Conference to Mr Turner, the Victorian Premier, the comurieMoners attached a memo, stating tbat they anticipated the net result to the Victorian railways wonld be approximately LSOOO to LBOOO per annum increase in revenue on the basis of the present business in wool and merchandise.. The balance sheet of the London Bank of Australia shows the, old fixed deposit to be L4,n47,000;; current accouuts and new deposits, Ll,304,000; cash items L 1,442,000; I investments, bills, loans, and other assets in London, L 782.000; bills discounted, loans, acd other assets in the colonies, L 5,508,000;. Five New Australians are passengers by the Talune, which left Sydney qn Friday. Mr Casey, agent here, says that the Paraguayan Government have offered to lend the settlers 25,000d01, but he is hopeful they will have no need to take advantage of the offer, as funds are still coming in. Their sympathisers in Australia are able to send them LSO per month. At the recent Postal Conference, Sir O. Todd (Postmaster-general of. South Australia) estimated the lesson the Port Darwin j line, which the colonies would have to pay, j at LSOOO, and on the New Zealand guarantee iat LBG76. It turns out, however, that the receipts from the former exceed the amount of the guarantee by nearly LIOOO, and the colonies will have nothing to pay. Some contribution will, be required'to make the New Zealand guarantee good.