CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10360, 15 May 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

- "-.'■'"'<. —, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Special—By Telegraph—Copyright.' '~' MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY. London, May 14. Mrs Lester, the wife of a prominent oflicer in the Bombay police force, shot and killed her,husband through jealousy. NEWFOUNDLAND AND CANADA. The Canadian Government asked England to contribute pr,e million towards tha cost of federation with Newfoundland, but the request was refused. , The" Times correspondent 'afc St. John's believes ifche prospect of federation almost hopeless. RELEASING ENGLISH DEPOSITS. The Royal Bank of Queensland is negotiating tho issue of L3U0.000 4* per cent, deposit stock to .replace English deposits at 4£ per cent. AUSTRALIAN TIMBER. . Timber agents report there is no market for Victorian stringy bsrk. '". TEE NEW SOUTH .WALES BUDGET. The Times thinks ifc only too likely that personal feeling explains Sir H. Parkes's attack on Mr Reid. The Morniog Advertiser condemns the New South Wales Budget as obviously class legislation. . It considers is will interfere with the course of trade and exempt the working classes from taxatiou, except their chare of the customs duties on drink and tobacco. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. '7Z THE BEHRING SEA FISHERIES. : London, May 13. Great Britain does not intend to renew tha agreement with ths United States regarding sealing, arms, and. implements in the Bshric-g Sea, FREIGHT ON PRODUCE. The terms of Mr Lund, shipowner, for the carriage of Australian produca to London, are: Frozen mutton, f-d perlb; other prodace, 72s 6d per cable con. COPPER. Copper has risen lis per ton. PERSONAL. Mr Vesey Fiizgerali, who was recently appointed one of the Creditors' Committee of the City of Melbourne Bank, is dead. • OUR TREASURER'S "MOVEMENTS. ' May 14. The Hon. J. G. Ward leaves for Ottawa on May 30, and will arrive in New Zealand on July 7. j FRENCH SOCIALISTS. Paris, May 13. The Socialists in Bordeaux boosed Premier ! Ribot, and displayed a threatening attitude | towards him. A TAS BILL REJECTED. Berlin, May 14. The Reichstag rejected the Tobacco Tar Bill.