CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10377, 4 June 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BEITISH AND FOREIGN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. FEDERATED AUSTRALIA. London, June 2. The Times considers it difficult to believe in the reality of the Federation movement in Australia. Victoria is virtnally the only colony dealing ■with the question in a practical spirit. If the colonies weru federated it would be easy to find a Governor to occupy the dignified position that would 'then be created, whereas reductions in salaries at present enhance t\ss difficulties, owing; to the curtailment of the dignity of the office and the necessity of incurriEg' heavy .personal . expenditure. THE CRICKET CHAMPION. Sir F. Knoll?? has written a letter to Dr Grace by direction of the Prince ot Wales in which his Royal Highness says he has watched the veteraa cricketer's fine scoring with much interest, and cannot ajlow such an instance of a racord being p'asssd unnoticed without congratulating him on his magnificent performance. ' BRAZIL AND FRANCS. Jnne 3. The Brazilian Government assorts that the French violated the treaty by crossing the Guiana frontier, and demands immediate payment of an indemnity for the Brazilians killed in the recent encounter, alleged by the French to be bandits. OBITUARY. The Right Hon. Sir James Bacon, ex-Vice-chancellor. RECOGNISING BRAVERY. Rome, Juse 2. Italian officers publicly decorated the-' fishermen who took a'prominent part ia rescaisg the Oroya's passengers whea sha went ashore near Naples. A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION. ; Washington, June 2. A boat lades with pifcro-glycerine exploded on the Ohio river,' at Earkersburg, West Virginia. Ths crew, nnmbariag 20, wer*s all killed, and two girls on, shors wera injured^ Over 100 steamers were more or lets"| shattered, and the houses for a mile round wrecked. j THE SULTAN APOLOGISES. Constantinople, June 3. The Sultan has apologised for the attack on the consuls at Jeddah, and has promised to order an inquiry. THE FORMOSA REPUBLIC. ; ■ Shanghai, June 3. It is reported that the declaration of a republic ia Formosa' is distasteful to the people. ' The President's; army numbers 100,000 well armed,