CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10417, 20 July 1895, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES.

_ It is reported that the Black Flaga nave inflicted a serious defeat on the Japanese ia Formosa.

The Bendigo company of -militia have resigned owing to the reduction in the pay. .In the Queensland Assembly toe Gambling Bill passed through Committee without material amendment.

Two horsss fell at the Moonee races, Victoria, and one of the jockeys (Toobig) was killed, while the other (Walhan) is uniikely to recover. •

~Th<3 net profit of the Broken Hill Proprietary mine for the half-year ended May is £345,000, of which L 288.000 has been'paid in dividends.

! The Acstreliaa Mutual Provident Society's tender, at LIOB 3s' 9(3, lias been accepted for the Oolac municipal loan of LIO,OOO, at 5 per cent. The: total amount offered was. LI&MXX). , ,- The Momba woolsbed, Wilcannia, New South Wales, has been burned. Ifc is believed to be the action of incendiaries; Ons hundred and twenty thousand sheep were to have been shorn by mm-uDionists in a fewdays. Professor Kennie has reported on the bitumen discoveries on tbe South Australian asd Victorian borders. The samples treated yielded 60 t»er cent, of mineral oil, which, when property refined," can be used for baraicg or for-lubrwating purposes. Six thotteaad- eight hundred sheep were sold at tbe recent Sydney sales, exclusive of those privately disposed of, realising £16,400. Last year 8400 sheep were sold for £36,000. With respect to this year's results, £8000 went to Tasmania lor 2700 sheep, while New South. Wales received £3800 for 400 sheep. A deputation from the Chamber of Manufacturers interviewed the Victorian Premier •with respect to establishing a board of trade in ■ preference to the legislation that was proposed with a view to stop the placing of shoddy goods oa the market. The Premier, in reply, said thafe he waa not prepared to establish such a board at present. With his experience of previous boards, he doubted wheihar Patliameat would consent to hand over the' matter to (such a board, Ho preferred and intemJedito force stringent legislation.

Tho condition of Sarirh, one of ibe'EooJl. pox patients at Adelaide, is critical.

In tbe West Aaßlraiian Assembly, Mr Lsake gave notice of motion condemning tbe eduq-itipn policy of tl«3 Government. In reply to the Premier, the leader of the Opposition said that the motion would not have his support; the G-oTOrnmeat, therefore, declined'to treat it us one involving want of confidenca. The Treasurer moved the second reading of the Customs Repeal Bill, the object of which is to reduce taxation on certain articles of food not produced in the colony, aad on raw material used in manufactnres. The bill meets with ; strong opposition from the Protectionists. ' :■'. .-.'"< ..•,-.-