CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10419, 23 July 1895, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

Silver is at 2s '6Jd per ounce.; : . Rabbitskins of good quality have declined •Jd, and'ccihmorrskins Id. -..-'■

A series of incendiary fires have occurred at Warrnambool, the thirteenth taking place ou Sunday. . ■ ; ■ . ■

There; is a: growing impression that ttte American wheat crop will not exceed 425 million bushels. , ''■"",, ;*■■"■ ~.

Tallow: Medium mutton, 21s 3d; beef, I!>3 9d. At the sates 1550 caßks, were offered, of which 800 were sold.

The English wheat market shows a general advance ot, 3Ji.: The ' Continental :market has an upward tendency, and the American is dull.. The improvement in the "English • wheat market^ is due to the decreased snipmeat to Europe. ' Smith, one of. the smallpox rjatients who arrived in' Australia by the Luaitania,' has died at Adelaide, 'and Miss Ramsay is in a critical condition. The disease "is of a ■ ihalignant type^ v • . ._ , .The Shsbz^da, Nasrullab Khan took his farewell of the Qaeeri. on Saturday, whan her Majesty presented him with an autograph •latter to the-Ameer addressed "My valued I friend and ally." ■■.'' , . j ' The half-yearly, repsrtof the Commercial ! Bank of Victoria shows a profit of LSOOO, which, added to the L 23.000 brought forward, will be carried forward, no dividend being declared in eithfcf'clasa of the capital. _. As the abdnction by Pirate Wilson occurred in New Guinea waters the Colonial'Secre'tary for Queensland has commniiicatßd.'.with the admiral of the Australian squadron. The Premier of' Tasmania has received a despatch from the Agent-general announcing that under the will of the late Mr William Guesdon, of Hobart, the earn of L 28.000 has been set aside for charities in Tasmania.

The Inland trading vessel Sea Ghost is missing.'-; She was seen cruising in Bougainville Strait, Solomon Group, several months ago, and wreckage was subsequently found in the vicinity, le is believed that the cr-ew were murdered by the natives and the vessel looted. ;■■'■■-.■ ■■■;■■:.■■■.

For the general election in New South Wales 314 candidates are nominated, including 109 Ministerialists, 107 Oppcsitionists,"3S Independents, 41 Labour. Leaguers, and 9 independent Labour nominees. Eight candidates Save been returned unopposed. - . The JUanchester Guardian, referring to an editorial in the Melbourne Argus upon organising a frozen meat propaganda, states that no better advertisement for Australian muttoa could be devised in Lancashire than to have large direct shipments made via the Manchester Canal. This wbnldawaken a widespread genuine interest in the subject.. A sensation has been caused in Brisbane by the report that a white man named Molloy and a kanaka who are confined in fcho letter,station are not suffering from leprosy The Government bacteriologist, wbo has examined Molloy, has found no traces of leprosy since be was separated from the other lepers. The Board .of Hssdtn are inquiring into the matter.

~ The Australian Smelting Company with a capital of half a million and with a powerful board of directors, is being formed to treat the Broken Hill eulp hide ores at* Lake IHawarra by the Siemens-Halkes process, which was. tried with sneosss in Berlin The company' will secure the rieht to ! the process in New South Wales, and it is proposed to, begin operations forthwith. The managorwill be Mr John Howoll, late of tne Propnetary mine, who-'starts for 111awarra.at the end of the month to construct the L-ecessary works. The comoany will deal specially with the Junction and Proprietary ores. Siemens contracts to treat zinc at lsas tbattli! per ton; Harbour warkaat lilawarra will fee ecarted immediately.