CABLE BREVITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10423, 27 July 1895, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES.

The Biahop of Winchester is dead. •: The news of the rich find in theLondonderry.Soutti mine ia conQrmed. ...

A South Australian wheat cargo (es Eira)' sold at 25s 3d, and a Victorian cargo at 24s 6d, :. ; ..•'.■■■■

..The. cable-repairing steamer ;Sherard -■Osborne left Singapore 'on Wednesday for New Zealand, via Sydney. . ,

Many of the shearers at Bowen Downs station, Qaaeßsland, are' in a bad state, though mo3fc of them are out of danger. •_' Messrs Laycock, Goodfellow, and Bell have taken over the London and Continental Bank and, Exchange and its Paris branch. :

f . The Premier of South Australia itias promised to introduce on Tuesday a motion for the adoption of the-treaty witfrNew Zealand. .-. ; . ' ■•'.'.. ' . ■'.■■■.■-••■ ..':'/; .

' Tdo Govemmenfc of Western Australia Laving announced that they will deaf with the education question ■ this ..session,' :Slr Leake has withdrawn his adverse motion. ■

The Supreme Conrt in Melbo'nrheV'has granted an order extending the "timeV for holding.the statutory meeting of'the City of Melbourne Bank from the; 30tb July to Bth August. V ■■;■.. ;'.■''■'

Japan has requested China to pay the indemnityin London. This is regarded as an indication that Japan proposes to give large orders for war material in England. ■The Imperial and Colonial Defence Committee, at the request- oE thel Victorian, military authorities, have, forwarded the* report adopted last year dealing with the floating defericas and fortified ports of the colonies. % It states that so long as the Used defences remained incomplete the floating defences helped to give security. The gap, however, no longer exists, and floating defences were no longer needed. In 'some cases,. indeed, they couid not be employed •without,,--" seriously interfering vrittr the effioien&y of the land' defences. /Where this .was'the case, the-floating defences, instead of adding to the strength, were, distinctly a source of weakness. . i ' •