CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10426, 31 July 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

•Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. CARRIAGE' OF BUTTER, . . LoHDON, July 29. A strong syndicate proposes to acquire Mr Sewall'B butter carriage patent. ,Mr, M'Keay has consanted to extend the option of purchase until the 10th of .September pending counsel's opinion being' obtained regarding tho legality, of the patent. THE HOME ELECTIONS. Tha sitting member for .'North-East Derby has bsen re-elected.^ •:-■-.

ANTARCTIC EXPifcORATION; ... r July 30. At the Geographical Congress, Herr Neutnsycr proposed an international expeditir a to the Antarctic, as terrestial magnetism, a most important matter, required sslu'ion there. Sir Joseph and Dr Murray, formerly of HM.S. Challenger, warmly "snpported tho proposal. The latter thought the South Pole possibly contained one of the sacrets of oceanic circulation. Sir G. S. Baden-Powel said he was convinced the Imperial Parliament would support an Antarctic expedition. A committee was appointed to frame resolutions on (,h"e matter. "' AN AMBUSH. .Madsid, July 29. Nows has been received that the natives of Cab?.gan,atown in ths northern extrerair.y of the island of Luzon, one of the Philippines, enticed a party of Spaniard's into aoibush and killed several. The Spanish trcop*. who were sent to punish tho natives, killed 116 of them and burned Cabagan.

INTERCOLONIAL.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. " CUSTOMS FRAUDS. Melbourne, July 30. In connection with the customs dratvoack frauds, RosenCeldt v/au sentouc-sd to nine months' imprisonment and fined LSOO, Davis and Benjamin to six months and fined L3OO each, Stanway to nix nionthß and fined LSO. The severity of the sentence caused a mild sensation, as tha chief prisoners ate well known and maintained a fairly good position in society. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. Sydney, Jnly 30. The Premier proposes to take up tha work where ic was hit off before the dissolation. He intends to immediately make appointments to the Legislative Council. The Session, which is expscted to be short, will be chiefly devoted to financial questions. j A NSW STEAM SERVICE. i Information has been received that the Tahiti Government have voted a snm of | LSOOO as a subsidy to a steam service between San Francisco, Tahiti, Noumea, aad Sydney by the Messageriea line of steamers. Tha matter, however, requires to be- ratified by the Home authorities. ' A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. News has been received of a sensational tragedy at Paita, New Caledonia. ... A-convict named Piorcourt, employed on Madame Fricottc's station, having been ducharged for aoine offence, procured some dynamUe cartiidges aud placed them in the. lady's lied when she was asleep. Her body was blown to fragments, and her daughter, seven years old, was aerionsly injured. Piercourfc afterwards committed srucide by blowing his own head to pieces with another cartridge.

EXTERMINATING BABBITS. Brisbane, July 30. Tho Government bacteriologist hag discovered that a number of fowls in Brisbane are dying- of chicken cholera. Tho discovery is considered important, as it removes one of. tbe cbief objf cfcious to the late Intercolonial Rabbit Commission of tbe diiEemination of chicken cholera microbes for the purpose of rabbit extermination. Ths Government are hiving a report made on tha • discovery -with the view of the possible employment of the dise&Ee to prevent the spread of rabbits in the colony.