CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10443, 20 August 1895, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. . Special—By Telegraph—Copyright. HOME DEFENCE. ' London, Auguat 18. The War Office has issued a circular to the London municipal bodies asking, ia the event of war, if the hospitals conld be made available a,nd form pare of the necessary plan, for mobilising an army corps for home defence. - COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. Other papers confirm the Telegraph's semi-official statement respecting Viscount WoLseley's apoointmenfc as Commander-in-Chief.' A MONETARY CONFERENCE. A committee of members of the House of Commons, including Lord Lome, has been formed to bring abont a monetary conference of the world. RESIGNING DIRECTORSHIPS. Mr'Balfour, replying to a question in the House .of- Commons, said Ministers,' immediately they were appointed, resigned 60 directorships and trusteeships. The resignations of other positions would follow. THE LONDONDERRY MINE. . The direcfcors of the Londonderry Company deny selling shares previous to the cable about the state of the mine being published. I • Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. CHESS CHAMPIONS. London, Augnst 19. Pittsbui'y and Tohigorin are at present leading in the chess tourney %? points ! eacb. La3ker and Bartleben are next with I 7£ points. 1 VISCOUNT WOLSELEY. ! The Times says the Dake cf Cambridge retires, ia* November, when Viscount Wol-, eeley will be appointed Commander-in-Chief for five years. BIMETALLISM. The Cobden Club declined to express sympathy with bimetallism, fearing the subject might cause dimension amongst members. • JYEJE -AMMUNITION SUPPLY. Mr Campbell-Bahnerman, late Minister for War, in a letter to'fche Daily News, asserts thafc he supplied 70 per ' cent, more small arms ammunition than experts considered necessary.