CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11455, 21 June 1899, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH AIsD FOREIGN

Press . Association—;By_ Teiegraph-^Copyright,

A LIBERAL WIN. LONDON, June 20. (Received J.une 21, at'o.3s a.m.) In, the parliamentary by-election Mr Dc War, Liberal, succeeded Mr Cox (deceased) for Edinburgh South by a majority of 831. [At the general election JMr Cox -(Conservative) polled 4802 votes, and MrH,; W. Paul (Liberal) 4705.] CONSOLIDATION OF FROZEN MEAT INTERESTS. The Sydney meat exporters have arranged for a consolidation sale of frozen meat in London. The capital has been privately .subscribed to erect slaughtering works at Blacktown, near Sydney. They will be the .largest in Australia. A NEW FRENCH LINER. PARIS, June 19. The Messageries Maritimes Company are building a new steamer, the Pacifique, for the unsubventioned service between Sydney and Noumea. ' A COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.' BERLIN, June'lv). The Reichstag have .agreed to an extension of the commercial vivendi with Britain for one year. THE COLLIERY DISASTER IN NOVA SCOTIA. , NEW YORK, June-19. Though the mine which exploded in j Nova Scotia has been flooded it is still I burning fiercely, and it is feared that the i remainder of the entombed ' men have perished. DIVISION IN THE REPUBLICAN RANKS. WASHINGTON, June 19. Divisions exist amongst the Republican party over the question of the Philippines. Whitelaw Reid declares that M'Kinley's weakness is responsible for the muddled state.of affairs in the island- of Luzon.

INTERCOLONIAL.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright FLOATED OFF; ' ' MELBOURNE, June 20. The Dei-went, has been floated "off arid docked. The extent of damage has riot yet been'ascertained. , /.-... <" ADJUDGED'INSANE. Mrs Youngman, on trial for the-murder of her son, lias been judged insane. She is to be detained during the Governor's pleasure. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. SYDNEY, June 20. (Received June 21, at 0.35 a.m.) Mr John Norton, editor' of Truth, has been elected a member of the Assembly for Northumberland, in succession to Mr Stevenson, deceased.

— Joseph H. Choate, America's now ambassador to England, says he owes his succors as a lawyer to the fact that he never neglected a case, no matter how unimportant it was. ■ . "ROYAL COLORS" TOBACCO.