CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11505, 18 August 1899, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

JBJJITISH AND FOKEIGN.

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SERVICES IN SAMOA.

LONDON, August 16.

Mr Maxse, British consul ( at Samoa, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael at St. George in recognition of his services.

WHERE THREE EMPERORS MEET.

(Received August 18, at 0.35 a.m.) The Daily Telegraph states that, the Em-

pcrors of Russia, Austria, and Germc met at Skierniwice, in Russian Poland, October.

A WARNING.

PARIS, August 16.

Victor Napoleon has,, warned the plebiscitary committees of Paris to be on the alert during the present crisis.

OBITUARY. BERLIN, August 17. (Received August 18, at 0.35 a.m.)

Professor Bunsen, the famous German chemist; retat 88.

[Professor Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunscn, M.D., chemist, was born on March 13, 1811, at Gottingen, where his father was professor of Occidental literature; studied in the university the physical and natural sciences, and completed his education at Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. Having at Gottingen in 1833 taken his degrees for teaching chemistry, he succeeded "Wohler thrce_ years later as professor of this science iff the Polytechnic Institution at Cassel. After holding a number of professorships he declined a call to Berlin, which he received at the same time ts Professor Kirchhoff, with .whom he *is the founder of Stellar chemistry. He has made niuny important discoveries, and the charcoal pile which bears his name is in very extensive use. From the spectrum analysis down to the simplest manipulation of practical chemistry, his numerous discoveries have rendered the most distinguished services to science. In January, 1883, he was appointed one of the eight Foreign Associates of the Paris Academy of Sciences/]

INTERCOLONIAL.

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THE EDINA-EXCELSIOR COLLISION.

MELBOURNE, August 17. The Marine Court of Inquiry found that both the captains were responsible for the Hdina-Exeelsior collision, in that they did not observe all the necessary regulations in regard to speed in a fog, otherwise they had done all that was possible. The matter has been referred back to the Marine Board.

ACQUITTED OF MURDER.

(Received August 18, at 1.10 a.m.) The girl Butler has been acquitted on the charge of the murder of her father owing to insufficient evidence.

VICTORIAN POLITICS.

The Premier during the recess intends to recast the distribution of seats, making single electorates, and also to arrange machinery for the Federal elections. He intends to hold a special session in March to deal with the matters.

A Melbourne cable states that the racehorse The Officer has been sold to go to New Zealand for stud purposes.

SHIPMENT OF GOLD,

SYDNEY, August 17. One hundred and fifty thousand sovereigns have been shipped to Capetown.

THE FUTURE OF NEW GUINEA.

Mr Reid ((Premier of New South Wales), Mr Dickson (Premier of. Queensland), and Lieutenant-Governor Le. Hunte (of . New Guinea) have conferred,, and agreed upon certain proposals respecting the future administration of New Guinea. The latter has left for Melbourne to submit/the results of the conference to Premier Turner.