YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Southland Times, Issue 13059, 6 November 1894, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

British and Foreign LONDON, Nov. 4. Obituary—Mr John Walters, principal proprietor of The Times. The French papers state that an expedition to Madagascar is inevitable. The Government asks for a credit on that account of 30,000,000 francs. The Waziiis attacked the Punjaub frontier but the delimitation party in the North Shin country, under military escort, repulsed them, inflicting heavy loss. Sir Wm. MacGregor, Commissioner of New Guinea, has urged on the authorities the necessity for early survey of the northeast coast of New Guinea. The Marquis of Ripon is considering the matter. The Statist publishes a contributed article on the depression in the colonies, in which the writer contends that it is but temporary, and will nob check their growth. He expests to see a rapid increase of their population in the early future. They offer, he says, a strong temptation to an enemy, unless the Imperial defences are organised and the control of the ocean secured. Tallow—Medium mutton, 23s 9d per cwt; mediam beef, 235. The English wheat market is strong in tone, but prices are unchanged ; the Continental is changing a little for the better, and the American is tending upwards. An Adelaide cargo has been sold at -23 s per quarter. Nine thousand quarters of Victorian (October shipment) has been sold at 245. Owing to the mild weather there are plentiful supplies of all kinds of butter. The committee has not altered the prices. Silver is quoted at 2s 5d and threesixteenths of a penny per oz. The German Reichstag advocates naval expansion. It proposes to build an entire .fleet of swift ironclads and cruisers owing to the lessons derived from the Chinese war. Tho Queen has. promised to receive the delegates from Swaziland who are appealing for a British protectorate. - It is expected that the action against the old N.Z. Loan Company directors will be allowed to drop. An official statement has been published that, addressing the Czarina, the Czar’s last words were : —“ I feel the end approaches. Becalm. lam quite prepared.” Then he closed his eyes and commended his soul to God. The Emperor of Germany has appointed the Grand Duke Nicholas Chief of the Alexander Guards Regiment and directed the German army to testify their sorrow at the death of the Czar. The accession service in St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg, was a brilliant affair. The entire assembly knelt and vowed allegiance to the new Emperor. The aristocrats believe that Czar Nicholas is likely to effect startling social and political reforms, partially yielding to popular demands. His peaceful manifesto has satisfied Europe and prevented falls on the continental bourses.

In the Court Circular the Queen says that the Russian and British Imperial family are allied by so many ties that she extends to the former her warm sympathy in their affliction.

Tae Grand Duke Nicholas observes in the course of his manifesto : “ Alay the people never forget that the strength of Russia lies in being united, with unbounded devotion to the throne.” He concludes with the remark that he will remember the legacy left him by his father.

The people of St. Petersburg are feting the accession of the Grand Duke Nicholas, and public mourning for the death of the Czar is postponed till Saturday. Paris is in mourning. A Chinese loan of L 1,600,000 will be issued on Tuesday. The Chinese legation has received no confirmation of the capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese, and tho report is doubted.