NEWS BY CABLE

Southland Times, Issue 13286, 13 August 1895, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

British and Foreign

United Press Association—By Electbio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Aug. 10. Six of the crew of the Prince Oscar were drowned ; the others were picked up by the ship Capao after being three days in a boat. The Goodless (Goodies ?), which is believed to have been the steamer that collided with tho Prince Oscar, had a crew of between thirty and forty, all of whom were drowned. Aug. 11. The strength of parties in the new House is :as follows : — Conservatives, 399 ; Unionists, 72; Liberals, 177 ; Anti-Parnel-lites, 70 ; Parnellites, 12. The yacht Sholde won the Australia ■Cup at Cowes, with the Caress second. Lord Lonsdale’s Verona won the German Emperor’s cup. Tho Prince of Wales’ Britannia won the Meteor Shield. The proposals of the Indian Government for the occupation of ChitraL have been sanctioned by the Imperial authorities. The British will ‘garrison the country between Chitral and Kiladarouh, and also station a garrison at Chackdara. The Panjkora route will be kept open for postal and relief purposes. The English wheat market is steady, the Continental firm, and the American declining. Tallow—Of 800 casks submitted to auction 600 were sold. Medium mutton brought 21s 6d per cwt; medium beef, 203 3d. Sheepskins show a general advance of a farthing to three-eighths for good short wools. Australian butter—Bss to 90s per cwt. A portion of the Echuca’s shipment of Australian cattle has been sold at s|d per A report from Sofia states that Tewfik Escheff, who is suspected of complicity in the murder of ex-Premier Stamboloff, has been liberated. Britain requires 24,000,000 quarters of wheat before September, 1896, which is twice the quantity America will be able to export to all countries. Shares in the Australian Smelting Company have been allotted. British imports and exports for the six months have exceeded those of 1894 by 10 per cent. Mr Mitchell states that it is not expected that shareholders in Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. will obtain above three per cent profit for some years. He trusted that the revival of confidence would prevent the necessity for further reducing the capital. General Booth has sailed for Africa and Australia. Belgium has authorised the importation of live sheep to be slaughtered at Antwerp for export. Received 13th, 10.15 p.m. Steinitz is leading in the chess tournament with 4£ pointe; Birdleben and Tchigorin next, with four points. The contests continue throughout August. A tragedy is reported from Masefield (Macclesfield?) where a widow named Reynolds,with her two sons and a grandson, were murdered by one Wright, a lodger. The woman was horribly mutilated. Wright attempted to commit suicide after setting fire to the cottage. So far no motive is known for the crime. The Queen’s speech on Thursday is expected to bo formal, containing neither promises of legislation nor disclosures of the Government’s policy. Received 13th, 0.40 a.m. The s.s. Tekoa has arrived from New Zealand with her sheep in good condition; only one was lost. Tho United St ’.tes Government is sending a warship to Syria to inquire into an attack on an American college in Tarsus. One of Kuchcng murderers confesses to cutting off tho head and limbs of Mrs Stewart, who in her frenzy fought until literally hacked to pieces. Australian SYDNEY, Aug. 12. As a consequence of statements published about the rigorous treatment of youthful prisoners the Government have obtained a report from their medical adviser, Professor Anderson Stuart, on the subject. The professor says that the evidence on the whole is in favour of the present system. There is certainly no immediate need for alteration Thjie is net sufficient reason to consider it injurious to the health and development of prisoners. The Government propose to carry out the suggestion in Professor Stuart’s report, that in order to set the matter at rest, the weight of prisoners should be taken during the next six months. Received 13th, 0.40 a.m. A melancholy double suicide has occurred near Condobolin. A married woman, aged 19, hanged herself, and her husband, on learning of his wife’s suicide, utilised the same rope and killed himself. The affair took place during the temporary absence of their relatives. MELBOURNE, Aug. 12. Received 13th, 0.40 a.m. A sensational discovery has been made in the Port Melbourne lagoon, the body of a two-year-old boy named Williams being found with a stone tied to his neck. ADELAIDE, Aug. 12. The lumper difficulty has been settled. Both sides make mutual concessions, and vessels will be loaded as usual on Saturdays.