NEWS BY CABLE.

Southland Times, Issue 14099, 12 July 1898, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

< British and Foreign HOUNDING DOWN ZOLA. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST ITALIAN DEPUTIES. THE DOUBLE INCOME TAX QUESTION. WOOL AND MUTTON MARKETS. CHINA COMING INTO LINE. FESTIVE BURGLARS. THE “MAILED FIST” AT SAMOA: SINGULAR ALLEGATION. RUSSIA NOT SO BUMPTIOUS. CAPE ELECTIONS AND BRITISH SUPREMACY. CHILI AGAIN BANKRUPT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Julx 10. M. Zola, was fined SOOOlranes for publishing libels upon ths handwriting exports who gave evidence in connection with the Dreyfus case. The Italian Chamber of Deputies, by a large majority, hai authorised the prosecution of four of its members for complicity in the recent revolutionary disorders in Milan. The deputies implicated are Signors Peresh, De Andries, Tarate and Morgari. The Council of the Colonial Institute hat urged Sir JI. Hicks-Beach to reconsider the question of double income tax paid by colonists residing in England. It has abo requested him to communicate with the colonial governments with a view of ascertaining whether payment of the double tax was causing the withdrawal o ; English capital from the colonies. Sir M. HicksLeach declined to reopen the question. Up to date the number of bales catalogued for the present wool sales is 139,000, of which 129,000 have been sold. Faulty sorts are slow of sale; better classes brought extrema prices. Frozen mutton—New Zealand crossbred wether and maiden ewe: Canterbury, 3Jd per lb ; Dunedin and Southland, 3j,d ; North Island, Lamb—Prime Canterbury, 4.td ; fair average Dunedin, Southland, Wellington, and second Canterbury, 4 5-16 d. River Plate crossbred or merino wether—heavy and light, 2yd. The Chinese Government is establishing a patents office. It has also given authority for building a university. July 11. Received 11 th, 1 a.m. A Reuter’s despatch says that on Russia learning that the northern ia ! lway remains under the control of China she withdraws her opposition to the Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank granting a loin for the purpose ; she also abuidous the idea of occupying the 111 district. Sir G. Sprigg, in the course of an election speech, told ths electors that Capo Colony must decide whether it preferred the real to the shadowy British supremacy in South Africa ; his Government desi-es tho former. The Afrikander Bund is making tremendous efforts to defeat Rnodes and Birkley. The Chilian Congress has ordered a moratorium f >r a month to mitigate the financial ciisis in that country. The Black Flags have captured Mon Ming and Tien Pak. The 100 yards amateur swimming cham-pion-hip of Engbnd was won by Derbyshire in 60 4-sth secs, Lister second, Sellings (Sydney) third.