NEWS BY CABLE.

Southland Times, Issue 14468, 6 October 1899, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

British and Foreign CHAMBERLAIN TAKES ONE' THING AT A TIME. A LITTLE TROUBLE ON THE RED SEA. STOCKS AND PRODUCE . MARKETS. AN INDISCREET YOUNG GOVERNOR. ADDING TO AUSTRALIA’S PASTORAL AREA. HOLDING TO PLURAL VOTING IN WEST AUSTRAIA. THE WAIKATO IN TOW. MORE GATTON SURMISES. ANOTHER INDISCREET GOVERNOR. LUCKY PROSPECTOR. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

LONDON, Oct. 4. Mr Chamberlain has assured Mr Henniker Heaton that in view of the fact that the special session of Parliament is to deal with the Transvaal question, it would be contrary to precedent to submit the Australian Commonwealth Bill to the House during that session. There will not be the slightest difficulty,, however, in passing it early in 1900, unless the bill raises questions of Imperial concern. An infantry force of 400 men from Aden and Bombay cavalry regiments has been sent to Berbera, on the Red Sea, where a local mollah or priest has declared himself the true Mahdi.

The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,895,000 quarters and for the Continent 1,280,000 quarters. Bank Shares—Bank of Australasia, L 63 15s; Bank of N.S.W., L4l 10s; Union Bank of Australia, L 33 10s; National Bank of New Zealand, L2 10s ; Bank of New Zealand 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, 102; N.Z.L. and M.A. Co.’s 4 per cent prior lien debentures, 93. Wool values showed a relapse, caused through some of the trade ceasing to operate. Business is now more active, the market being firm and buyers showing better spirit in regard to merinos. The following New Zealand clips have been sold: —Moa Flat, Tenamu, s§d. At the tallow sales 1300 casks were offered and 1125 sold. Mutton, fine, 29s ; medium, 27s 6d; beef, fine, 28s 3d, medium, 26s 6d. [Tbe N.Z. L. and M.A. Co. are in receipt of the following cable from their London office:—Wheat: Maiket steady; New Zealand has advanced Is per 4961 b since last report. Tallow—Markes strong; N.Z. fine mutton is worth 29s and good beef 27s 9d.] Silver, 2s 2-jd per oz. Latest-

LONDON, Oct. 5. Received 6th, 0.52 a.m. Consols, 103 l-16th. Spain has received payment for the Carolines from Germany. Obituary — Horatio Tennyson, brother of the late Poet Laureate. AustralianSYDNEY, Oct. 5. The Victorian Postmaster-General is in Sydney conferring with Mr Crick in reference to the Pacific and Cape cables.

A number of leading French residents have asked their Consul-General to protest energetically and. with indignation against Lord Beauchamp’s recent references to the Dreyfus case. BRISBANE, Oct. 5. The Assembly carried the Federal address to the Queen. MELBOURNE, Oct. 5.

An exploring expedition sent to the Leopold ranges district in Western Australia has discovered a wide stretch of splendid pastoral country with running streams. PERTH, Oct. 5.

In the Legislative Assembly a motion in favour of the abolition of plural voting was defeated.

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BRISBANE, Oct. 5. Received sth, 10.45 p.m.

At the Police Department enquiry further sensational evidence was given. A witness said he suspected a man employed by a local butcher of committing the Gatton murders, and mentioned his suspicions to the detectives, who told him to “ shut up” as the man was innocent. The witness saw 50 or 60 blood splashes on the man’s jumper, which could not be accounted for by carrying meat. Another witness said he saw the same man ab night, near the spot just prior to the murders. A constable, in evidence, accused the detectives of screening this man. MELBOURNE, Oct. 5. Received sth, 6.14 p.m. Cape Nelson lighthouse reports that the steamer Regina (sic), from Mauritius to Newcastle, signalled that she passed the steamer Asloun, with the s s. Waikato in tow. They expected to reach Fremantle on the 7th inst. HOBART, Oct. 5. Received Sth, 0 52 a.m. The Assembly adopted the report of a select committee in connection with

the Strahan Marine Board enquiry over which Captain Miles resigned. The debate is proceeding.

PERTH, Oct. 5 Received 6th, 0.52 am.

The Bank of New South Wales has commenced an action against the Governor and others in regard to L 5700 advanced on overdraft to the Australia Hotel, Limited, Coolgardie, the defendants being guarantors. The defence is that the bank negligently realised the security, and that assets worth L 15,000 were sold for L2OOO. Evidence showed a letter, written by the Governor, eulogising the undertaking being sent to England to assist the sale of the company’s shares. Prospector Simmons, who discovered a 168 oz nugget near Kurnalpie recently found a 109 oz one in the same district.