Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 37, 13 September 1892, Page 2

Cable Brevities

» The London Economist asserts that the elasticity has gone out of the Vie* (orian tariff, and that it is extremely doubtful if the Colony can squeeze more taxation out ot the people. The representation of Juliet in •• Romeo and Juliet," in Brussels, by Miss Frances Saville, daughter of Madame Simonsen, was an enormous success and the prima donna received a great ovation. Madame Melba sent cordial congratulations. It is feared that the proposed reforms in the German Army, which will increase the cost by 150,000,0U0 marks (about £7,---500,000) will depress the Beriin Bourse. Importers in London warmly approve of the proposed appointment of an expert to examine and class New Zealand pro* duce. With regard to the London cablegram that the crew of the barque Windermer© bound from Glasgow to Premantie, had broken out in mutiny and murdered the captain, the yessel has now arrived at Premantie. It appears that th» captain died on the voyage and the fact was signalled to a passing Italian vessel; wliich, it is supposed, misread the signal. The House and Land Investment Trust wliich has suspended payment, is oon» nected with the London and General Bank (also suspended), of which Mr Jabez Spencer Balfour is chairman. The Daily Telegraph states that the House and Land Trust liability is 2£ million pounds, and that the tofal liabilities of the suspended companies, including the Liberator Permanent Building and In« vestment Society of the London and General BanK, amount to seven million pounds. These failures are severely felt throughout the United Kingdom. Tl\e Trades Union Congress sitting at Glasgow has resolved in favour of the Eight Hours Bill, but permitting trades to withdraw from its provisions when the local Unions demand it. The Congress expelled amid hisses the delegates frnm the Glaseow Harbour Labourers' Union who, it was alleged, had been systematic • scahbers.'