Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 94, 28 January 1893, Page 3

Cable Brevities

A Joint Commission to settle the de« limitation of the Pamir Plateau is being arranged by England *nd Russia. Mr Wilson, in the Investor's Keview, has powerful article on ' Spendthrift New South Wales:' He asserts the greatest care will be needed for ten jears to prevent bankruptcy. The million loan recently raised locally was a ridiculous fiasco He sees no indication that the colony intends to retrench vigorously like New Zealand, and fore tells repudiation. One of the Loughmans, an ex-clergy-man of the Anglican Church, at Home admits receiving Lso,'joo from the late Mr H. Morley. He bought nn estate for himself and give his brothers the interest upon LIO.OOO. The balance was invested in the work of the Plymouth Brethren Some extraordinary developments are anticipated when the Brisbane Supreme Court resumes after the vacation, as it is believed that Sir Samuel Griffith, who re cently aoceped the Chief Justiceship, will not ascend the Bench. The press has scathingly attacked him for his action in appointing Mr JNelson as ActingPremier daring his absence at a sitting of the Federal Council, and also for acting as counsel for the Crown in an important arbitration case, from which the members* of the Bar engaged were drawing fees of a maguitude hitherto unknown in the colony. By an explosion of fire-damp in a colliery at Teplitz (Austria), 17 miners were killed. Thirty of those injured were rescued, but it is feared at least 80 have lost their lives. The relatives of those employed in the mine are frantic with excitement, and menaced the authorities. Gendarmes have been reinforced in fear of a riot. The London Labour Department established by the Government inteods to issue a newspaper giving information upon the state of trade, strikers, and friendly societies' affairs.