Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, 15 June 1893, Page 2

Cable Brevities

Mr and Mrs Ilaubner, while asceniU ing the Buckstrin in tbe Tyrol, fell down a cliff a distance of 900 feet, and were killed. The pair had only been re* cently married, and were spending their honeymoon in Switzerland. The bodies hare not been reoorered. Owing to a blunder on the part ot the Treasury Officials, tbe excise duties of Ireland have been over estimated by £365,000. The cholera has broken out at Sarator, in Russia, and tbe death rate from the epidemic in Central and Southern France is increasing. Replying to a question in the Houses of Commons, Sir W. V. Harceurt, Chan* cellor of the Exchequer, stated that foreign and colonial dividends were, liable to be taxed when thej arrived, and therefore 7d income tax would be deducted from the dividends for the half year ending June 1. M. de Oiers has resumed office as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Sum sian Ministry. The Irish Party, by a majority of six, rescinded a vote which Mr Sexton regarded as an indication of censure on himself. In consequence of this reversal, Mr Sexton has agreed to withdraw his resignation of the Kerry North teat in the House of Commons. The Prince of Wales' yactb Bnttania won the cup presented for competition by the Commodore of the Boyal Cinque Ports Yacth Club, defeating the Valkyrie. The French Estimates include a vote for the- construction of 32 new warships. The passengers by the R.M.S. tiiuiaa laya were landed in Australia in 23 days from the date of their embarkation.

Mr John Cobbe has imported, per Ruahine, 21 men's and youth's fani6ua •' Aquara Vinco" Macintoshes ; ilso, «<.- Indramayo, 26 men's "Tropical Odourless Macintoshes-all eewn Beams and guaranteed quality.