TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 71, 21 September 1893, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright ITALY SAVING A WAR CHEST. AUSTRALIAN BANKS AMALGAMATING. THE SILVER QUESTION. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Rome, September 20. There is an impression that the Italian Government, through the medium of the National Bank, is amassing a reserve of gold in order to form a war chest. London, September 20. At a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Mr Kelti directed attention to the subject of the Antartic explorations, and referred to the prospect of whalers undertaking the work if a bonus were offered. Mr W Redmond sails for Australia in the Oriziba on private business. Bannerman has decided to take part in an American tour, but Turner returns in the Oriziba. The Duke of Westminster is loading on account of the N.Z. Shipping Coy., for Port Chalmers and northern ports. She sails about October 20th. It is officially announced Sir Henry Norman, Governor of Queensland, has withdrawn his acceptance of the viceroyship of India. Financial Times comments favorably on the rumour that it is intended to amalgamate the Bank of Victoria and the National Bank of Australia and the City of Melbourne Bank and the Colonial Bank of Australasia. Washington, September 20. In response to an appeal from Senator Vorher and his supporters, to expedite the discussion on his Bill increasing the circulation of the National banks to the full amount of the bonds deposited, Senator Dukois, of Idaho, declared that those interested in silver would resort to every expedient to oppose the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act.