CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1895, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. Lord Brassey informed Lord Ripon that his interest in Victoria and his desire to serve the Colony would not be lessened by the reduction of the salary for the Governorship. This referred to the intimation that the amount would be reduced to £5000 (sinoe altered to £7000). The Orient Steamship Company has raised steerage rates to £15. The Times condemns the proposal to remove Sir Roland Vaughan Williams from the Bankruptcy D iviI sion of the High Court of Justice, where he has been dealing with matters affecting the winding up of public companies. It eulogises his fearless conduot towards direotors, and regards the proposal of the | Lord High Chancellor as scandalous. i The Daily Chronicle condemns the removal of Judge Williams as the most serious scandal in the annals of Briti.h justice thia oentury, and d Mnand . that he shall be instantly replaced. Other newspapers publish articles in a .initial' strain, Mr J. S. Hill, chairman of the Union Bank of AustraUa, speaking itt tho lulf-ycarly mooting, said the doo.oa.od prolit was duo to the xtvwivo cash balanco it had been fonnd necessary to keep in hand, and to the low pricos of produce. Thu di. no tors oxpectod tho call npon the Bank of Australia would fully meet thu Union Bank's claims.