Various Cabled Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3542, 4 July 1905, Page 2

Various Cabled Items.

- ——- MINOR MATTERS.

The Cape Frontier police report# that Madngo killed one hundred the German troopsThe bye-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Richardi,, M.P. for Finsbury, resulted m tae return of Mr J. A. Baker, Radicaf, who polled 2320t0 1500 polled by Mr Coheo, Unionist. , , , At the Queensland dinner m London, Sir Horace Tozor, who presided, said they had a ,*? settlement of the land which would destroy the abstract and impractical ideas of the Socialists. Before the New South Wales Lana Commission the manager of Edol * Company gave evidence that he paid Willis £6OOO for arranging certain leases. The Commission adjourned sine die. Tha Commissioner intimated he would probably ask for fin sion of powers to inquire into tne question of land exchange. - Speaking at the Sydney Sheep Show# the Minister for Agriculture stated h# believed the coming wool clip v/ould be one of the best in the history of the State.. He estimated that forty million sheep would be shorn, yielding six if 1 seven and a half pounds per sheep. During the wool year 575,266 bales were shipped—llß,ooo aboye last year. The revenue returns for the year show £600,000 aboVe last year, leaving a surplus of £187,000. After paying £300,000 off the public debt, the balance returned frofn the Common* wealth is decrease oil £154,000. The 1 revenue in Victoria is £100,600 above, last year and the balance from the Common*, wealth, £3,017,000—an increase oil: £14,000.