LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.
CABLE TELEGRAMS. London, January 2nd. The Cuban, insurrection is still proceeding vigorously.
January 4th, There is a rise in the price of iron wire of £1 per ton. Trade is good. Mr. Lowe proposes a reduction of the Income Tax. The revenue shows a surplus of 5| millions over the expenditure. The late appointments by the German Cabinet indicate a strong military policy. The annexation of the Sandwich Islands to the United States is considered probable.
Sir Benjamin C. C. Pine, Governor of the Leeward Islands, is to be the new Governor of South Australia.
On the evening of the 24th November, Captain Gray, of the s. s. Great Britain, retired to his cabin. The next morning he was missing, and the stern windows of Ills cabin were found wide open. Strict enquiry has been made, but nothing transpired to throw any light upon the mystery. Ni?w York, January 2nd. President - Grant, 'acknowledges the sovereignty of Cakobau of Fiji. Bejrlin, January 2nd. ;
Couut Von Iloonis the newly appointed Prussian Premier, and Kaineke succeeds liim as Minister of War.
London, January 2nd. The excitement in Berlin with respect to the Papal allocution continues. It is probable that the German Charge d'Affaires will return to I?ome. Diplomatic relations between Germany and the Pope remain unsuspended. : [Russia and England have exchanged their views relative to the military operations in Central Asia. Hussia frankly, communicated her plans, and invited English officers to accompany the expedition.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 203, 17 January 1873, Page 5
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244LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 203, 17 January 1873, Page 5
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