LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8166, 22 April 1895, Page 2

LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

„ »W«1 April 21, at 6.15 p.m. Roct. Sydney, April 21. m. , , . -«*, Hnvoc for boring The protect again • t,, u h& won was m tho A J.O. Plate, wh. » 4 teodon dismissed. Uobbity straineu m^ O p while running in that race, and puu. very lame. At tho request of tho Government (ho Agent-Gonornl obtained t\ report from Ilouldor Bro?., tho well known shippers, who donl largely in tho live cattle trade of America, with a viow of developing the Australian trado in that dirootion. After giving details tho reports 6ays that Moulder Bros, aro of opinion thai tho boats now employed in the American trade aro not suitable for convoying cattle from Australia, and tho only way which it is possible to bring oattle at present from tho antipodes is on the decks of steamers regularly engaged in Australia. They consider, howeyer, if sufficient oattle

offor, that speoial boats might be built to bring a thousand head or over at a cost of L 7 por head,. Arrived — Steamer Aawanley, from LytteWon (Fcbru iry 20). Weddell Brothers, tho well-known produco importers, in their report on the buttor season, attribute the fall in prices in the enormous quantity imported from Denmark. Franco, Sweden, and Holland, und not from an over supply from tho Australasian colonies. They advocate shipping butter all the year round, and that to retain tho custom of the best bnyors tho supply must be continuous and regultr as to qmutity- Tho general opinion of experts is that the decline in pncos will continue, but the position is not without some hopeful features. A dominant factor of tho situation is the European hay crop, but at present It is too early to predict proßpecte. Canada is erecting many now cheese factories, therefore tho supply of thab article will be largely increased, and prospect of high prices is not very bright.

Rome, April 20. After tho visits of of Cardinal Vadchan and Lord Halifax (English Church Union), and othor ritualists to Rorao the Popo issued a long special pastoral to tho English people enjoining CUth olios to pray for the re-union of tho churches. Tho (Maputo in tho boot trade has been settled through tho oxortions of the Board o\ Trade, and work will be resumed at the ond of the month. Tho death is announcod of Georga Scharf, one of tho directors of the National Art Gallery, retat 75. Tho Quot nsland Government propose to it-sue a 3£ per cent loan of a million and a quarter on Thursday. The minimum is fixed at 97£, and six months' interest \a payable on Ist July. The successful floating of tho loan is assured. Iho marriage of tho Duke of Aosfca to tho princoss Helena, second daughter of the late Comte do Paris, takes place ab Twickenham on June 8.

1 Calcutta, April 20. The third brigade cro3ied the Jarabatai Pass, and expoct to relievo Chitral on Saturday next.

Shanghai, April 20. It is reported that Li Hung Chang is in 1 a high etato of fever. A formidable plot to murder the King of Coroa has been crushed.

Capetown, April 20. ■ The Volksraad of the Orange Freo State has carried a moiion in favor of 1 conferring on. tho Transvaal relatiro ■ federal union laws.

k Received April 22, at 11 45 a.m. London, April 21. r Tho elpction for the Oxford seat in the House of Commons, occ-ißioned by tho I sudden death of General Sir O. T. Chea-» ■ ncy, resulted in the return of Viscount 1 Valontia, tho conservative candidate, I who defeated Dr Little, Liberal, by 602 1 votes. 1 The Queensland loan is already quoted '"■> at d nor cent premium.

[ Calcutta, April 20. i T lio passage by Jumbad has been tried > by tho troop", who safiered terrible ■ privations. Dir is three marches distant. > News has boen received that tho ' Chitral garrison was sorely pressed on the I Kith, tho enemy's mines being carried r within ten yards of the forts. General i Low has ordered Colonel Gatescre, on r reaching Dir, to advance with 500 men at • «11 lmards. Tho Highlanders are following with supplies. 1 It is reported that tho only pass lead* ing to Chitral is impassable for troops owing to snow. Colonel Kelly ia meeting with msny obstacles in bis march to tho relief of Clutr»l, consequently only alow progress is made. On tho 17th Chitral was sali to bo etill safe.

Shanghai, April 21. China is concluding a loan of 30 million marks in Germany at G per cent. A «oini-oflicial Prussian note states that Russia, far from approving of the treaty of peaco, especially the cession of Liotong, intends to act with the other IWora in tho iiiteresta of Europe, A Gorman noto confirms this view, and adds that Russia, France, and Germany will act conjointly in taking immediate action.

Nkwoastlk, April 21. After tho refusal of tha colliery mmagorn to take back tho miners in a body at Mmmi tho men decided to accepb tho offer to engage individually, and trill start work in tho morning.