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

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8174, 4 May 1895, Page 2

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

Received May 4, at 1 15 a.m. Sydney, May 3, Sailed, to-day— Hauroto, for Auckland. H.M.S. Uingarooma sails for Auckland on Sunday. Tho court-martial on Paymaster Coulton, charged with embezzlement, has commenced, and was adjourned till Monday. In tho equity Bitit, to test the validity of the payment of members of the Legislature, the Judge- considered it would bo hotter to have argument taken before the full Court, and with the permission of both parties dis* missed the caso pro forma in order to permil of appeal. Tho caso against the Commercial Bank of Australia to recover possession of a cheque for L 2700 and a deposit receipt for L7OOO has been settled, both parties paying their own costs. The terms of the settlement) have not boen allowed to transpire.

Melbourne, May 3. Arrived— Star of England, from London. Later patticuhna of the Dooley tragedy show that Mra Dooley was a hard working woman. Her husband illreated her, and fearing that her life was in danger sho obtained a warrant tor his arrest, and it was the intention of the pohco to executo it this morning. Dooley, however, broko into the housp with an axe before daylight, and afteu gashing his wife with the axe took her by the hair and out her throat. Six children huddled together in bed wore helpless witnesses of the tragedy. Dooloy theu wont to Ins mother-in-law's room, and dealt her a fearful blow with tho axe, and afterwards nearly severed her head from hor body with * razor. Ho then looted tho houso, and took all the money ho could find. On going out* sido he mot Healo, a lodger in tho house t who was runniug for police amisUuco. Dooley struok him a terrino blow with tht axe, fraoturiog hli skull, but there »ro no* ■ome hopw of hU recovery.

London, May 3. la hi< Budgib ipeeoh Sir W, V, Har« oourt raiiited the tuggeittd granti to agrN oulturlit*, and wtrnoa tho Homo thtt thf oouatry would not long bo Able to afford thi pr«HDt iuore*Md expenditure! Th« limit of toUrablo taxation had nearly beeq rwohiJi Id aonoluilon, h« »14 that it

Wm perhaps the fast occasion he would bo In » position to utter warning to tho Houso. The concluding portion of his speech has given rise to much comment, and the meaning of the laat atatemenb is keenly discussed. A report is mentioned by tho Times, and credited in well informed circles, that Lord Rosebfry retires forthwith. The probat* estate and succession duty yielded nearly a million more than was obtained under the old system. Great Britain will accept the guarantee of Fan Salvador to pay the indemnity due by Nicaragua within a iortniqbb if th? latter confirm! tho payment Capetown, May 3. The Government proposes toanncx licchuanaland. ,