CABLE NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1710, 30 January 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

... LORD BE ASSET. : _ London, January 26. The statement that Lord Brassey intended to decline the Governorship of Victoria owing to the reduced salary is denied. ■ London, January 26. Lord Brassey sails for Melbourne in his yacht Sunbeam, and takes with Mm a smaller racing yacht Dragon. He also intends to take a number of. good horses to the colony, especially hunters, and hopes to take a proxninent part in such sports. MORE FINDS AT COOLGARDIE. : ALLUVIAL GOLD STRUCK. - Perth, This DayFine stone has been struck in Bailey’s Reward mine at Coolgardie while prospecting in the Worth main shaft. ( . Alluvial gold has also been found in Bailey’s Island, being discovered in a kind of cement/ under some seven feet of difficult stripping. HEAVY FLOODS AT BRISBANE. Brisbane, This Day. Heavy rain fell the last two days, and eight and a half inehe.3 was registered. All the lower portions of Brisbane and' the suburbs are submerged. The river is in high flood and ■is still rising. Tho people are removing goods from the wharves. Rain ■eased to-night, but the weather is still threatening. REWARD FOR HONESTY IN A JUDGE , London, January 26. The Jjaw Journal asserts that the Lord High Chancellor proposes to replace Sir Roland V. Williams by Sir Robert Romer in matters of winding up companies, owing to the fearless conduct of Sir Roland Williams towards the directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile company, SHOOTING RECORD. Wellington, Mom’ayr In the match for trophies, fired f?/the Wellington Guards Saturday, A. Ballinger put on the splendid score of 99 out of a possible 105, at. 300, 500, and 600yds„ seven shots at each range. This is claimed to be the record for. the , distance, hind is only two points behind the world’s record of 101 made .a few weeks ago by Major Umphelly in Australia, Ballinger’s hits were ; 300yds, 4554554, 32 • 500yds, 5555555 35; 600yds, 5535554, 32. ’ •

THE OPPOSITION AND THE GOVERNMENT.

Wellington, Mol day. The Post states that a movefile nt 'is on foot amongst Opposition men.be-s of the Home to appoint -a delegat ?' to go round the -country reply to Ministerial speeches, find a fund if? being raissd for this purpose.