CABLE NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1741, 22 May 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

81-METALLISM Berlin, May 17. Prince liohonlohe states that when answers have been received from all Governments, Germany will arrange for an international exchange of views on bi-metallism. . Melbourne, May 18.

The Argus, in referring to the persistent insistence of the Agent-General of South Australia for colonial representation on the monetary conference, says that if by any fluke South Australia is allowed to send a silver delegate Victoria, Queensland, and New Zealand will have to send gold delegates, as those colonies cannot permit their exceedingly large gold interests to be ignored for the want of proper advocacy. The paper adds that the peculiarity of South Australia’s action is that that colony produces no silver and scarcely any gold, and further, England cannot allow the colonies to modify her policy with regard to her own monetary standard. No doubt, says the Argus, she would assent to any colony choosing a standard for itself, and would not pretend in the slightest degree to interfere with its liberty of action, but she- would claim the same liberty for herself.

THE WAR INDEMNITY TO JAPAN

OFFER OF AN AMERICAN SYNDICATE

Shanghai, May 18.

China objects to European control of the Customs revenue as security for the loan.? ;/* '' ...

France, Germany, and Russia oppose the proposals of an American syndicate that the latter should advance the amount of the indemnity demanded by Japan from China in return for certain railway concessions in China. ! ■

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON

DAMAGES ,£200,000

( London, May 17. : By a fire which broke out in a leather warehouse in Bermondsey, b uildidgs extending over two - acres, were destroyed.' The estimated damage is £200,000. Many of the inhabitants of cottages only effected their escape in their night dresses.

TICHBOURNE CASE.

THE *ORIGINAL’ CLAIMANT TELLS

HIS LIFE STORY London, May 18

Arthur Orton confesses that at the age of 14 he was apprenticed to the sea, and went to Valparaiso in the brig Ocean, from which he deserted and visited Santiago and San- Francisco, returning to England in 1851. He sailed for Hobart in November, 1852, in charge of d number of ponies consigned to a Mr Chapman of Hobart. He worked for a'butcher named Knight, of Hobart, "in 1855, and in the same year accepted employment under John Johnson, of- Newburn Park, Gippsland, Victoria. He remained in the latter situation for 12 months, and then was employed by William Foster, of Boisdale station. Ho was for four years manager of the Dargo station, and was ’for a : long period at Reedy Creek diggings. He also enumerates several other places where ho was employed in Victoria and Now South Wales.

A TOWN BURNT DOWN

St Petersburg, May 18. The. town of Brestoloux has been destroyed by fire. The population were in bed at the time of the origin, and thirty lives were lost. ■

VAN DIEM AN’S LAND BANK

Hobart, May 18. The Treasurer, intends enforcing the payment of £BO,OOO of Government funds locked up in the Van Dieman’s Land Bank. When the Bank collapsed the Government arranged to allow their claims conditionally to stand;,.over, but the .Treasurer now says, the Trustee failed to fulfill the agreement, and it is necessary, to enforce payment. The Bank protests, and the matter is being referred to the Law Department.

WORK FOR'THE UNEMPLOYED

Melbourne, May 18.

The Government have authorised the expenditure of £91,000 for regrading railways and improving stations, and erection of new works in different localities in' order to provide work for a large number of unemployed., . V

ARRIVAL OF A TROOPSHIP

* . Sydney, May 20 The troopship Tyne, with relief crews for H.M. ships Dart and Mildura, has arrived.

TWO KANAKAS EXECUTED

- Brisbane, May 20 The two Kanakas sentenced to death for the murder of a white man at Bundaberg, were executed in Brisbane gaol to-day.' ‘ln each instance .death was instantaneous.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS

Melbourne, May 20. The railway revenue for ten months of the financial year shows a decrease of £132,000 as compared with the same period of last year.

SPURIOUS DIPLOMAS

. Melbourne, May 20. The Government has received information that spurious diplomas are being circulated, purporting to be issued by the High School of Engineering, affiliated to Ghent University. J