CABLE NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1773, 25 September 1895, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

, VILLAGE SETTLEMENT Adelaide, September 21. A Bill has been introduced in the Legislative Assembly to. increase the advance to village settlers from £SO to £IOO, and give the Commissioner of Lands the power of veto in certain important matters over the decision of the villagers and their boards of trustees. The latter is found necessary owing to the absence of a spirit of friendly , co-operation amongst the villagers.

SPEECH BY PEEMIEB EEID SynNEY, September 22. The Premier, speaking at Burwood, said that if the Legislative Council were willing, he was prepared to -sub mit the question of the power of the two Chambers to'the Privy Council. With reference to the rumours that the Government were not unlikely to temporise or abandon the land and income tax exemptions, he said that he intended to stick to them.

BEOKEN HILL PEOPEIETOEY Sydney, September 22 The Broken Hill Proprietary mine has just declared its one hundreth dividend. Since the inception of the company upwards of £6,368,000 have been distributed among the shareholders.

THE KUCHENG OUTEAGE Brisbane, September 21. News by the China steamer states that Chinese prisoners have been subjected by the authorities to revolting tortures; and, as a result of the confessions which were wrung fr.on them, six of the actual murderers of the women arid children at Kucheng, were convicted.

ENTHUSIASM CHECKED ' ; Paris, Sept. 20. While returning from the Military Review the populace made an attempt to unharness the horses attached to General Dragorriiroff’s carriage with the intention of drrigging it themselves, but wore prevented by his military escort.. '