IN OTHER LANDS.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 230, 29 December 1893, Page 5

IN OTHER LANDS.

A number of claims at Coolgardie Goldfield, Western Australia, have been aband-

oned for want of water. Fabulously rich stone has been struck in Bayley’s south mine. At Bayley’s Reward mine, 1,2000 z. gold were taken out in 10 hours last week.

Thirty native prisoners have escaped from Wyndham Goal, Western Australia, and the police are in hot pursuit. Many of the escapees are of a desperate character. Riaz Pasha, the Premier, and other members of the Egyptian Ministry, support the Legislative Council in its proposal to economise by refusing to pa.;,’ the cost of British occupation, and by abolishing the offices for suppressing slavery and for improved command of prisons. The Moslem press has also adopted a hostile attitude. The Hon. Mclntyre, Victorian Minister of Lands who returned hy the Wairarapa from Auckland,in the course of an interview, stated that any apprehension he had had of the success of the Victorian village settlements was considerably abated after observing the working oi the system in New Zealand. As regards the frozen meat trade, he considered that Victoria was as as suitably situated as New Zealand for the developement of the trade. The importance of the subject was so great that Victoria should not delay in entering upon the trade already commenced. A vessel has arrived from the Gilbert Group, with the news that no rain has fallen for three years. She was unable to ob • tain a cargo and the natives are suffering great privations. The Egyptian Cabinet has declined to approve ef the Legislative Council’s proposals with regard to discontinuing votes for the maintenance of the British occupation, as a measure of economy. Dredge No. 404, bound for New Zealand, has put into Thursday Island. Ten of the crew are very ill of Java fever, and having only three flags aboard, Captain Robertson was unable to signal for assistanca. As the men showed no signs of improving, he was compelled to send a boat ashore there and repart the matter. The vessel has been quarantined, and the men will be landed if they do not improve. Mr Cecil Rhodes telegraphs that the Matabelese are entirely subjugated and King Loh.engula has fled without the intention of returning-.