CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2792, 9 January 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, January 6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency have declared a dividend of 10 per cent., and a bonus oi 5 per cent., and have carried forward £15,000 to the reserve fund.

The Financial News states that the London and Westminster Bank has seoured the bulk of the Victorian loan at a fraction under £lO4, and that a group of speculators, having obtained a portion at a fraction over £lO4, are making a large profit out of the public. The oranges which arrived from Sydney by the P. and O. steamer Thames Have arrived in excellent condition,

Rio de Janiero, January 5.

The New .Zealand Shipping Company's R. M.S. Ruapehu left here today for Plymouth. All well.

Australian News,

Sydner, January 7. The Government only intend to pay one-fourth of the cost of the destruction of rabbits in future, instead of three-fourths as at present, but land owners will not be required to keep a specified number of yabbiters as beforeThe Daily Telegraph, in an article to-day, commends the honesty of New Zealand in insisting on a wide policy of retrenchment, and prophecies a rise in stock iu cousequence. The same paper further remarks that if the colonies will cease borrowing British capitalists will -send the money privately for investment—a fact which is evidenced by last year's transactions.

The New South Wales Government are requiring the immediate, retirement of all Civil servants over 60 years of age, except in special cases. Newcastle, January 7, The Seamen's Uniou here have voted L 350 as a contribution to the New Zealand Seamen's Union, to carry on opposition to the Northern Steamship Company of Auckland, which declines to employ any Union men. Oardinil Mo'ran will shortly make a visit to Rome,

TJje .notion laken by the police in destroying all stray dogs In consequence of the increase of hydrophobia, in Europe, lias caused many oomplaintg to be made, and the authorities have now issued instructions putting a stop to the wholesale destruction,

SKELETON POUND AT EKETA HUNA. .

Eketahuna, January 7. The police have found the skeleton pf a hurnim body about nine miles from here, Ihpre Vnq sjgn of clpt|)iqg aboqt the remains, which are supposed to bo those of Mr vVebber, formerly Chief Surveyor Hawkes Bay, and who mysteriously disappeared , about eighteen months ago.

The skeleton was discovered at a point on the Alfredton road known as the Peep o' Day, about nine miles' from Eketahuna, and the bones were very much scattered, covering two or three yards of space. There was no clothing, and the. skeleton ifeelf aud'a.

pair of boots are tile only means of identification, Steps have been taken to bring in the remains and an inquest will be held at the ,'Pahiatu'a Hotel. There is good reason to suppose the remains are Webber's, as he was last seen at Pahiatua, and then had the intention of examining the bush between thatplaee and Eketahuna. ~';.'■"'

MEN-OP-WAfiATWELLINGTON,

Wellington, January 9. H.M.S.'s Nelson,^Calliope, Eapid, and Diamond, arrived this morning from Auckland. .

SUDDEN DEATH.

Christohuboh, January 9.

Jessie Gray, a young lady staying at Macfarlane's station, Coldstream, was found dead in bed yesterday/,