CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2942, 5 July 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Meluoubne, July 8.

A man, who lias not been identified, was found to-day brutally murdered at Elmore, Bendigo. Hobam, July 1.

. The Assembly last night adopted duties of Is on wheaten flour per lOOlbs, and lOd on bran per lOOlbs, on wooden doors, 20 per cent., and on cement 9d per cwt. Adelaide, July 8. It is expected that tho work of repairing the cables will not be accomplished without difficulty, owing to the groat depth of water on the cable route. ' It is thought that the British India steamer Clonclurry, duo at Thursday Island on Sunday, may bring cablegrams from Banjoowangi. The blacks are again very troublesome in the northern Territory, it is reported that several murders have rocontly beou committed by them. Sydney, July 4. The Now South Wales revenuo returns for tho twelve months ending 30th June show an increase of £726,000 on tho preceding twolve months. ' Sydney, July 3. ' Owing to the interruption of the cables, the captain of tho Alameda has been uuable to obtain a reply from Messrs Spreckless as to what action he should take with reference to the request of the Maritime Labour Union that all non-unionists and Chinese on board tho steamer should bedisoharged before the Union will agree to work the ship. Under the circumstances the captain offered, if he were allowed to depart, he would undertake not to return with the Cbiuese portion of his crew; - The Union, however, will not agree to this; aiid insist on those to whom they object being discharged n0w.... ; . '■