CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4476, 21 July 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign London, lDtbJuly. At Ihe court-martial in reference to the Naval Disaster, Staff-Commander T. H. Smith, of H.M.S. Victoria, deposed that Admiral Tryon admitted that tbo collision was entirely his own fault, Witness thought that the evolution required a distance of about 10 cables' lengths, Captain Bourko admitted that he ought to lmvo revoked the Victoria's screws without orders, and said he would have done so if Admiral Tryon had not been present, Staff-Commander Smith said Admiral Tryon's last words, just beforo the ship tumod over, wereaddtesscd to

whom he said-" Don't stop, youngster : go to the boat I" Tho Lord Mayor's Fund on behalf of tho sufferers by the disaster has cloed, Admiral Msrkhum gave evidence ovidence that ho forgot Admiral l'ryon's memorandum allowing Commandeis to use their own discretion when a dangerous evolution was being performi d. Butter experts warn the English producers that they may expect keenor competition from the Danes, both as regards the price and quality of the article. In an article in the Wine Trade Review, the writer gives a growing account of the staie, of the wine industry in Australia, and recjm» mends tho meichants to push the trade as affording a new opening for their sons. The artiole is attributed to Mr Burgoyne, tho Australian wino merchant, Paris, July 19. If a French ultimatum is ignored Bangkok will be blockaded, France demands an iudemuity of 8,000,000 Irancs, and requires an answer iu 48 hours. Sydney, July 20. It has now been ascertained that 'the unexploded cartridge found among tho coal on board tho steamer Burrembeet at Newcastle, did not contain dynamite as at first u'leged. '1 here has been a hingular increase of lunacy in the ivlcLnan District during tho past few months, from no apparent cause.