CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4623, 16 January 1894, Page 2

CABLE BREVITIES.

Trooper Vogel killed. M. Waddiogton dead. Heavy raias in Queensland. • Mrs Knorr, Melbourne baby mut* derer, hanged yesterday. • ; Yinnna and Madrid still afraid of Anarchist outbreaks. Union Bank of Australasia declared a dividend of 8 per cent. Memmott, Australian billiardohampion, again victorious in London, defeats Coles,, a well-known player, Bighty members of Frenob Chamber of Deputies petition for reprieve of Vaillant, the Anarchist who " bombed "'them. Italian Workmen's Society in Sydney sending subscriptions to peasants m revolt in Bioily. ;• R.M.S. Coptic (Shaw- Savill) under fire from rebrii forts at Bio, htwj&ciujd ed uninjured. \ : Embezzler who crippled a well- : known Sydnoy shipping firm, has been arrested. The young nun lately shot by the burglar iu Melbourne, has the injuries received, • Chancellor of Exohequer petitioned to increase death : duties, impose graduated income tax, abolish duties on tea, coffee, cocoa, and dried fruitß. Hawaiian Provisional Government refuse to resign and await decision of Congress. N.Z, Loan and Mercantile ■■ reconstruction scheme is on the lines of wliiob a forecast has already been sent. Baron Sehvoeder given privilege of nominating one director. Five tons of Queensland beef been sold in Vienna, and Mr Weddell sending trial shipment to Germany by Lloyd's Hamburg line, Proposed that capital of Queensland Freezing Company Dhall be £45,000, half of which, probably can be obtained in London. Heavy fighting in Nyassa-land betweon British and natives, Commissioner Johnston has inflicted a severe defeat onslavechiefMakauiiru. N.S W. Parliament will be opened by Commission.Governor's speech will state that Parliament called together to consider urgent finanoial matters. Ministers not so sanguine of retaining their seats,as they were, but hold to the opinion that they cannot resign before new Electoral Act- cornea into ; operation, and they hint that if , adverse vote is carried, Parliament will be again prorogued until April, when they will appeal to the country. 'Some difficulty is likely to be perieneed over the fight between Mitchell and Corbett for £4OOO, arrayed to take place on tlie stage of thmQuv val Athletio Club at Jacksonville, 1 U.S.A., on the 25th January. The Sheriff, in obedience to instruoiions, threatened to proclaim martial law to prevent contest being carried out; but J local militia intimated they will refuse to obey Governor's orders. ' European news. Prussian Minister ' ofthe Interior thanks God, that owing to the wisdom of the Kiieer there 1 is no fear of war in the near future, ' Reported that Russia and Germany have agreed upon a commercia ltreaty, ' H. Clemenceau asserts that, though ' it is 20 years.since the surrender ol Sedan, France is still unready, should ' an opportunity arise, for revenge.