CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4639, 5 February 1894, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

Parncllitea appealing for funds. Rich gold claims discovered at Ooolgardie (W.A.), English Government deoided to grant 42000 to Hob-art Exhibition. New Tariff and Income- Tax Bills passed through U.S.A. Lower Houso with great enthusiasm, Sydney muutoipal loan of £BOO,OOO issued in London by Union Baok of Australasia, Unsecured debenture holders in N. Z. Loan and Mercantile approve of reconstruction scheme. King of Dahomey captured by Frenolt troops to be sent to Uaboto, W, Africa, Scotch miners demand an advanoe . of fed a day and establishment of i Conciliation 1 Boards. . off Australian coast, N.Z, traxfflßVara'ah wrecked; the crow safe. I ViotoriaH Premier declares that question of j Silver coinage for Australasia roys Bolely with Victoria »ndN,S.Wj P. anow.- Company decided not to reduce the freight on kilter. South Australian wheat \ield estimated at 14,042,000 bushels, an average of eight bushels pur :,cre. English clergymen petitioning Convocation, through Archbishop of Canterbury, to. consider the tendency of juries to return verdicta of Temporary Insanity in cases of suicide. They consider return of such verdicts lends to increase number nf suicides, by weakening the criminal stigma, French Minister of War declares 250,000 men available for coast defence, and tho French fleet, guns and projectiles superior to those of Great Britain. Nevertheless Cherbourg is to be strengthened, and the Government will expend £1,750,000 on coast defence. Admiral Benhara ha? forwarded a report to U.B.A. Government, stating that all the Powers interested in Brazil, with the excepti n of Germany, are in favour of restoration of Monarohy. Great Britain, ho says, is especially anxious in the matter. Action of Admiral Beuliatu in firing on the rebel warships, to protect commerce approved by his Government.