CABLE BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4795, 9 August 1894, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

Diiringftfogtho Lismore Cnsjlc, while miming nt a high rate of speed, ra'n into and sank a steamer, the name of which is unknown, oil Mant Island. Tlio Lismore Castle was cut down to the water line, The Premier of South Australia has informed the Promior of Victoria that owing to the latter's refusal to refer tlio boundary dispute to nrbitniiOT, thoSouth Australian Government have 110 option but recourse to litigation, in default of the snccessful intervention of tlio Imperial Government, with whom they are communicating, In tlio Queensland Legislative Assembly, Mr Glassey gave notice of motion to compel tho pastoralists and workers to accept the decision of tho Conciliation Hoard, to bo appointed with regard to the present shearing dispute, Doleful accounts aro received as to the sugar cane crop in tlio Clarence River district. Successive Hoods have almost ruined the industry, and the yield is the smallest for years.

At tho half-yearly meeting of tho Dank of Victoria a dividend of 5 per cont 011 both preference and ordinary shares was declared absorbing £28,000. The sum of £6OOO was carried forward.