GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4958, 22 February 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

(Received February 22,10.15 a.m.) London, February 21. The Australian Agricultural Co. shows it profit balance for the year of £50,000. (Received, February 22, 0.50 a.m.) Washington, February 21. The Free Silver Bill has been withdrawn in the Senate. The American loan wasstibscribed ten-fold in New York within ten minutes. London, February 21. The Chief Justice has resigned his membership in the Jockey Club, Sydney, February 21. A court-martial will be held on Monday, on a captain in the permanent force charged with seduction and suggesting an illegal operation, and endeavouring to induce a doctor to perform it. London, February 21. The Chronicle thinks that Ministers in anticipation of a possible defeat will resign. The Opposition press condemn the Government for allowing India to impose a duty of five per cent, on Lancashire cottons. Vienna, February 21. Twenty persons have been frozen to death in Galicia in two days. London, February 21. The live cattle by the Echucacost £2 9s for teed on the voyage. St. PKTEiiswimi, February 21. The Nornsti states that it is satisfied that in view of recent events in the East, Russia will not join the Triple Alliance, knowing that the Powers, on overthrowing France, would then attack Russia.