CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 January 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

, ■ -. -4 KEtJTERS' CABLEGRAMS. [PEE 3PBESS AGENCY.] Bbisbane, January 23. The wife of Dickson, ex« Treasurer, shot hek-splf in the bead to-day, with a revolver, and died of tetanus. The Queensland National Bank declared a dividend of 10 per cent. £20,000 was carried to the reserve fond, and £5,000 carried forward. ' Sydney. The English farmers' Delegate will leave for Hew Zealand next month, in the Ringarooma. Carlsile, railway traffic manager, who was recently censured and fined for conduct in connection with the Paramatta , railway collision, has been ordered to ex- , change positions with the head traffic auditor. Carlsilewill receive £200 per annum less salary. ■ London. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is sixteen mils lions. The Marchoness of Lawn returns to Canada to-morrow. Work in connection with the Panama canal scheme has been commenced. BfeBIIN. Government has introduced a bill for the purpose of increasing the army by 60,000 men; St. Pbtebsbttbg. The *• Golos " of to-day announces that ihe Russian Government has received authentic information that Odessa hits been discovered to be undermined to a great extent, and the city is believed to be in danger of destruction.^^^^ . ■