Yesterday's Cable.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7073, 20 February 1893, Page 1

Yesterday's Cable.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Feb Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ) (Per Press Association.) (Received 11 a.m,, Peb. 18th.) PENNY POSTAGE. London, Feb. 17The deputation to the PostmasterGeneral, relative to Imperial penny postage, ha« been postponed for the present. Mr Henniker Heaton, M. P., in a letter to the Times, asserts that he possesses written and verbal authority from the colonial Governments for stating that they would assent to England creating a penny postage throughout the Empire. Received 8 p.m., Peb. 18th.) TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER. Madrid, Feb. 17. Twenty-seven miners have been suffocated by an escape of gas in a lead mine in Nazzawn [szc ! The wives and families of the deceased rushed to the mine and most pitiful scenes were witnessed. MONETARY CONFERENCE. Brussels, Feb. 17. The Monetary Conference will not assemble again, the Great Powers being convinced that no satisfactory result is likely to ensuo. THE IRISH PARTIES. London, Feb. 17. It is rumoured in Dublin that the Parnellites and followers of Mr Justin McCarthy are reconciled. It is stated that the Independent and the Freeman's Journal will amalgamate. ARREST. Edward S. W. DeGobain, formerly member for Belfast East, who in April, 1891, was accused of a grave criminal offence, and who®fled to Spain, has been arrested in Belfast and will be placed on his trial. (Received 6 p.m., Feb. 19th.) payment of members. s February 18. , The Sta/ndard asserts that Mr Glad- , atone intends to propose that members of . the Honee of Commons, not possessing 1 incomes of £4OO a year, shall be entitled on official application to a salary of £3OO. The Radicals oppose the partial scheme, and there is but little prospect of anything being done in the matter this session. t

THE HEXHAM SEAT. The election for the Hexham seat in the House of Commons took place today, and resulted as follows :—Mr MaoInnis (Liberal), 4804; Mr R. Clayton (Conservative), who was returned at the General Election, but was unseated on the ground of corrupt practices, 4356. COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES. St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. The Czar has remitted the death sentences passed on those convicted of complicity in the cholera riots in Astrakau. (Special to Press Association.) (Received 11.30 a.m., Feb. 18th.) THE CIRENCESTER SEAT. London, Feb. 17. For the Cirencester seat in the House of Commons, Colonel a Conservervative, and Mr Lawson, a Liberal, have been nominated. FOOTBALL. Yorkshire won the county football championship. NEEDY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. Mr Gladstone favours the payment of needy members of Parliament. The Radicals will not agree to this proposal (Received 6 p.m., Feb. 19th.) THE HORSHAM SEAT. London, Feb. 18. Mr Johnson (Conservative), and Mr B. G. Wilberforce (Liberal), have been nominated for the Horsham seat in the House of Commons, the vacancy for which was caused by the death of Sir W. Bartelott (Conservative.) VOLUNTEER MEDALS. The Agenta-General are proposing to accepted Imperial rules respecting volunteer medals.

SCENE IN CONGRESS. Washington, Feb. 18. In Congress to-day Mr Waugh, member for the State of Indiana, in a speech said that he would not believe Mr L. W. Turpin, member for Alabama, on his oath. An ifproar resulted, and Mr Turpin struck Mr Waugh a heavy blow in the face. As order could not be maintained Congress was adjourned. (Received 1 a.m., Feb. 20.) FOOTBALL. London, Feb. 19. The annual football match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, was won by the former. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. The Marquis of Rlpon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has miaed to

inform the House of Lords of the effect of the recent additions made to the Legislative Council of New Zealand. ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS. Washington, Feb. 19. Venezuela, Ecuador, and Columbia have entered into an alliance to resist British encroachment. THE POPE AND THE TEMPORAL POWER. Rome, Feb. 19. His Holiness the [Pope, replying to an address presented by pilgrims, stated that he longed for a cessation of the conflict between the Vatican and Italian Sovereignty.