THE CABLES.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 176, 16 December 1892, Page 2

THE CABLES.

President Harrison suggests that a poll tax equivalent to the cost of the voyage to Australia be imposed On emigrants. It is announced that that the French Government intend to prosecute those members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies who sold their votes to the Panama Canal Company. The press states that the directors of the Company are to be placed under arrest. Mr Charles Foster, Secretary of the United States Treasury, states that there will he a surplus of two million, and that the Customs receipts will show a decrease of six millions. New bonds were issued at a reduced rate of interest to replace old bonds. Mr J Morley, Secretary for Ireland, addressing a meeting in Newcastle, declared that crime had decreased in Ireland, and that the number of cases during the past twelve months shows a reduction of 500. Farmers in Ireland demand that taxation be abolished, also distress for rent. They make a further ajipeal that rates should be divided between owners and occupiers, A hand of ten moonlighters in Kerry nearly murdered an old farmer in the presence of his family. They gave as a reason for the assault that the old man was a land-grabber. The ‘ Pall Mall Gazette ’ advocates the placing of the Australian railways under one authority, pointing out that this would be imperative in case of war. Free labourers are loading the Port Pirie with moat at Newcastle. The strikers offered to submit the dispute to arbitration, but were refused. Nine members of the union, including the president, who declined to stand by the decision to strike, were struck off the membership roll. The Minister of Agriculture, Melbourne, has received a communication from a Glasgow firm pointing out the desirableness of sending cheese direct to Scotland. The firm state they handled a considerable quantity of New Zealand cheese last season, and it realised od to ojd after charges were met. They found the packing of the New Zealand article most satisfactory. Mr J. Morley, speaking at Newcastle, said that the Government would submit a scheme of Home Rule which Ireland ought to accept and England ought not to refuse. The outcry about the domination of Irish clericalism was all cant, An armed bushranger has been captured near Tumut, after sticking up several people and firing at them with a revolver. Tiro output of the Proprietary mine last week amounted to 240,000ozs„ which is the largest on record.