NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2420, 8 October 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BV KIjKCtH'.C TKLRQRAPH—COPYRIGHT] REUTER'S TELEaKAMS. Sydney, this day. Caffrey has made a statement that lie expected to reach America, but was driven to the Australian coast by a series of gales, Ho further asserts that Penn and the woman were drowned by the capsizing of the boat, London, October 6. It is announced that the British Government favor the proposal ol Austria, that a Conference of .Representatives of the Powers should be held, to discuss the Bulgarian difficulty. Sydney, October 7. An all night sitting has taken place in the Assembly, during which there was a series of " scenes." Mt Wisdom was removed in the custody of the sergeant-at-arme. The House is still sitting, and the proceedings generally are of a disorderly character. Later,

Ihe House of Assembly continued sitting until five o'clock this afternoon debating on a motion calling on Sir Henry Parkes to apologise for having used the words "brutal House" in reference to the Assembly: 'The motion was ultimately rejected by a majority of two. Afterwards Mr Wisdom was released from the custody of the sergeant-at-arms, and the Bouse was adjourned till to-morrow. London, October 6. A New Zealand Government loan of £1,567,800 at 4 per cent, is an

nounced to-day. Tenders will be opened on the 14th inst. . ' .October?. The minimum for the New' Zealand 4 per ceDt loan of £1,567,800 has been fixed at 97. Sydney, October 6. In the Legislative Council to-night the Land Tax Bill was thrown out by 25 votes to 7. This day. In the Legislative Council last night the Colonial Treasurer stated that the estimates of revenue were not being realfsed, and that the deficiency at the end of the year would .be over two millions, lie anuounced that the Income and Land Tax Bills would be submitted to the Parliament next aes siou.