NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2472, 9 December 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY BDEOWCI TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT

Reuter'B Telegrams,

• Melboubsb, Bth. Messrs U. Goldsborongh and Co. held their usual weekly Bale thin afternoon to a large attendance ot buyers. Competition for all sorts was brisk; Seven thousand bales were offered, of which four thousand one hundred vero sold at prices which are on an equality with those realised at tlie London sales. Greasy wool is i to Id lower, and scoured from 1 to \\ lo < - er, In yonrl greasy lambs and'liylit crossbred* there is no material change to report, New York, December 7. The President's annual message to Congress expresses regret at the action of Canadian officials on the fisheries question, which had imperilled tinf'icndly relations between the United States and Canada, but it is hoped that duriiiL'ilie pßsenl session negotiations with England would result in satisfactory wettleineut of the dispute. The President is confident that an understanding will be arrived at with Germany and England' which will Hi-cure the autonomy and neutrality ol Samoa; Alluding to the excess of revenue now being realised, the Presi tletit recommends a readjustment of taxation,.but would not change the present fiscal policy, and would con tintte to collect the chief revi nue by import duties. The messages again urges the suspension of silver ooinage, and alludes to the significant iiioreuse {a the gold export. ; Stkust!

A portion of a-board with the word " ermopylro" printed! on it lias been picletl up at Port Maequarrie, It is supposed to belong to the ship Thermopylae •. Sofia, December 7. The Bulgarian Government, replying tg the circular issued by the Sultan expressing approval of Prince Nicholas of MtngrePa being appointed to the throne of Bulgaria, have declared that •he Bulgarian ppople will never aocept Prince ISiobolaß as their Prince,

London, DejeniW 8. A conference of Unionist Liberals ™ held yesterday, many distinguished statesmen being present. Lord Hart ingtou delivered a lengthy speech on the present aspect of political affairs. He declared that Mr Gladstone and Sir William Vernon -Haroourt, in their recent speeches, had completely ignored the views of Unionist Liberals, who would therefore continue to support the Conservative party. He foresaw that final conn'id would tako place between order and disorder before the Irish question would be definitely Rettled, It was imperative that the present agitation for the non-payment of rents should be resisted to ihe utmost. Resolutions were psssed in favour nf upholding, the union between Grt-ut Britain and Ireland, A letter wan read from Mr Juhn Bright, in which that gentleman condemns Mr Gladstone's silence in view of Mr Dillon's agitationjn-Ireland. •

Aden, December 7. News has been received that the tfoimili tribes have murdered Doctor Ju'chlib, Agent of the Kasteru African Society at Aaespoo (sic.)