NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2556, 24 March 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY BtECTIUO TELEQRAPH-OOgYRIeHT) Recto's Teleqbahb,' V . Sydney, March' 23. ; ' The delivery of tho Treasurer's Budget Statemont has been deferred until Wednesday next. ': It is announced that a considerable increase has been shown in the revenue' during-the past three weeks, Melbourne, March-23, The Age, in a leader to-day discussing Sir Julius Yogel's scheme for a federal cable, service, says it has many patent obstacles, and ; doubts whether the public would obtain much advantage by cables being in the hands of Government officials; •' Hobart, March 23. The Tongariro sailed last evening. She has 129 passengers for New Zealand ports, London,' March 22. Mr John Morley, and not Mr Balfour (as at first cabled), has moved,, as an amendment to the Crimes- Bill, that, no facilities be given for greater stringency of the law in,lreland without security to prevent excessive rents, '_ The House of Commons has been sitting continuously since yesterday afternoon, discussing the proposed vote on account of the Civil.Service. The proceedings have been protracted by obstructive, tactics of Irish members., Sydney. March 28. A terrible accident, occasioned, .by an explosion of gas, and by wjrich 60 ■persons wore entombed, occurred at the Bulli colliery to-day. Seven bodies have already been recovered, and it is feared that none of those entombed will be rescued alive, * Washington, March 22.- ~ President Cleveland, who has for some time past been indisposed, has been warned by his medical advisers that he is overworking himself. Berlin, March ,22. The festivities in connection with.; the birthday of the Emperor took' place to-day, and were of-a most, brilliant character. Immense : popularenthusiasm was displayed throughout tho Empire. London, March 28, In the Houseof Commons last night Mr. John.Moriey delivered a speech opposing the granting of precedence to' the Crimes Bill, declaring that the ;Gf.oV vernment merely desired to suppress the plan of campaign adopted by. the' Nationalist party, and not. to restore order in Ireland, -' ■London,-March 22. ; .' The Houso of Conimons, rose to-day shortly after noon,iand on-resuming at 4 o'clock Mr W. E Smith, First, Lord of the Treasury; moved that prscedence be given to.the Irish Crimejißill. He announced' that the proposed Land Bill for Ireland would bo divided into two parts, the first of which would be introduced forthwith, and the second at,a later date. The latter, he added, would deal with the question of land purchase, He further stated that. if the measure were rejected the Government would appeal to the country. •