NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2604, 21 May 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(Beuct's Telegrams.)

London, 19th -May.' Sir Williaa Macarthur has beon elected to tlic Houso of Commons for the St. Austell division of Cornwall in the Liberal, and not iii the Conservative interest as telegraphed. St Petekshuhg, May 19. The Anglo-Bussian Commission, .which recently adjourned for the purpose of referring certain disputed, points to Hie Government, will re-as-semble hero next week.' Sydney,' May. 20.' .' 'Two "small schooners' came ''into collision at the Heads last nightiliile being towed to sea. One is 1 known la, have been sunk, the mate being drowned, but nothing has .'since been' seen or heard of tho other schooner. The Legislative Assembly has been

engaged on the proposed-new- for the,enforcement of. pure, pi tlioHouse is still sitting; \l)uring-l;the night a motion,thas|;tne?|rlous6 should adjoum.from *&dis;to the.' 21st inat., was carried, opposition. of the; An '..•acrimonious, •debate also took place on' tlie '■ subject of certain' correspondence which-has passed betweenthe Prerpier and Mr W, J, Foster, the .late Attorney-Gen- : ' erol, tfh'oMr^ Mr' Abbott'. ks ■ retired;'- from- : • the: position of "Leader: of the ; Op/position hi the.- Legislative-;-Asseinhly., ... . .^..,. /'; The; sat ifi.; last nigHt r -diaeusahigUtie\pi'oposed new cloture rules, continued sitting to-day, and the House had. not risen #,4.1)0 imembers, and the Speaker had difficulty in preserving order!.'".. '..'...-