NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2681, 23 August 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

London, August 20. : > The eolipse of the sun : yesterday clouded the whole'bf Europe.; • v>. .■■■.;••■'.■ .AugustQl. 4.

There is little popular excitemenl in Ireland at the National Leagui being proclaimed under,the Crihiei ■Aot. Loyalists aro exultant, but the Parnellites show a.defiant .attitude.,.

Books, money and, papers belonging to the League have been- removed to London.

Lord HartingtonV followers supported the proclamation. It is' reported that a .number of prominent English 1 Liberals have decided to join in protesting against the jpi:oolamation being: .enforced. Mr Gladstone' will probably move an address to tho Crown against the proclamation... :?'.:■ ■

: Mr J.-Chamberlain addresseda public raeeiing in Birmingham last even-. ing. :1 .In the course of his speech he denied that he intended to secede froni the Unionist party. He regretted tVjeisstißof against Lish National League, as. ;the same entailedi-Moulty, «nd possibly danger; but'he declared that; he would support..tha. Govejnnient while it upheld.theJUnion.

It has cbeen decided ...to -devote £70,000 tlie.balauce-of the - Women's Jubiie£ Offering, towards improving thep'rbvision for nursing women and

.'l%d;'Loitus has been .declared a bankrupt.. .... ■'; The" hop crop accounts are now more Gatißfaotory, recent rains haviiig .proved: beneficial to-the vines. "'■' : , _ ; ' New York, August W-'.

.-•Hanlatf has sailedvfor 'Australia.,' Before leaving hfistated .that 'ft' wajs' ■probable 'that-he would take .'up liiB : residence in,jthat' country. v•' • r;