NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2733, 25 October 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

London, '"ctober & ; On arrival at Cardiff, Sir Patrick Jennings met with a good reception,; and he delivered a lecture upon Australia. It is understood that one of the leading members of the Cabinet will preside at the Sugar Bounties i onference. Eussia is likely to remit 20 per cent of the duties.,.levied on English imports,and 10per:cent on Freuch, because England admits corn free, and France onlv imposes a small duty. October 28. It is understood that the remission of duties-by Russia on English and French goods is done as a. reprisal against Germany for opposing the Russian loan, iliicji it was recently attempted to float... It is reported'"that Lord Lytton succeeds Loi'd Lyons as British Ambassador at Paris. ••--;■

Mr Gladstone is suffermg;froma severe cold. ' • :;

The Copyright Convention has'been ratified by England, Germany, Franco, Italy, Spain. Belgium, and Switzer: land.

The Duke of Edinburgh Ims; been promoted to the position oj' Admiral, and will probably be placed ..in. command of the fleet at Portsmouth,

Amassivich, suspected of-being oon cei'oed.m' the recent- attempt' to assassinate the : Czar,..has' been arrested ■ at; Vienna in a dying condition.''

:. Mr. Chamberlain, sails for. America ou Saturday' to fulfil his duties as Chief-British Commissioner on the; Fisheries Commission.'"'

Madrid, October 21. '■■ It is. understood that the Govern ment will appoint a Spanish Com mission to the Melbourne Exhibition

THE LONDON UNEMPLOYE

London, Octoier'22,

: The unemployed agiiation is increasing in \ifjor, ai.d d'tumiKtiationst coniii.uo to hi- held in Huh' Park at wliMi .iiilliiiiiitiiitory speeches were made, i-iicoiiiiteiß with the. police living numerous Enormous meetings are to be lielil (in Sunday at Traf hl jjar-«jtiare and in the vicinity of Westu.instei Alility. A torchl "lit pioi'e*-inn was |ir■■ ji'ctwl lo pnu'eed in n m--eiinij sum innneil to proceed to Kotltfi'llilliH on Monday, hut Sir Clmi'le* Warren, Comniis inner of the Metrojinlimn Police has issued in onler pr< lii' iting ihe pnii'i'Rsion. A pro'est, has been made I'Y < In* lead rs of Ihe unemployed ai,'iiii)tit the proclamation of Sir Chiles Wmren, on the "round thai it infringes the riulit of fii-e spee-h. A larije force nf military have received instructions to he in (Aidiness should, llieir services i*e required to enfo.ee order. •

Ocloher 23. Tli« unemployed lenders declare that iiiim' erg are marching to Loudon from lh provinces io twist in the agitation,

THE NEW HBBBIDES.

Londok, October 28.

It is generally understood that an ! agreement between England and Franoe regarding the Suez Canal and the New Hebribes, will be shortly ar rived at.. 'l.ho Times' Paris correspondent telegraphs that it has been arranged that France will cease, to Qcoupytue New Hebrides within four months after the signature of the agreement, 1 It is'further provided that the Anglo-French treaty of 1877 shall be upheld, aud that' if the security, of French or English subjects in the New Hebrides is threatened, either .Power shall be permitted to temporarily send vessels or troops to restore pi'dor;

FATAL DRAY ACCDENT.

(United Pbkss Association.)

Pauierston North, October 24.

Douglas Campbell, aged eight, was killed near Marton on Saturday afternoon by the capsizing of a dray, His neck was broken.

A JEALOUS MAIM.

(UNITED PREM ASSOCIATION.)

Palmerston North, October 24,

At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, Ngarapa, a Maori, was charged with stabbing Warena, a half-caste, with a shear blade, and was remaned for a week- Jealousy is said to be the use.

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

(Press Association.)'

Chbistchuijch,' October 24,

This morning Charles C. Sommers, stationer, ,was charged at the R.M, Court with inciting Mrs Izett to set fire to a shop in Colombo street. On the application of'the police, he was remanded to Ist November, bail being allowed.

• THE STATtoF IRELAND. London, October 28. 1 Evictions at -Wexford are -being a violently resisted, and. three bailiffs b have been horribly injurei -by -vitriol C being thrown overthem.' " t Lord B. Churchill, addressing-; a i meeting of four thousand t Newcastle*' answered :Mf Gla'dstpxie's,l jntfctmiju^^ Government, and' warned democracy: x that sympathy ;"with. anarchy .meant j rjiin. \ Hia / lojdsbija; tnet^ 1 excellent-reception.- -^-• - *-T~•".'•' '' ■