NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2761, 29 November 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

London, November 26. Twenty bounty-giving States are represented at the Sugar Conference. Amorica is absent. The Times opposes countervailing duties. November 27. _ Lord Dunraven, addressing the Bounties Conference, said that the fiscal reforms agitation was. ripening, but he deprecated any pressure being brought to bear on the Government until tho general political atmosphere had cleared. Tho German Corn Bill imposes immediate duties of six marks on wheat, three on oats, two and a-quarter oil barley, and two on maize. The Right Hon J. Morley, speaking at Hull, said the country must face a freetrade discussion The Earl of Dalhousie. died tho day after tho Countess. The Observer says tho change of name from New South Wales to Australia is ridiculous. ' Ten thousand tickets have been sold for the Hartington-Goschen demonstration at Dublin.. Mr Parnell is livinsr at Brockley, under an assumed name. The Timeishints that he is afraid of Fenian violence. AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. London, November 25

Tho speech from tho throne on tho opening of the German Reichstag hits had the effect of causing a depression on the various Bourses, '•'he newspapers generally, interpret a3 unpeaceful certain passages of the Emperors speech, notably one wherein an announcement is made that tho Landwehr will undergo reorganisation, whereby the German army will be increased in numbers.

The proposal to increase the strength of tho Landwehr and Landsturm (Prussian Army corps) has had a tendency to depress the Bourse, The mother of Prince Fordinand of Saxo Coburg, and Gotha is supposed to bo. concerned with the forged dispatches sent'to the Czar with respect to Bulgarian affairs.

Tho journal de St Petersburg considers tho_ Emperor's speech is of a strongly naciflc character.

The Moscow Gazette says Germany is a dangerous competitor to England, and urpes tho latter to come to a thorough agreement with Russia.

November 25. The Crown Prince ot Germany will spend the winter at Rome. Novembor 27,

The Crown Prince has wirod to the German Reichstag that he hopes to fully recover, and shortly to resume his official duties, SUDDEN DEATH. Lwercabgill, November 28. David Smyth merchant, died suddenly yesterday, falling from Ms chair while reading a took. He was formerly Chairman of the Bluff Harbour Board, and contested the Awarna seat at the election in 1881.

CARTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Tim. ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council wa? held on Monday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr R. Fairbrotlier), and Councillors T. Moore, J. Bayliss, A Booth, W. Vickerstaff, A, McKehzio,-and G. W, Dcller. The minutes of the last ordinary and subsequent" special meetings were read and confirmed. : The Treasurer reported a Credit balance 0f.£13 19s 7d. Correspondence inwards was read as follows'—From Col. Secretary, re representatives to the United District Board, and also to the Wairarapa Hospital Board stating that the Council was entitled'to one member to each body. From Mr A, L, Whyte, asking permission' to lay a concrete' footpafch.in Iront of his premises,— Granted. CrMooreasked tliattheCoutractor be alJowed to carry his job one chain further on Lincoln Road, so as to connect with the first bridge.—Granted. It was resolved that the Council adopt the rating act of 1882. Cr. Vickerstaff was requested to see that the concrete path apposite Mr A. L. Whyte's promises be of a proper pitch to throw the water into a water table. A discussion ensued over the question of giving the ranger notice not to interfere with oattle wandering on . the roads during thesummer months, but it was decided not to interfere with him, as he appeared to be giving general satisfaction. Mr Boyle's being the only tender for eight chains of ditching, formation, and a culvert on Rutland road, it was accepted It was decided on the recommendation of Cr Moore, that Mr Wilson have a progress payment of £6 on the" Rutland Road contract It was resolved on the motion of Cr Moore, seconded by Cr Deller, that a petition be presented to Parliament praying for a separation of tho Wairarapa district from the Wellington United Charitable Aid Board. Several accounts were passed for payment and the meeting terminated.