CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2833, 27 February 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

New Hours in the Rouse, London, February 26. The members of the House of Commons Lave decided to begin business at three o'clock in the afternoon, and to sit not later than one o'clock in the morning, Irish Rents, The Bill introduced into the House of Commons by Mr Parnell authorises judges to reduce the rents of tenants or to postpone the time under which payments may be made, It also extends the period of redemption to three months in case of tenants who may have been evicted. Pasteur's Rabbit Extermiaator. M. Pasteur, who is competing for the valuablo reward offered by the New South Wales Government for a remedy for the extermination of rabbits, has deoided that should ho be successful in securing such reward he will hand it over to the Hydrophobe Institution. Commercial and Wool.

Tho wool sales have closed firm, and prices generally aro about equal to those obtained at the December sales, except in the case of good greasy combing and flue crossbreds, which were slightly higher, while low faulty merinos were id to Id better. During the series 270.000 bales were catalogued, of which number 27,000 were'withdrawn; 158,000 were purchased for export. The highest price quoted for New Zealand butter is 112s, and the lowest 80s. Cheese is quoted at from 84s to 60s. New Zealand wheat, lone berry, is realising 333 6d to 345. The Ciwn Prince Vastly Better, The Grown Princess lias sent a telegram from Pan Remo to ber.Majesty the Queen, stating that the Crown Prince has greatly improved in condition, and that he has heen able to make bis appearance on the balcony of the villa in which he. is residing, The message adds that there is every hope of the Prince recovering from, his present illness,