NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2960, 26 July 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

•Berlin, July 28. ... An opinion exists.iii official circles that the visit of the Emperor William to the Czar will have the effeot of removing any possible difference between Germany and Eussia, that it will make no change in the relations between Germany anil her allies, and that it will not effect Russia's liberty of action in dealing with European affairs. July 24. It is understood that at the meeting between the Emperor William and the Czar no political parleying took place.

> Australian News., • ; Sydney, July 24. Parliament was prorogued by his Excellency the Governor at noon today. The House sat all night in order to finish the business. ' - . h the course of, a speech at the ceremony "of the prorogation of Parliament,, the Governor congratulated the colony on the; fact that the Go-, vernmeht hod the foresight and perseverance ,to -pursue a coursV .in connection with the Chinese, which had practically;setthe disturbing question at rest. -'--He;, expressed* belief that'the :irm, self-reliant-atti ; tude of,; New South Wales, would strengthen.' the hands of the Imperial Government in : dealing . with ilie matter.' The prospect of .uniform legislation on the question on the part; of the other colonies was uncertain, notwithstanding tbe agreement come to by the recent Conference held in Sydney. :

Parnellism and CiimeLondon, July 23. Mr Parnell has announced that he desires a full enquiry into the whole of the charges brought against him by the Times, and only stipulates that the Commission proposed shall be of a non-political character, and to make their report within n reasonable time, It is believed the following will be appointed as Commissioners:—Lord Justice Sir Charles Synge C. Bowen, Justice Sir Alfred \Vilis, and Lord Young, of the High Court of Justice for Scotland. It is rumoured that disclosures will be made to show that the Times was hoaxed in reference to the letters published in that paper on the subject of " Parnellism and Crime." Mr Reginald Brett alleges that he is prepared to prove that prior to the publication of the letters iutho Times he was interviewed by an ex-member of the House of Commons, who offered to furnish evidence which would have conclusively shown that Mr ParneH was concerned in many of the horrible outrages which had taken, place in Ireland..Mr Brett states further that his informantdemanded £IOOO for the information, but he declined to give it : not feeling that tho man's statement was true. Mr Brett asserts his belief that the Times afterwards purchased tins man's information, and published, it in the now famous letters on ".Par-. nellism and Crime," •:•'