NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2972, 9 August 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, 7tli August, The Local Government Bill lias passed through Committee into the House of Lords.

' In reply to Dr Tanner, member for Mid-Cork, Sir James Ferguson said the Colonial Office had received no protest from the Victorian Government concerning the proposal to 'emigrate paupers to the colonies. In the House of Commons Sir James Ferguson, in reply to a question said there was no hope that the French Government would agree to allow the Eev Mr Jones to return to the New Hebrides from which he was expelled 6ome time ago. Sir James said further, that nothing had been proved affected the rev. gontleman's character, and he believed ho had been conducting a Christian and Meritorious work.

Washington, August 7, Senator Blair lias introduced a motion affirming the desirableness of negotiating with England for a political uuion between tlio United States and the Dominion of Canada,

Brisbane, August 7. It is reported that a rich silver field has been discovered at Hamilton, five miles south east of Mount Morgan, August 8, Two men committed a brutal outrage on a young womau at Jooloongabba yesterday. No arrests have yet been made.

Perth, August 8. Ja'Wis, the bushranger, has beon captured near Freemintle, where it is supposed he was,engaged btishranging. He attempted to firo on tlio arresting constable, but the latter was too quick, and in self-defence fired, wounding Jarvis in tlio shoulder, but not seriously. St. Petersburg, August G. Genaral Ignatieff, spealdng at a, banquet at Kiel, said Eussia was gradually advancing to the westward, carelesa of the opposition shown by Austria. ;,j