NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3027, 12 October 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Londo.Vj 9th Ootober. , . Tho bloodhounds' employed by the police to'disoovor the perpetrators "of the recent murders in Whitechapei. and elsewhero lmvo.'beeh tried but have proved unsuccessful. 'The: Goldsmith's [Company liavo declared their intention to endow the People's Institute in South' London with'a gift equal to £ 90,000. ''Tho Eight Hon.'W. H.Smith, speaking at Gloucester, ; said; that carrying out tho Colonial Defence Scheme; meant-praotically Imperial federation,'as the colonies had :become'partners with England in' 'defending, their mutual interests, As .'avideitae that the attachment between .the.Mother .Country and the .Colonies, was enhanced,by the'distaifco which" separated them, he quoted the fact that-New South Wales had sent a .contingent to Soudanr He said the Colonies were' the life and blood of England,'■■ and. \must eventually becomo-strongeramd -supersede.; the Old Country. :.' ' '■- s - '"■ "'""" ? Mr Henry .'Campbell, 'M.P.,. for Fermanagh South, has oommenoed aii action.fin; libel against, the Times that paper having alleged he was .the writer of-- the Parnell letter's in bis capacity'of Secretary. "... ',.'';;'^;NE.w'-Y6RK, : 9th'October. : " ;

■ The expedition which.'loft. Labra-. dor some considerable "time"back,' under the command ■ of, Weutenant Wiggins, in! order "to ascertain whether.the Arotic Ocean -was • navi-. gable, sops to open a route from Labrador to the mouth of theYbhesei : Rivpr> Siberia, has returned. Lieuteiiajit'Wiggins reports'that'under the most favorable, circumstances it would be impossible for vessels to raaoli the northern portion of Asia, |

, . \ h Melbourne, October 11, ;. j: At fclie Congregational. Union -,last evening, Geo, %lor, ; -ay resident of this city; offered to subscribe.£lo,ooo.' for three years to'establish a Congregational College at : Melbourne !lJiiiversiiy, providing d similar amount T,yas subscribed by' the public... Ho afsp pfoinjsej} tbd saroo 'conditions, for the oslab'j lishnieiit of a sojippj.;'. ; 3Jei> tlipusana pounds was subscribed in the rb'oni, ■; T/fc t OJiaffi)bti|>Qf ;Gomirfcrco/Jiavq

leceiwd a cablegram •whioli is understoo|ttb ftuuounVlliaWLe london solblokeis liavs agljjed to the pro pbsalW Australian gfdwois for* faithlug bids it woollolei.]/ 'iPofatooVro eas/al 70a to 7ft, oW2sGdto , 2| 1 8d,-«braniß dull at IOJd., pollarS" dull at Od , whoat (chick) 8s Gd, New Zealand (milling sorts) 4s Gd, N.Z cheese 8d to 9d, butter (locally made) lid, boat iui 'portetl'lOd'td* Ib', maize steady aTBs, bacon Bdto9|d.