NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3030, 16 October 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

.London,. October 10, It is thought likely that Sir William Robinson, who is now in London, will bo appointed Governor in Queensland. ' Sir'Fraucis Dillon Bell is) in treaty with the Canadian-Pacific Company iu refereuce to a mail service to New Zealand. Tlio "Company Lave expressed their willingness to deliver mails in B'risbano under 85 days from London, and to establish branches at Fiji and Auckland /or a moderate subsidy, ' It is expected that tho provisions of tho new mail contract will include twopenny postcards betweon England and Australia, to commence in January, The postage for newspapers will reuiaiu unaltered, and

postcards via JJrindisi will be fixed at threepence, . Ah' Cecil Raikes, PostmasterGeneral, states that if the Colonies are agreeable lie will propose, should the mail contract bo ratified by Parliament, that the rate of postage to Australia should be reduced to 4d per half ounce,

Lord Roseberry, in his speech at Leeds, expressed the opinion that the colonies ought to bo allowed a.mucli larger voice in foreign affairs, even if it entailed a sacrifice ou the part of England. The colonial should supersede the foreign policy. Australia, he said, must be paramount in tho Foreign Office as regards the Pacific questions, although it would diminish insular freedom. The delegates of the Chambers of Commerce have conferred with the Committee of the Imperial Instituto, and it was unanimously decided to immediately establish a Commercial In telligonce Department in connection witlrthe Institute, Sir F. D. Bell and Sir S. Samuel were present at the conference.

Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at Glasgow, said that tho construction of twentynine warships, aggregating 100,000 tons, would be completed in December next. He said that England ought to follow Australia's example, and organise efficient bodies or vessels for the local defenco df the trade centres. Eight of tho largest warships were awaiting guns, the production of which must be accelerated. *

It litis been fouud impossible to maintain or establish an arsenal dock at Jcjldah station for tho flotilla service in the Bed Sea, Utah, October 10. Tho Supreme Court has decreed the dissolution of tho Mormon Church property, which will be estreated, The Mormons will appeal against the decision. . New York, Oct. 11.

A collision occurred betweon two' excursion trains on the Lehigh Valley railway, resnltiug in sixty persons being killed and one hundred injured. Many of tho carriages were telescoped, Nows has been received here of a serious accident which ocourred at Quincy, a town in Illinois. A stand, containing five thousand people, collapsed, and 150 people woro injured but fortunately no deaths resulted.

Rome, October 11.

The Emperor William of Germany was welcomed by crowds at all tho railway stations from Vienna to Rome, and the greetingo on Lis arrival at this city were of a most oordial description, Beblin, October 11. It has beon arrailged that the dates of the departure of the steamers belonging to tho German-Australian Steamship Company will be alternate with tlioeo of tho Gernian'Lloyd's Company. St PETERBDEBG, Oct. 11, Tho attitude ot the Emperor William at the reception in Vienna, is causing a marked ro-action throug.out Uussia against Germany.

IRELAND. _ A petition signed by nearly all the dissenting ministers -iu Ireland, has been forwarded to tho Marquis of Salisbury, praying that the uuion with England should bo maintained. Lord Hoseberry, speaking at Leeds said that if Mr Gladstone obtained a majority in the House of Commons in favor of Homo liule, lie would stop the present coercion policy of the GoTorinnent, and establish, il possible, a legislative body to deal with Irish affairs, distinct from Imperial affairs. Mr Timothy Harrington, M.P. for Dublin Harbour, lias received notioo f'Otn tho Parnoll Commission to produco tho books and letters of the National Land I.eague. A revival of tho Invincible conspiracy has beea detected at Dublin.