NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3039, 27 October 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Sydney, Ootobcr 26, .. Sir Hemy. Purkes, tho Premier, sputting. on tho ■ Divorce Bill,"Which has again been introduced 111 the.Legmlativo Assembly, said lie would not admit the right of tho Secriitury of State for tho : colonies 1 to negatii 0 a Bill which had received the deliberate deoision of the Legisla-ture,,-Bud lie would vote iii favor of sending the Bill baok to the' Imperial authorities, because he held;that Parliament had the right, under the Constitution Act, to pass the measure into law, ■ -v'-'

Wlieat, New Zealand, 4s' 2d to 4s Od; colonial, 4s 10d, ; Maize,' 2s lid to 3s ; oats, 2s Od to 2s 9d • peas, 3s : 3d to 3s 6d; barley -Cape, ,2s lOd; English nominal. Butter, imported, 8d to lOd ; local, lOd to Is Id;. Cheese mported, 8d to lOd, local 10d, Bacon New Zealand 9d to 9jd j hams, New •Zealand la to Is Id; local, 6d to Bd. Hoiioy, 2d to, sd, Potatoes, best New Zealand 703 ; Circular heads 70s; Warnambools, 60s. , • Albany, October 25! Late European papers to band by the 8,8, Britunnia states' that the Emperor Fredericks diary has been published •in the North* Deutsche Zttitnng, The extracts principally detailed the conversation which took place at the m.eetin jbetween Napoleon III; aiid the' Emperor William I. • >, In another part of the diary ' tho Emperor Frederick. Bays he enipliati: cally -protested against- his mouth being closed by.'Bismarck in respect to important State affairs,' [ - \ ; ' Me'lboubne, 25th Ootober. ' The Electoral Bill introduced into the Legislative "Assembly abolishes plural voting; and - compels; nuder pain of a penalty, all persons on the roll to record their votes. The press loudly denounce the latter proposal.