NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3048, 7 November 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, November 5.

At.th'e conference of Conservative Associations to-day,- Mr Howard -Vincent's fair-trado motion was negatived by a largo majority, v

The Imperial Federation League have invited the Government to initiate a conference between - represeri: tatives from the Australian colonies and the Dominion of Canada for tho purpose of discussing the question of trade 'reciprocity. '}; An official estimate gives, the, yield of tho English hop crop as' 280,000 cwt. Cardinal Kowman is now on a fair way.pf recovery. , j - Kagliauo'Bros., merchants, of Old jßroadstreet, London, have recovered £71,000 from tho • Bank of England.The action arose out of the Goyka frauds in 1887. Goyka, who was a clerk in the Bank, forged bills on firms for.the amount mentioned, and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for fraud.' : ■ :

Washington,November,s. The approaching contest for the Presidency ;is creating : the 'utmost interest. .Both sideVare confident'of •success, but'; bettingstrongly, favors the re-election of President Oleyeiaiidi ■ ; , Ottawa, November 4. The,. Government; of the .Dominion are 1 according material supjiort to the Pacific Cable.Company.:, . ( , ; : Me, November : 4l ®iesal thanksgiving -of-tlie Sacred Heart on ,81st December for; ithe Jubilee year. /■ .- . v (; ; . :Bprlin; November 5.: ; The Emperor."\Yilliain has offibially announced, that the tone of ?the Liberal press in Berlin, in their comments respecting the Royal' Family, have caused him pain.; The press in replying, coldly deny their- remarks wero intended to wound tho feolings of tho Emperor. ' V The Government have ordered the construction of eight first olass ironclads. '! • ' : . •

Sidney, November 5;

Unfavorable reports' of the crops continue from the upcoiuitry districts. At Forbes, where the yield' is expected to be small, Mr is selling at £l4 (notat. Sydney as mentioned in a previous telegram). At Cahowindra situated at the Belabula, river, the harvest is a failure, but at Grafton both grass and water aro in abundance, At Walgett, in the county of Barbadine, the rivers Nanioi and Barwon and'a chain of water holes have ceased to run. At Gilgandra in the county of Gowan, llio crop returns are given as nil. " Sydney, Novembor 6. Excessive heat was experienced throughout the colony yesterday. At Gfllgong, in tho Mudgeo district, the crops have been abandoned, and at Wilcannia : 'the heat * and drought are so severe that travelling has been rendered impossible. • "The principal block of buildings in the: Broken Hill township !\vas burned down yesterday. Owing to the lack of water tho fire obtained a complete hold, and among the buildings destroyed were the new premises of the Australian' Joint Stock and Union Banks. . The total amount of loss is not yet known. ' ;