NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3073, 6 December 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

■■'■;■:' : . London, Hobirisoi'i, at present Governor ef the';■;: .■upon his'i'etireVeiit .fiom thYpublio ■' .sevyiceaV-OWu'v Yu^jft"'.'-.'-.' '■■ ■■ D.pB. Mores•laiidiißfaldh'g'tlieVarao stand with i , eference^to«.tlie^appointhient^or v ' Governors .to the Oolouiesids his pre-"deqessor]•-,nU..ofKc'ej Si| f Thomas i tMt hrf btf s'infornied; I .' : the fight of the' Government' to-be consulted,in sneh matters. 7 _ .

lii'tlie Ho'uso'of Coramobs'rcluring-*-a (liecussion on the Ivisli Estimates, ■'';■.'.-•■ Mi' Gladstone violently attacked Mv : ' ; ; Balfour's /.Irish .administration;; charging him with being responsible ; ■ for the Mitolieltotvri* afi'airp the: \ '■■: dcatb of John Mandevillo aud Kin- ■-.'■■ 'Jx sella. Mr 'Balfour; replied to' the ;•' V charges! in;deiail,, [pit'. the. extraordinary weakn.eM':-br;the;.'-,W Opposition was shown in this -con- " .' stanl re-cooking of exploded com- '. faints against his administration, ■ ; v: 'anil the absurd. ohargkloveM'at '■:' hmi/U H^riuO!i v ,l> ;i-' Vienna, Pecember 2..~; The fortieth ainiiversary the -,.;.': Emperor Francis Joseph ;I. /was;; ■ ■'..;. celebrated. to-day ; without .pubh'c '•,." : . ipoinp; pr ; feqtiyity;,-^tlie;/^Ein^rpi; ; ■ haying desired that . : ward display.- Thirty miilibn'riorinV '"*"■■. '{vill be given to tho charitie3'*of the • • werej - : >- > that 'and': avenVes throughoutAuslria-Huugary-are to;; be planted jritk trees in cpmmempr-, ,_. ation of the event., '■''""'' ■-. ■ ■ r ''\ : . ; ;'ißKßLiNi' : l)cceihberi.v_r': - ! < It is reported that the William's affection of the ears is~ becoming serious, and that fears are .a •' entertained that' it, may possibly develop into'oaricer; "Although His • Imperial Majesty-lias been confined to his palace for a week, an i officialannouncement has been made to the i effect that his condition is satisfactory An imprissipn is,,however,.-gaining . ground that the Emperor's ear complaint is the cajise. of his indisppsi; tion,';'

■ :-!! BoME'j'JJecembei'J'.,. ,i' Rumours are current; to the effect < ■ that tbVFrencktire secretly erecting- j" • ivdjpbrtatifcforta in : Sav6yVoutside the "■'•■' neutiafc,zone pf : the Fnihob-Ttaliau; i. : frqntier,;7' ( ";.',.'. ,^i■'"':''.',' ■;' V / Diplomatic relations between' Bus-.■•;.*. sia and, Persia are .strained,.'. owing.O .' it -is : saidH to :i the'■ ascdndauoy'■ of ; |; ■ . Englisll''; influence, ■ in' > the-j latter " l ,'i ' Klakb,' Deceinber s('£s•.•> ■;. received jhat the is on. a V^^^| i^^Sf>^ *" ■ i v j] „ '_of a new Governor. '■'.-■.' rt • The Legislative' Assembly has re- ..-. , jected the Bill to abolish imprison- .' mentfor,d?pt, r .-. v .., (J ; ( . j/ • ((! .. g ... ! " ■' ■■''Bmsbahe l December^' 1 ": ; I News from- German Now.rGuinea,*,.' g ! (jmirrol, Avbich resiiliod in one shbbt-,' t I, ing the otlioi* dead aitd then commit- : ; 5 ting suicide. ' "■■ ■■■<■<}''. ':■'■■ . •■■'

'■ • ■■"; ' Sydney, December 5.' '. The A ustraliaii squadron will rendezvous, tit Aucldand during the 7 ; 4 holidays. :'.-...'.' \.,'. '..■'■, ■•,.,.",".':.■.': - : : Tho Legislative Assembly! lus'.V iV, .jected tho Bill to establish.distress ■ for rent, ■• >....-'.■■ •.; 'i .■•

'"'' 'JMjijoukm, December 67' '•,' . Tho Irohnioulder's styikohas, been .'■', ■'', brought to a satisfactory tenninatio'iM ,', The Government propose to in--, crease the salary of Mr:.Speight,' Chief Commissioner of Railways, to £IOOO per annum for the rest of bis term, and to re-engage him at £SOOO • per annum, -.'.'•'•

A clerk in tlio Commercial Bank named Hewitt,; arid' a stockjobber'. liamcd'raffarl have been arrested; I .' for frauds oti the bank. The amount •> involved is £Boooi '..'■'),

The Droughtni.AustrauW ; Sidney,December -h :■.'■■'.. ■ The weather to-day has been very ''J fine, throughout-Australia, : no:rain ' ; 41 having fallen in' Victoria, South Aus-' fralia or New South Wales.. In.' Queensland also the weathor lias' been line, with the exception of the Cardwell and Mackay districts to the north, and.the ; Tambo districts 500. > miles, in the interior.! \ Waterlis fast -.' \ disappearing in the back country.' " The creeks are still dry, and many of the cattlo and sheep .are still dying aliout-tVilcauni.'■■■■. ■*;.:;. --_• f 1 <. : ,tt New Zealand produce on consignment clears smartly at good prices.' There is a good deal of speculation : - in tlio produce market, and buyers : . are purchasing shipmeuts from New Zealand at high rates. Values, how-',.. ■ evermore depreciated by every shower : of vain.;, Large quantities of produce • .are purchased for tho country, mar- ' kets.although much has been secured for locol requirements. - ■ In Sydney parcels of New .Zealand ■ whea'two selling at 5s 2d-ioss'6d;:' ' !t •' : ' . Decembers. , Chaff is selling at Wilcannia per ton, and oats at 10s per. busjiel. : 'A ; ' Reports from the farming centres'.',in the A Ibury district' indicate that thebarvest will be better than expected undor the circumstances.