NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3078, 10 December 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, December 6lh. Sir Wultci Ballei bns disposed of thn New Zealand Antimony Com-p-iny'i Jackson's Head gold mine foi £IO,OOO cish and 125,000 paid up shuesin 0 cmipniiy which is now being foimwl, with a capit.il of 6210,000, to work tho prop"ity. Decembci 7th, Mi .J, Dillon, MP,, lepljmg to the addiess ofhyuipalhy presented to him by tlie Libeuil membeis of the House ot Coiuuions, said Liberalibai bad been the means of diawmg Eng land mid Ireland closer together, despite the acts of tho Government. If Homo Rule wore granted to Ireland, that friendship already formed would bo cemented; and Home Rule for Ireland didiutmetm separation from, England. On the other band, the sympathy of England was 'what the Irish desired, and not political separation; and if that sympathy were freely offerednb Ireland it wohl go fur to stamp out crime in that country,' ' ':, ■'■.'

Paris, December 6th, .In the 'Chamber of Deputies lust night a scene occurred between two members named M, Sussni and M, Basley. Tho former called the latter ''in ass, whereupon M, Basley walked across the floor of the Clumber and •struck M. Sussni in the face. The President ruled that tho word: "ass" wns rude, and the matter would have ended hero but for the blow given, ■ A duel wns- fought between tho two without any serious results, and today the aggressor apologised to the Chamber lor his misbehaviour.. : Berlin, December'Otb. The German Government have informed tlie French Goyernmbnt that the'presence of h number of French officers in Germany is undesirable, on the .ground that there actions and motives are not above suspicion.. " : , v Thirteen French officers have been expelled from German territory, on suspicion of being spies,,'; ;, : ; Rome, December 7th. i-. Signor Crispi stated in the Senate to-day that the position of the country compelled Italy to maintain a perfecti armament. - Sydney. December 7th. • The Bulletin newspaper is inaugurating a lottery scheme for' the' purpose of raising £BO,OOO required to coraplotc the Sydney Hospital,