NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3085, 20 December 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

.London, 17 th December, Tho Maori football team to-day defeated theWigan Olnb (Lnncnehire): by ut goal and two tries to a try, ;■, Mr >B. Ni 0. Braddou has taken over the Agent-Generalship of Tasmania from Sir Arthur Bly'th, who has been acting ..'.'' '" Mr John Dillon sails for 'Australia in February next, ■ ... . ",- . 18th December. ! Qbituary.-Sir W. Peorce, .JI.P,, member of thu shipbuilding; firm. of JohnJilderi Co, Sir J. Fergussoh, in reply to a question' by Mr M'Arthur; stated that the Government hoped to be üblo to obtain compensation for traders who had incurred loißes through-, the troubles in Samoa, Tho Washington conference had doue nothing inconsistent with tho statement, made to the delegates itl the recent Imperial Conference in 1887.

Mr John Morlsy urged that the Government should open-negotiations. with the Dervishes for ilia purpose of saving Einjti Bey and Stanley..; Sir J, Ferju'iison in reply, said it was doubtful whether Osman Digna'a letter was authentic, Tho date appeared to be too recent, and it was improbable that tlm captives had. been taken to Khartoum, Tho Government' were inclined lo think it a clover device. They did not consider there wero sufficient grounds to. lead them to open negotiations at Sn'akim,. New Yoiiu, December 18.,

I O'Connor will challenge Seiirle toa sculling match for £IOOO a-side, to be rowed either at San Francisco or the Thames, as he objects. to row in Australia, fearing the effect of the climate on his health, . Paris, December 17,

M, de Lessepa denounces the action of the Chamber of Deputies in rejecting the Panama Bill as a national disgiaco and a suspension of their liability, .. • , - The effect of Boulanger'sexpresßion of sympathy with the failure of tho scheme js already apparopt, ; ■ December 18, The stookholdera' expresn their continued confidence in M. de Lesseps, and offer to subsoribo to future loans for the Panama Oanil.