NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3087, 22 December 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Vlenna, Decorate 20.' The Government luvvb.under an anarchist law suspended tlie trial by jury of 15 districts. -.'.'.' fiANziiiiH, December IU. Four natives, who were awaiting trial on a cbai'ge of- murder,' have been beheaded by.di'der oi'tlie Sultan, His Majesty lias expressed liis iiitcntion of beheading 25 others,ln the. courso of a week;. The British Con-sul-General has protested against [he exeoution of the natives,-: ■■:':-., • Pout au Prino'e, December".l 9. ■ Tite Aiiieriean war vessels'" which, were, despatched, to' ..demand 'tlie W lease of theVAm.e'riean,:steamer : del tained by tlfq' '^mmmi : ot;Ea,jii baye c{jmiu,9iiced * ljprn))aj.'oTing. Cape IJay )i\' * r to '" ;.. : Kussia lias ordered theconstruction of tTO'craisors of 6000 tons'..eaeh',; ;and ori) of 0000-iona;;' ", ;■

London, December 19 Mr I'iouVof Adelaide, has patented a process of coppei plating iron The Manoliestei chatnbei of Com. nieice have had under consideration the qucstioa of taxing mipoited goods mid it wus rosolved tbat unpolled goods similar to those produced and sold m the United Kingdom ought to pay a piopoition of local and., 1m penal taxation MrGladstono stalled today foi Naples, whete bo willspenl tor.

Decembei 20 It is expected tbat Paibament will be pioiogued on Monday

London, 20tli.i)eceuibor

The Honourable Artillery Company of London, tho oldest, military corps i'h {lie Empire-(dating from 1585), has been suddenly disbanded, and thejguris. removed, .'the members recently, agreed to a sohonie proposed by tho Prince of Wales and the Duke of Portland who are Captain-General and -Lieutenant-Colonel respectively of corps, to place the company under the Volunteer .system. The members, however, refused to pass 'the motion to grant £SOO for. military purposes, and the Prince and Duke threw up their commissions. The War Office thereupon disbanded the corps. >, London; 20th December,.'.

In the House of Commons, the Liability of Trustees Bill wtisreud a third time. The clause providing for the invesfcmentbf funds by Trustees in Colonial stools was omitted, During the discussion on the measure Mr C. H. Jilkin, member for Elgin' and Nairn Bhires,aceused Mr Goschen of bolstering <up. consols, ' In referring to the clause struck out, Mr Goschen trusted that its omission would not be. regarded as any'reflee-. I tion on Colonial stocks, and he hoped the Government would, be.iti a position to. deal with the- question next session, ■- • -. -.- :

Suakm, December 20.. >,. Tho cavalry reconnoitred in the direction of HandoUb to-day, and reported that a large body of rebels were visible in the rear of the earthworks thrown up. The right redoubt of tho enemy was destroyed owing to the excellent shooting made by the new magazine rifle, News has been received that the tribes'of Aruria have massacred hundreds of women and children, adherents of the Madhi, and in conseqimnco a tribal war is impending, A British sortie was made from this city to-day, and although the enemy were - engaged no lives were lost, A batilo is imminent. Later news says:—The o'ngagenieut between the British forcesand tho rebels under OsutanDigna, which has been impending somo days took place to-day, A t an early hour this morning MajorGeneral Grenfield, at the head of 4000, men, loft the garrison and stormed the rebel redoubts. Tho battle commenced at 7 o'clock and lasted only half an hour. The enemy were completely defeated leaving over 1000 killed upon,the field, The Sond'iireso and black troops gallantly stormed tho Arab trenches, despite tbo strong resistance of Osman'sforces The Wales Borderers followed up the attack on the trenches, and inflicted 'severe punishment.on tho enemy by volley firing, The bluejaokets from the British inon of war in the harbor also rendered valuable assistance with machine and heavy guns, Osman's defeat is complete, his ranks scattering, and fleeing iu the direction of Hashcen and Tamai, The British loss is slight.' No English officer was': killed or even wounded. MajorGeneral Grenfell's force will upw occupy tho field, and will encamp among the rebel works to-night. v Sydney, December 20.

.-•• Potatoes are advancing in price and to-day aro quoted at £l4, Nono but those from Hunter River are in the market.. ''