NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3092, 31 December 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, December 28. ' Vancp, the w. j ll-known comio voca-1 list dud suddenly last) night while | unnHged in singing at a music hall in' i lio city, ' Thu British East Afiican Company disclaim having admitted assisting in domestic slaveiy, Wi Peri who, in company with Mr W. L. Hces, lias been endeavoring to establish a colonisation scheme, has sailed for New Zealand, The Shah ot Persia has forlidden the introduction of foreign capital into that country, and s it is believed that the action ii aimed at Great Biitain kr Wilson, Home Ruler, will op--1 pose Sii John Prender in the contest for the Guvan Division seat, It has been proposed that the Oxfoid and Cambridge Umvai sky Lights thonhl challenge an Australian eight to a match on the Thames. New Zealaud flax-Good niodium quality is worth about £3O 10« a ton. Behun, December 27,

The preliminary er.quiiy into the case of Frefessoi Geftchen, now impugned on a chaige of divtilling the 'he contents ot the late Emperor's diary, has been concluded. His health is precarious. His main trial will take place in a month. : .-.;;';Bomb,December27.

Some eeusatioa h-is been caused in Italy Ity a letter of Mr Gladstone's, urging Europe to offer arbitration on the question of the temporal status ol the Pope.. ' ,■ , ; ,- . Sydney, December 28; : , A fiill Court refused to grant .an, appliciitionJoi' a writ of jrror in the Louisa Collins murder oase, bwd on llid'allegatioii that uh unopened telegram was-hitnded to a juryman rlur; ing the prbcesß of the trial'; Mrs Collins, who lios under sentence of •tenth for the murder of her' busbkiid, has written a letter to His Excellency the Governor iniptigning'tho ac'cu'raoy of a portion of the evidence ;: -given at hertrial, \ . : - ~ ~

Wairarapa Rifle Association.,

~ The following arothe 6nnl results of the various matches fired under the auspices of Ihe. above Association on Thursday and Friday last it Carterton:— , , Ist Matoh-Oarterion, Vol. Oates £2 10s and Mayor's pipe; McCaskill £1 10s; Willaabn £l.; Tucker £1; Richards 10s: Mcintosh 10a. 2nd Match-Wellington. ; G.Bentley £2-10s A. Ballinger £1; Capt. Porritt £1; Sergt. Richards 10s; E, Greenwood 10s. J--3rd Match—Wairampn. Lient. Benton £2 10i and White's cako; Col Sergt, Willaaou ,£1 10s; Prance £1; liallingor £1; Ratene 10b; Morgan 10a. Fourth Match-Presidents, ' G.Bentley £2 10s and Barnard's dock'; D, Donald £lloa '-Morgan £l'; Capt, Jury £ljWilliason 10s; Trotman 10r.

AGGREGATES, ;'■ MATCHES. ■l2 8-4 Tl. Vol; A. Bnllinger 39 48 85 21—i43 Col. Srt. WiHaeon 41 33 36 26—136 Captain Donald Mnstr-rton .3.6 45 28 30Vt34 Vol. G. Bentley "','■'■ Morton 39 50 11 22-132 Vol. Morgan 35 39 29 27-130 Lieut. Benton. 28 43.38 20-129 Capt. Cameron 33 45 27 20-125 Sergt, Matthews ■'•'. Mnslerton 39 45 20 21-125 Vol. McOuskill 42 27 33 22-124 Oapt. JLiokintosh 40 40 19'23-122 Vol, Atkinson 37 4129 13-120 Civ. Gates;..- 42 34 19 17-112 Capt. Porritt 33-48 21 7-109 SHi'tjt. Trotman 36 36 22 22—116 Vol'. J. Raid' 37 43.14 20-114 Corpl. Whitenmu36 3129 Ctjit. Jury,.. >38 J 1714 9G Vol.sCuv.an. n,HO 39:17-0-9G Vol. RntariH Huka"2l 3! Vol. Varnhain' V 4b ; 30 23 13-10 C i; ■;.: ■/:;;-.:;-; . MaNterton 39-21 23.17i-10( Vol. Harris ... 35 22 18 15- 9C Vol.'Tdoker 41 49 12 8-1 H Vol. France ' V 37-22.35 7—lol Civ. Greenwood 35 4517■'•3-1 Ot Civ. Greonwood 30 40 16 J4-10( Civ. Whitenian, 36:35 25 10--10f Sergt, Richards 40 24.29 16-10! A. Biillingm' took first prize of £2 ; Willason second £1 10s, and Caplaii Donald 10s. '