NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3105, 16 January 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, January 14. The Financial News condemns the New Zealand system of taxation, contending that the property-tax is injurious to the best interests of the colony, inasmuch as it tends to exclude British capital,' Stevens, the bicyclist, who travelled round the world on a bicycle a short time ago, will shortly start with an expedition to search for dtanley and Brain Bey.

The English . Government are parleying with the Porte for the establishment of a temporary protectorate over a portion of the Soudan.

Despatches of an exceedingly bitter nature are passing between the Government of Germany and the United States in reference to the Samoan difficulty, and great excitement prevails iu diplomatic circles regarding the outcome of the quarrel. Some tenants, who were being evicted at Lurgan, County Armagh, made a desperate resistance, and in the encounter, with the police three werowounded. '

The Pope lias presented golden chalices to Cardinal a Newman and Manning and Archbishop Eyre, of Glasgow.

The action of breach of promise of marriage' brought by Phyllis Broughton against Lord Danganwill be heard shortly. Cardinal Manning is of opinion that much good will result from the cordial reception of Mr Gladstone by the Pope. The English press is objecting to Mr Gladstone's visit to the Pope.

Sir John Gorst, Political Secretary to 'the Indian Office, is a passenger by the s,B. Tongariro to New Zealand.

Peter Jackson declines to visit England to meet Jem Smith. It is not yet decided whether he will accept a challenge from Jem Smith on any condition.

Paris, January .14, Party faeling is running very high in the Seine election, and both oamlithtes are spending immense sums of money, St, Petersburg, January 18, Itussia is increasing her army by 100,000 riflemen and ten new brigades of artillery, Tlie frontier guards in Turkestan hare also been largely reinforced,

Home, January 14, The American prelates, in an audience with the Pope, urged his Holiness to do his utmost to combat the evils of socialism.

' • The Hague, January 14. King "William, who is lying seriously ill fro'm throat affection, is reported to be in a hopeless conlition. '

Sydney, January 15. A huge heat wave has swept over | the colony, since Thursday, the thermometer having averaged 102 in the shade in Sydney. Slight rain is now falling in Sydney and the southern districts.

[ • Brisbaue, January. 15. The drought is now breaking up in many of the dfstriots. .