NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3114, 28 January 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Loraotf, January 25. Mr. Phelps, the' United States Minister in London, was entertained at.a'bauquet at the Mansion House on the occasion of hia departure for Washington, ■ Eesponding to the. toast of his health,' Mr Phelps referred to'the cordial feeling existing between England and America. " The Financial News. criticises adversely the New Zealand loan accounts. The Eight Hon Boresford Hope is attempting to upset Lady Sandhurst's election to, a' seat in the County •Oounoil.' '■:•' The Masonic Lodges of Surrey will entertain Lord Onslow at a banquet prior to his.departure, for New Zealand. The', Beefsteak Club entertain him ou Sunday. The residents of the Island of Tuhai have petitioned the British Government to annex the island, No debision Iris yet, been.; arrived at by the Goveramoiit. ■;:;., "■■■,"' Ottawa, January 25, The Government of the Dominion has deoided to suspend the issue of fishing licenses to American fishermen. '/ " : '.'•/-„ TneHAQUE, "January 25, , The Netherlands Government-have received iio information in reference to.'the :establishri)entof : a'British Protectorate oyerforth Borneo, but have made a demand for the delimitation, of ■ British territory * iii : that country.' ■/' ■ ,: :.'.::. ;-. ;[■■:■:■:■: Paris,; January 25. ■ It is .reported that' M'.Floque't, the French Premier, will -'shortly resign.. : ■'. ■■■/:-.,• : ■ Boulanger is confident of f souring a'majorityof ,00,000 at the.'eleotioii for the-Seiner '-:::.■ '■■:[-['■ '^'?•■■' : : ;^rd^Lyltou, : British Ambassador at Paris/ has informed. M,: : Goblet, 'Frehcli-Muißterfor^

that Great Britain has not taken any steps in 'the"direction of annexing Tuhai Island -

Berlin, January 24, General Bronsart yon Sohellendorf, Prussian Minister of War, has expressed sympathy with Professor Geffchen in the prosecution to whioh he has been subjected on tho chaige of publishing the late Emperor's diary,

Irish Affairs.

London, January 25, Further parhoulais to hand in leaped to the scene which occuired at the trial of W. O'Brien and C'arriok ve'steiday show that O'Brien aud his Council, Mr Healey, wero met at the lailway Btation by great crowds of sympathisers, that they attempted to pass the police guards and mingle with the crowd, In tho attempt to prevent this they were ill-used by the police, and upon reaching Court, Mr Healey complained that tho police had threatened to uSe bayonets. The Magistrate promised that they should have an escort upon leaving the Court, Mr Healey then applied for summonses against Mr Balfour, Chief Secretary, and Lord Salisbury, to prove that the Primrose League was j addicted to boycotting The application was refused amid tho laughter and cheers of llio audience, The Magistrate thereupon oidered the Court to be cleared, but both Messrs O'Brien and Healey objected to the trial proceeding with closed doors, and were proceeding to walk out of the 'Court when Mr O'Brien was seized by tho police, but slipped out of his coat, leaving that article of clothing in the sergeant's hands, and made off. Outside of the Court he was sunounded by thousands of sympathisers, who defied the police, Armed with a wan-ant, the latter vainly attempted to re-arrest the prisoner, and a riot ensued. The struggle between the police and the O'Brien party lasted seveial hours. During the melee it is alleged that a policeman struck Mr O'Biien with his rifle. Many arrests were made, but Mr O'Brien has not been recaptured up to the present.

The trial of Mr J. L. Caiow, member for Kildare, was fixed to take place yesterday at Killbridge, but the accused, who was called upon to answer a oharge of inciting, did not appear. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

A train conveying Mr Merlier, Magistrate, to Birr, King's County, wlioie he was to open a Cinnes Couifc, narrowly escaped being wrecked, large stones being piled on the rails.

Wairarapa South County Council A special meeting of the South County Council was held at Carterton on Saturday last. Present:—Ore H. R, Bunny, (Chairman), J, Martin, W. Cundy,.W. Wrattan, aud A. Matthews, The minutes. of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Clerk reported that Mr VY; Cundy was duly elected a member !of the Council in the robin'of Cr H, Bunny resigned.;. The .'Treasurer ' rep'ortedthat a writ fiom the Supreme \ Court had been served on him at the ' instance of the United Charitable Aid Board, Cr Matthews moved and Cr Martin seconded that no monies be spent in defending the action, Carried, From Colonial Treasurer re interest due, and also that the United Charitable Aid Board had laid an embargo on the subsidy from the Government to the Council. From ITeatlierßton Road Board re passing- by-laws for regulating the heivytMffic oui'oads. The Council agreed to'hand oyer the lake to the Lower Yalloy River Board. Cr Matthews explained that unless some by-law were made to restrict such heavy weights from being drawn over' the roads and bridges, the Boards could not keep the bridges in proper repair. Cr Matthews moved and Cr Wrattan seconded that a special order.be made at the next meeting of the Council to frame a by law to restrict the heavy traffic, and that the weight be restricted to four tons.. Carried. From the Library Committee asking for an increase of rents of offices on account account of the heavy increase of the insurance on the building. -Cr Martin moved, and Cr Matthews seconded that the rental be raised to £25 a year, provided the other local bodies agree to the same. Mr H. Bunny declined to represent the Council on tho United Charitable Aid Board, and Cr W. Booth was elected. Cr W. Cundy was appointed a member of the Wairarapa Hospital Board. Cr Martin drew the attention of the Council to tho bad state of tbo Waihenga bridge. I'he Chairman intimated that that was a case for the Featherstbn Boad Board aud said said that the Council ought to be very cautious about interfering with the duties of the other local bodies unless it could be clearly shown that the Boad Board was not doing its duty. A special motion was passed on the motion.of Cr Matthews seconded by Cr Martin that this Council relegate its powers .to the South Wairarapa River Board over the drain known as the Wairarapa Lake drain and all streams connected therewith. This concluded the business and the Council adjourned till the second Saturday in March next.