NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3184, 20 April 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Mr Thomas Farrer, in a letter to the press, contonds that Lord-Salis-bury ought toexolude the beef from South Amerioa, protected by. the bounty system of the Argentine Republic, if he excludes bounty-fed sugar.

April 18. The Agents-General have addressed a letter to Lord Knutsford asking, him to remind Mr Gosohen that the time is opportune to redeem the promise he made last December to deal with the question of investing trust funds in colonial stooke. , The Yale College crew will row tbe Cambridge University crew on the Thames during the coming summer. The money required by the New Zealaud Midland Railway Company has been subscribed. . -,-.

Cairo, April 17. Ono of. the Mahdi's Emirs has reached Sarras, at the head of a thousand men, and the authorities in this city are. in a state of great alarm.

April 18. It in rumoured in this city that El Senouissi defeated the Khalifa with great loss at a place seven.days' journey from Omdurman,' The Mahdi's generals were captured, and after his defeat ho retreated to Khartonmi'' •'■'■ ■ ' A '■'-''

1 London, April 17.. It is reported that the placing of the balance of the South Australian loan at par early in the present month was.;merely a nominal transaction, and that the South Australian Government will.be compelled to give the brokers a private concession equivalent to.one half percent. Sir Arthur Blythe, Agent-General for South Australia, refuses to give any information on the subjeot. Tho' ratification of'the Sugar Bounties Convention by Parliament is considered doubtful. Tho sugar market is'muoh exoited owing to the remark let fall by Baron de Worms in his speech introducing the Bill in the' House of .Commons, to the effect that there was likely to be a soaroity of sugar in the market this season in consequence-of-the small' yields estimated to .he obtained from the Cuban orop. Viscount Cross, Secretary of State for India, has dismissed Arthur Crawford, (who in August, 1888, was acquitted on a criminal charge in .connection with the office held by him at Bombay), from the 'lndian servioe. ' ■'■ - New Zealaud mutton is quoted at 4f d per lb. ■ : Si Petersboko, Aprill7. Tjiree Governors of Bußsian provlnces.have been arrested in oonuection with t|ie plot -against the Czar which was frustrated by the discovery of the seoret bomb factory at Zurich on the ,20th March. ■.;: : ■■ Brussels, April 17, General Bouiauger has decided to remain in this city.

The Wool, Market.

■ ■■ -. _ London, April 18. pood combing wool commands prices' 10 per : cent-abpve. those obtained at the .February sales.; finest qualitie3-haveadvahced.-asmuchas 12|' p«. cent, Up to -date 178,000 bales have been end 470Q wMlrwp,;. ; '--'■>''--.