NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3229, 13 June 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. ' London, June 11. Tho .times domands that Mr Dillon should nccopt the chnllongo of the Melbourne Age to account for the disposal of the League fluids,

The personality of the Duchess of ! Cambridge has boon sworn in at 1160,000, Lord Harris ia suffering fromatl attack of diphtheria. Spencer tho aoronaut, who had a narrow escape some few weeks ago, fell into tho Channel opposite Hastings, while making a descent in a parachute, but was rescued in lime. The Tmies,rcfearing.to tho Tißit of the Irish delogatos to Australia, says "The forciblo and reasonable criticism on the utterances of the delegates by the Melbourne press doßerved of Englishmen, who will gladly learn tho Gladstoniau contributions to Parnellito objects ns compared with the contributions rccoived through Patrick Ford, tditor of (he Irish World, and Alexander Sullivan, of the Olan-na-Gaol organisation. If tho tho movement is so innocent and laudable, argues The Times, why should Mr Dillon fear an inspection of tho accounts 1 The artiole furfchersays —Mi- Dillon may be expected to handle the Victorians roughly after leaving tho colony, as did Mr 'Healy after leaving New South Wales in 1888."

FOREIGN.

Rome, Juno 11

The statue erected to the memory of Giordano Bruno, the pantheistic philosopher, was unveiled to-day, the coiemony being attended with great enthusiasm. His Holiness the Tope is greatly displeased at tho enthusiasm shown,

Athens, Juno 11,

Peace has been restored between tho Mahometan and European residents of tho island of Creto, Vienna, Juno 11,

Tho Austrian Minister has received instructions to withdraw from Servia. Park, June 11,

Tho Buulangist deputies are threatening M, Constans, Minister of tho Interior on account of the part he has played in the prosecution of thoir lendor,

-AMERICAN. ... _ Chicago, .Juno 11, Alexander Sullivan has-refused to (Jivulge what ho'ijid'with. tho missing hundred thousand dollars on tho ground that- he dooa not wislito inculpate Mr Parnell.

Nfw York, June 11,

The Government intend to devote a million dollars to sanitary purposes in the Johnstown district.

Australian.

' Sydney, Juno 12. [ The Sydney Wonting Herald has au i article on the verdict returned at the ' enquiry into tho loss of iho steamer Fijian (when tho captain and the second mate had their. certificates suspended : for six months), It points out that the evidence oi the officers regarding the entry mado in the order-book is conflicting, and contends that so direct, pjpabty nrid suggestive a matter ought llojj' io-" Jbo flllojyed to remain in its prosent^a^'o!''press'wrong h»s been ■ f>y .one gi3.o or Vjf &'M which the tomporary suspension .of a certificate is inadequate punishment, Tlio Herald insiats that the mate should be sifted to tho bottom. Melboubse, June 11,. ' The Premier (Mr Gillies) last night the new rules of procedure jn the Yiqjjjrian Parliament.. He disclaimed any of liatnperjng the freedom lifMiamenV' TliSriiUii^re' .(jgjjigneij ' merelyto prevent'' mstp oftiiiio.-' !flie wte wa^'nflt'fifiigljeJ.. .. The total amount of Imports into Vioturia duriiig 1888 was £23,072,000, ant) the exports £18,853,000,. In both

instancos the retuins show' aii.:'moreaae over 1887,

Adelaide, June 12. In w-aa anticipated that n vote ot want-.of-cohfidenco in tlio Government would have been moved on the Address-in-Reply. but th-j hitter was carried without any amendment. It has transpired that Sir J. W. Dawner, the member for lhrosaa, declined to lead the' Opposition unless he was assured of an absolute majority. This. assurance-not being forthcoming,iho proposed attack on' the Government was abandoned. : Bkisbank, Junell. In the Legislative Assembly last night the Payment of Members Bill was read a second time. It provides for'the payment of an honorarium of £3OO per anunm in addition to travelling expenses,