NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3237, 22 June 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

!;:« '■;■. : Condon, June 20. ;: ; A. jubilant letter lias fen received from Mr Dillon giving a glowing account of bis success in Australia. ! audfofwavding £I2OO from Melbourne in aid of the League V'-''\ : !..A shipment' of .Soutli: American mutton and fruit, preserved by a new method, rotted in, tropics.',. The outside appeared intaofc, but on opening the; specimons they : were found to be'worthless, The Company assert' that the experiment was. not properly carried out,'the instructions not beiiig followed. They declare a similar shipment from India has been successful. Mutton is being shipped 'to Australia as an experiment.'. ,•'''. I;J V : ■-, -'.-. •/ 'The strike of sailors at Li yerpbol and the'Olyde is collapsing.:: ; ' : ' ,:-..- I : Howard, connected ' with - ■ the ; Electa, sugar fraud, has been 'found guilty.,. , ,/:;:_;..:;';'.;:'/;' The . Council of the Primrose League have passed a complimenting the gentlemen, .who have despatched an agent to, Australia to follow the Irish delegates forlthe purpose .of, bringing. forward,. the Unionist side of.tbe question.; The resolution specially refers ,to.'; the letters .appearing in the.' Australian press signed - "Unionist," .It ■ is understood ■; that the agent- is"to receive a fee.of LBOOand his expenses. Sir John Stainer, Mus. \Doc, Inspector of Music to. the Education Department, aud ;: formorly organist of St, Paul's, succeeds:the late.Hev Sir Frederick A; G. Oudey as Professor.of Music at .the University of Oxford./- , The President of. the Epidemiological Society confirms' the statement recently made by the Prince of; Wales to the effect that.at, the present time a leper' was engaged hi the Lendou nieat market. ■ At the wool sales to-day, 14,000 bales were offered, Prices were very iim, and tho advance was fully maintained, ■ ■'' . AMEMCAN. - New York, June 20, It is asserted that the arrest of Moroney and Macdonald, tbe men who. could not be identified, was merely a ruse to divert attention and' enable the police to secure two others named Martin and Burke. They had taken alarm and fled, but werooaptured at Winnipeg.' It is reported that the man Burke has confessed to participations in the murder of Dr Cronin, and wishes to become Queen's evidence, A popular vote has been taken in Pennsylvania on the question of prohibition, with the result that it was negatived by a majority of 200,000. Australian. Helbouknk, June 21, The new Procedure Eules were passed by the House last night, with slight amendments. Tho rule for ■the enforcement of the cloture was abandoned, Mr Donald Wallace, the wellknown sportsman, has been elected to represent the South-Western Province in tho Legislative Council, vacant by the death of the late Francis Ormond, . In the House last night, the Premier stated that the Government bad no information frpm the Imperial authorities regarding the suggestion that English troops should he stationed iu Victoria. He added that he believed the colony,would be opposed to such a proposal, Mr Boyle is arranging for an Australian cricketing team to visit England next year,. Murdoch will probably captain the team. Sydney, June 20. The Government lias decided to renew the San Francisco Mail Contract for a year, subject to the approval of Parliament. The agreement provides for the exclusion of Ohinesecrews from tho mail steamers. Brisbane, June 21, The House last night passed a bill providing for the paymont of members,