NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3254, 12 July 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. . London, 10th July. The return match between the Gentlemen and Players, was won by the latter by ten wickets. Smith and Mitchell have both challenged Sullivan to fight thorn for the championship. Mr John O'Connor, M. P, for Tipperary, in the course of his evidence .before the Commission, admitted having been a Fenian until 1880, but refused to disclose anything about that society. He also admitted that ho was cognisant of a conspiracy to murder Judge Barrett. Witness himself had been charged with participating in it. He justified tho endeavor to corrupt the police, and said he believed the police were capable of hanging an innocent, person, whereupon the President, Sir James Hahnenexclaimed—"lt is moral torture to listen to this man." Mr/ Gladstone, in a letter to the Press, expressed his opinion that any attempt to afford industrial relief by legislative alteration of the gold basis of exchange would come to nothing,

As soon as the New South Wales loan was announced the financial syndicate held a meeting, at which it was agreed that tenders should hot exceed .£lO2 Bs.

Brokers resent the colonies overborrowing and glutting the market, especially Now South Wales. They say that last year's stocks are still on hand to a.largo amount, as no time has been given to unload them. They object also to the violation of the pledges not to borrow, which has lately occurred twice.