NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3256, 15 July 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

,' ENGLISH. London, July 11. Neil Matteraon has declined Bubear.'s challenge. It iB reported that Major Le Caron is missing,

News from Huyfci states that President Legitimate is arming women,

Lord Charles Beresford has resigned from the Federation League, because he disapproves of the proposal to hold an Imperial Conference on tho subject.

The committee of the Houso of Commons appointed to enquire into the subject of Grants to members of the Royal Family consists of eleven Tories, two Unionists, eight Gladstonians, and two Irish Nationalists, Among tho number are included Lord Harrington, Messrs dmith, Goschen, Gladstone, Chamberlain, Eorlcy, Ltibouchero, and Parnell, FOBEIGN. Paris, July 11, A scene occurred in the Chamber of Deputies, and Laguerre, a Boulangist, was oxpolled, I'ho Government has decided lo prosecute General Boolanger, Count Dillon, and Eocheforto for treason, Brussels, July 12. Tho Belgian Government has agreed to subsidize a lino of steamers to Australia, Aden, July 11, Two of the Messageries Maritimes Company's steamers, the Anadyr and Oxiin, engaged in tho India, China, and Japan trade, collided off here, Tho Anadyr sank, Constantinople, July 12. The Turkish official who was sent to report on the state of affairs in the island of Crete has declined to accede to the demands of tho malcontents, and the latter consequently refuse to pay their rents. Troops were despatched to enforce obedience, but owing to the manacing attitude of the inhabitants were withdrawn in order to avoid a conflict.

AMERICAN. New York, July 11, Sullivan baa been arrested for taking part in a prize light, but Kilrain managed to escape,