NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3286, 19 August 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

BOULAMERISM.

London, August 10,

The trial of the charges of treason for the misappropriation of public moneys against General Bouknger lias commenced, With reference to the allegation of treason contained in tho indictment, it is alleged that Bouknger had been developing a plot against tho Republic, in connection with which ho contemplated effecting ut coup d'etat during tho year 1889, and had set to work to create ut wide spread military oouspiracy, At the proceedings today it was declared that Clount Dillon, who is a supporter of Bonlangor, and against whom serious charges were laid, has no claim to the title ho adopts, and that he is merely an adventurer,

August 13,

The trial of Bouknger is watched with absorbing interest by the populnco o( Paris, Iu addition to tho treasonable correspondence already produced, Iho Pijbjjc prosecutor lias now,. made specific charges against Bouknger for having sold national decorations in tho army and public service for largo siinia of money, which were embezzled, and used to pay tho debts of Bouknger's father, and support his numerous mistresses. The evidence has created a profound srasition throughout France,

CANADA AND THE COLONIES. Mr J. J. C. Abbott, leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate, who is appointed a, Special Commissioner, to visit Australia with the object of promoting commercial relations between the Australian colonies and Canada, will remain a month in England, where he recently arrived, before leaving for Australia,

Mr Maxwell's Trip. Mr J. P. Maxwell, one of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners, has accepted an invitation to attend the Railway Congress to be held in Paris in connection with the Exhibition.

A London despatch of June 29 says:—" The friends of Stanley, the explorer, nre not discouraged at not receiving additional advices by Tippo Tib's son, who has just arrived at Zanzibar. There is general satisfaction in circles connected with British interests in East Africa that Stauloy caino around by the Victoria Nyanza and not Ungoro and Ugangu, There is little doubt that Stanley has been in Uslak, where stores have been accumulating for some time. Besides tho stores he would find, there were letters acquainting him with the situation in British East Afriea. If so, he would advance on the northoast of Victoria Nyanza, and on the Country between that andWadclai, to checkmate tho efforts of the Gtrmans to get up the Tana River, and around by Uganda and cut oil British East Africa from the interim', In well-informed circles it is thought probable that when Emin gels a supply of guns, ammunition and stores from Stanley ho may return to Wadelai, and continue to hold the province until steps are taken to secure it. Stanley had encountered shooking privations. His hair is now white, bis chthes in rags, and, being without shoes, ho is obliged to uso skins to cover his feet.

A London despatch of July 20 says that Queen Vicloria is making arrangements for the Prince of Wales to relieve her of the duty of consider-

ing State documents, The Princo in this ciise assumes ail tho responsibilities, and wishes, it is'said, to adopt the title of Prince Kegent, and have tho use of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, the Queen retiring to Osborno and Balmoral, If the arrangement is carried out, Prince Albert Victor will obtain possession of Marlborough House, The Premier, Lord Salisbury in n speech at Mile End, on July 16, told his hearers that they must not expect tho day ever to come when the colonies would become a federation in the same sense as the United States, but ho hoped that by common agreement the present difficulties would be removed, Remarking ou Irish affairs, he said it was appalling to think that years hence their sons and grandsons might still be discussing the Irish problem with nothing new to say on the subject.

The withdrawal of the Parnell counsel from the Special' Commission by order of their clients, who have abandoned the case against Tho Times, created a profound sensation. The action- of tlie Irish leaders is a determined piotr-st against tho exclusion, of the books of Secretary Houston, of the Loyal and Patriotic League, from which they proposed to prove the Pigott conspiracy against them, and the iniquity of The Times in publishing the " Parnellism and Crime" articles inspired by Pigott. Although their counsel have left the Court, the Irish leaders declare their willingness to answer any questions the judges may desire to ask.