NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3332, 11 October 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, October 9. In a letter to Mr Thomas Sexton, Mr Pamell advises him that the Tenants' League will be confined to a defensive basis, and its operations will be limited to the protection of interests threatened by landed proprietors, or coercion by Government, the protection of tenants against the conspiracy of landlords, the assertion of the freedom of speech in Ireland, vindication of the right of tenants to the same facility for combination as I is allowed to Trade Unions,

Mr Burns is orgariisirg a Woman 1 Union, which already includes matol flower, and mantle makers.

Mr Seymour Keay, Home Ruler, has been elected to the vacant seat for Elgin and Nairn shires in the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the death of Mr 0. H, Anderson, Gladstone Liberal, Mr Ifoay soonred a majority of 532 votes,

The school hoy strikes are spreading to Cardiff, Middleborougb, Edinburgh, Dundee and BarnoU, The soholars have marched in procession, and in some instances the teachers have been subjeoted to violence. At Edinburgh the soholars stoned tlio teachers,.

FOREIGN. Sofia, October 9, The Sooboda a semi-official Bulgarian journal, urges the Bultan to recognise Prince Ferdinand's claim to tlio throne of Bulgaria, and tieolares that otlierwjso Bulgaria will be compelled to tiofi independently,

• Australian. Sydney, October 10. In the House of Assembly last night., Mr W. P. Crick, member for West Macquarie, who was placed under arrest lor. contompt daring the recent gtgiwWl, mado an unqualified apology, and intimated his intention of resigning his seat in order to givo liis constituents an opportunity of renewing their confidence in him or otherwise. Hobap.t, October 10. The Chamber of Commerce has decided to send a delegate to the conference to be held at Dunedin daring the Exhibition. .