NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3344, 25 October 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH! London, October 23. The Princess of Teck is petitioning Lord Salisbury to grant a pension to Mrs Blanchard the female emigrants' friend. An important iron and steol company in the north of England is willing to establish works in Australia and purchase the properties necessary for carrying on their business immediately if the Colonial Governments will guarantee their custom for a term of years, Mr iloorcliouse is their agent.

FOREIGN. Eerlix, October 22, The Reichstag was opened to-day. The Emperor, iu his speech, asserts that his personal relations with the allied Powers will strengthen the ties that bind them to Germany, and he believes the peace of Europe will be maintained, During the coming year additional expenditure on the army and navy will be required. A Bill dealing with Socialism is promised.

AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, October 24. At tlid New South Wales Kifle Association Meeting Private Kennedy won the Queen's Prize. Biiisiiane, October 24. In the course of an interview Sir Henry Purlies, Premier of New South W ales,said lie had come to the conclusion that for the future the Government of Australia should be nothing short of a Dominion Parliament a in Dominion of Australia. The colonies, lie thought, should ha created a Dominion with one elective Parliament. He favoured a great convention ■ of the different Assemblies of Austra--1 lasia, representing all parties, to form 1 the basis of a Federal Government, Sir Samuel Griffith and Sir Thomas M'llwraith practically coincide with Sir Henry Parkes.