NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3349, 31 October 1889, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London' October L' 9. Tho statement tlmt Lord Wolseloy will visit Richmond on tlio occasion of unveiling the statue of General Lee Is not confirmed. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by his sons, has started for Egypt, Bradlaugh leaves for Bombay on November 4 th. The Duko of Edinburgh has recovered from bis recent illness. The l'resj generally applaud Sir Henry Parkes' utterance at Brisbane on the subject of a federal army for Australia, Mr Sexton, M. P.; presided over a meeting of the Tenants' Convention at Thurlcs. It was decided to levy 3d por f on tbo rateable value of hoi- ' ders (or tho purpose of providing 1 funds. Meadows, the Australian lightwoight pugilist met White to-day an:l "Was disqualilied for hugging. ' A fund is being raised for tho widow of tlu Into It. A. I'roctor, ast nomer. FOREIGN Athens, October !!9. The Emperor of Gormnny will leavo for Constantinople oil Friday. Tho Sultan has Bent a present to tho Euiprc3s of a diamond collar, worth £IO,OOO. St Petkksiiuim, October 29. Ic is reported that the Czar will pay a visit to the Sultan in the spring. Sebastopol has been reserved as an exclusively military port. Tho commercial trade will bo romoved to Feodosia, a port on tho east coast of the Crimea. atomTal Adelaide, October 30. Paymont of Members' and Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt Bills have been read a third time in the L Assembly, f Agricultural Show, Tijiaiiu, October 30. TLeTinmi ii Agricultural Show was held today. The weather" was line and the attendance large, Tho sheep classes were tbo most important the show bjiug a grand one. Mr A. I). Smith took chief and c'inmpiou prizes in merino, fine and combing; and Mr McMastor in strong combing. Messrs A.M. Clark and Donald Grant divided homurs iu English Leicester, and Litllo Bros, in Border Leicester; Messrs Bruce andMcLarcn in Lincoln, The cattle were few iu number, In draughts, Ben Lomond was the first iu the aged entire class, and won the champion prize ; and Quamby again carried oft' first prise in thoroughbreds, Codlin Moth Remedy. Wellington, Thursday. From reports received by the Minister of Agriculture, it appears that ft solution of caustic soda has been used in Tasmania for destroying codlin moths with great effect, Masonic. i Wellington, Thursday, ' The recommendation of the Masonic Union to delay the calling together of tho Grand Lodge for tlireo mouths is consequent on the Governor expressing an opinion in fjvor of delay, and the fact that the meeting of D.G.M's and P.G.M's of the three constitutions has been convened lo consider tlio position. The Loan Coversion. A Difficulty. Wellington, Thursday. Calculations have beon made showing that tho conversion loan will not realise sufficient to cover the amount of debentures to be paid off in November and March by a considerable sum. One paper liorc puts it at A* £70,000, hut tho Governmont boliovc this au over-estimate, and the expenses of raising the loan will not be so heavy as anticipated, The amount of £2,700,000 was fixed as the sum required by tho loan agents aided bj tho advice of tho Bank of Now Zea< land. It is supposed they expected s better price than was obtained or the) would hare made it more in order tc cover the possibility of a deficiency, Whatever sum is required b makt good the deficit can, it is believed, bt obtained by floating a further sraal. small parcel of 8| percent debenluret but nobody hero seems to quite undorptaud tho exactnatureolf the position,