NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3360, 14 November 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, November 12, The Strike Committee is debating the request of tho Seamen and firemen's Union of Sydney to establish an international and intercolonial federation of labor. Thelighterriien have resumed work. The wbarfmen and dock laborers who are still standing out show signs of yielding, Meantime they are not being paid, Tho Great Powers have agreed to ignore the Bulgarian question.

Shares in the Bank of New Zealand fell £1 owing to tho rumor that the London and colonial registers were to be amalgamated. The dispute between Mr Chamberlain and Lord Randolph Churchill over the last Birmingham election is to be referred to Lords Salisbury and IHartington for settlement.

The attitude of Sir F. D. Bell prevents Sir ti. Berry and Sir C. Tupper opposing the Imperial Act to authorise the investment of trust funds in colonial stocks. Sir 0. Dilko has refused to stwd for Fulham and elsewhere, alleging that his time is fully taken up with literary work. The Standard insists on the police putting a stop to prize fights disguised under tho name of glove contests. FOREIGN. ' Paris, Nov 12, M, Floquet has been chosen President of the Chamber of Deputies, Zanzibar, Nov 12. News of Dr Peters' death has been affirmed. Belgrade, Nov 12. M. Trieoupis, Primo Minister of Greece, threatens that Greece will avenge tho sufferings of the Cretans directly it is strong enough. Bombay, Nov 12. Prince Albert Victor met with two accidents during the reception at Poonali. His elephant fell and his horses bolted, but tho Prince escaped without injury. Australian. Sydney, November 13, The Daily Telegraph, commenting on tho views regarding Federation of that portion of the Now Zealand press which holds that New Zealand should sympathise as an onlooker rather tlmn a participant, say outside the Union means outside the tariff, It doubts whether there is another colony to which intercolonial freetrado means more. Access to tho markets of New South Wales had been of wonderful assistance to New Zealand,and would not perfect freedom of access to all ports of Australia bo ono of the best possible thing for the colony ? The Telegraph considers it would bo most short-sighted policy of New Zealand to refuse to cast in its lot with the future nation of Ihe Australian Continent. Affairs are quiet at Broken Hill, pending the conference between the directors and the miners. Strong pickets have been stationed to prevent blacklegs going to work. The woman Batts, who was committed for trial on three charges of infanticide at the Waveiley baby farm, has been acquitted, Melbourne, November 13. Tho Stock Conference has decided to quarantine horses from foreign ports for H days. The schooner Abstainer struck on a pier at Cunningham and sank. Captain Gallstis and a sailor wore drowned. Hobart, November 12, The R.M.S. Doric arrived from Plymouth, via the Cape, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, ana sails for New Zealand at noon to-morrow, She brings 88 pas?ongers for Australia, and 120 for Ne,v Zealand ports. Correspondence, A QUERY. (To the Editor.) Sir,—Now that our esteemed and popular Mayor's term is just expiring, 1, representing many others, shall be glad if he will givo an explanation upon tho following, About four years ago, when ho was president of tho freethinkers, he agreed to give tlietu a piece of land in Chapel struct to build a lyceum. I believe at the time about LSO was collected in Masterton, for which he is responsible, I should like to know what was done with that money. It was collected for a particular purpose, and, as it was not used for 6uch, he should have returned it. Perhaps, Mr Editor, if he does not reply to it, you could givo some information.—Yours, etc., One Interested. [We have no knowlodge of the affair. The subscribers to tho proposed lyceum should call a meeting, when, no doubt Mr Renall would give any explanation which might he required; and if the money is, as alleged, in his possession, dispose of it in accordance with the expressed wishes of those interested,—Ed. W. P.]