NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3362, 16 November 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. Lonuox, November 14. The General Steam Navigation Company lias conceded payment to men during meal times, and in consequence of their action it is beliov°d the movement generally will succeed.. The 'Rev. B. Parry, Su.ffra.ga.ii Bishop of Dover, has resigned- in consequence of ill-health. , Lord Roseberry, speaking at Liverpool, said the Liberal programme in-

eluded tho payment of members, and b 11 drastic reform of the House of L Lords, I Murphy, of Victoria, is negotiating I with England and Russia for tho adoption of bis torpedo. li Sir M, Hicks-Beach, speaking a Liverpool, urged the fusion of Union i: ists and Tories. Mr Go3chen said it t depended entirely on the rank] and file. * I The Standard denies the statement made iu some quarters that England 1 is weary of Australian cricketers or s that their visits are injurious to the colonies, J Sullivan, tho American pugilist, is willing to fight Jackson for a purse 3 of 25,000 dols. 1 The bakers are conceding the demands of the men for a reduction in the hours of labour. 1 The South Metropolitan Gas Com- 1 pany have decided to share the profits with the employees. The men ; who went out on strike will also " receive a share of the profits, < It is thought that the recant vote 1 of a thousand pounds made by the Strike Executive to the Broken Hill 1 miners who went out 011 strike will bo rescinded, and other strikers ! subsidised, Mr Macdonald, formerly manager ■ of tho Times, is in a precarious state . of health. FOREIGN. Rome, November, M. ' The Italian Government threatens to bombard Tangiors unless satisfaction is given for the pillage by the Moors of the residence of Marquis ' Galetta, Italian Minister of Algiers, . and the maltreatment of that officer, It is believed that tho matter will he amicably settled, The Emperor of Germany met the King of Italy at Monza, in Lombardy. Berlin, Nov, 14. It is reported that Bismarck has ; warnod Count Kalnoky, Austrain Minister of Foroign Affairs, that even - the inoderato amount of favor lie [ shows Prince Ferdinard of Bulgaria I is injudicious. 1 Paris, Nov, Id. ; The election of Boulanger for 1 Montmartre, one of the Parisian 1 constituencies, has been declared s invalid, ! Australian. Melbourne, November 14. ' At the wool sale today the New , Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 3 had 48135 hales catalogued, of which i number 1140 were sold. The tone ' of the market showed weakness in 1 medium and lower sorts. The fol- ! lowing were the top rates realised : j Greasy merino Is Id, greasy merino 0 lambs Is |d, greasy merino pieces Is, greasy crossbreds Is l}d, greasy combings Is Jd, scoured merino Is B : fd, secured pieces Is sjd. It is expected that a Loan Bill for between three and five millio.) pounds for railway works will shortly be submitted to Parliament. The Slock Conference has concluded r its sittings. n Sydney, Nov 15. s In the course of a leading article a this morning the Sydney Morning if Ilernld, referring to the attempts f made last session to alter the e national system of education in New ; Zealand, says, the probability is that .e one of the issues to be fought out at 0 the next general election will bo i denominational versus national i- education and that the result of the contest will be watched with considerable interest throughout Australasia, The articlo predicts that the present system of national education will emerge from the l " conflict essentially unaltered though )f better adapted to the performance of '" its great mission. ' s Brisbane, Nov 15. ut Parliament has been prorogued to ir the end of the year.