NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3385, 13 December 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

ENGLISH.

London, Deoeiiibor 11. The alarm created by tlio publicatioii of Mr Buckley's speech at the Bank of New Zealand mooting in Auckland is abating, and the depositors have been re-assured.

The Bank of New Zealand ask the British shareholders for proxies to suable the head ollice to be transferred to London,

Depositors in the Bank of New Zealand arc calmer today, audit is hoped they will be pacified. The Board of Directors issue a circular to-morrow.

Sir H. A. Isaacs, Lord Mayor, will intervene in order to avert a coal famiiio. The strikers repudiate the idea that they .intend to resort to violence,

The Manchester gasmen have ! signified their willinguess to resume wovk, but the companies have filled their places and decline to re-engage. The coal porters will not strike, their wages having been raised, provided the masters will boycott the metropolitan companies. The projected Catholic Bank is now vepeorted to be abandoned, An epidemic of influenza lias made its appearance'in Berlin and Paris.

Sir W. Jervois, apeakiug at the Colonial institute, said irrigation, was a question ol vital importance to Australia. Tho Navy must be the primary line of defence.

Lord lkassey concurred with the Earl of Roieberry's suggestion for auother conference,

The Earl of Carnarvon, in the course of his lecturo list night, said Colonial Federation would ho the forerunner of Imperial Federation, Sir If. D. Bell argued that it was a condition precedent of the naval compact, that 110 colony becoming a a party to it should secede. In his opinion Colonial Federation was

dubious, Sir A, Clarke emphasised the Monroe doctrine under which America is claimed for the Araencaus and advocated the establishment of an Australian Military College.

FOREIGN

Paws, December 11, Doni l'edro, ex-Empercr of Brazil, raters al Gams, in the South of

Australian

Sydney, Dec. 12, The caso of Thomas, tho toller of tho Bank of New Zealand, cropped up last night in the Legislative Council. Tho action of the Magistrate in summarily sentencing hiui was severely criticised, but tho matter dropped without any action being taken. Searle's funeral will take place on Saturday. It is proposed to erect a monument to his memory at the finish ot the Champion Course on the banks of the Paramatta.

Melbourne, Dec 12,

Many tliousauds of people followed dearie's romains to the railway station, The streets wero thronged and the proceedings were of a very impressive character. It is suggested that a national monument should be erected over his grave.