NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3399, 2 January 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

r \j ENGLISH. : ------"'.-'.--'jßjS4> J London, December 80.'':' Influenza is decreasing in Eusaia M and Berlin, but is extending to Sbuth- ' H em ' and Western Europe. Fifty .;.'.; thousand cases are reported from New. ■■\'^ i .;^J ' The -Melbourne -correspondent of ■■■; .p :-iB the Times deprecates further borrow- '■' i V.' ing by Victoria and suggests that n0...:. V..-:'>'l pecuvit/ia offered that the money will •" '-,/' be.expended on reproductive works..: ■.-.. - FJe instances Mr Deakin's irrigation . ..# proposals. ! ';' ■. V-. ■"■•■.'' \ ■'•';:.'' ' • McAulifle has challenged Slavin for -r a Bght but the latter ■ declines any '-. ■;•_■ ~i»t' engagement until Sullmm has replied ' ,:; | to hifl.challenge. ■" ■'<■•; - - • ■,{■.■. .' .■"->■ FOREIGN ' Em deJaneiko,December 80., : It is officially denied that the property of the deposed Emperor has been , : ' confiscated. .-.■', ',-'.'-'■ San Salvador, Decomber 30.'.'. !i . The Government have despatcbed a force of 8000 troops to suppress General Riva'a rebellion at Zanzibar, December 80, ~ The Court is occupied hearing an fc action brought by Stanley against f* "'• Tippo Tib, in which he claims a sum Mi^ of LIO.OOO for breaoh of contract, .' ; ,Jp : Paeis, December 80.-:■ -W:'.

During a rehearsal of" Joan of Arc," Sura Bernhardt mounted the faggots, which caught fire, She fainted and was only : rescued with;; great difficulty, ' Two of the sceno .shifters wero badly burnt in extinguishing tho flames,, and one of them is dying.

Commercial. Loudon, December 80. The bank rate of discount has increased to six per cent. Sydney, December'Bl.

The wheat crop is oxpeoted to yield 18 bushels to the aore. Little business will bo done, until New Tear. . Wlnnfc chick -feed, 2s, to 2s 3d; local samples, milling, 8s 6d. Flour, stone made, Now Zealand, 8s lOd; oats, feeding, Is Od; milling 2s 2d. Maize, 8s 2d to 8b Bd. Barley, Cape, 2s Gd, nominal.- Bran, 6Jd; pollard, quiet, 7d; oatmeal, Lll to Ll2. Potatoes, L2 : f lsa to L 8; onions, 1.4 *o Lo. Butter, dairy made, Od to 7d; factory, 7d to 9d. Cheese, looal made, 3d to 0d; New Zealand' made, 6d. Bacon, local cured, 7d to 8d; New Zealand cured, Ojd to.lOd; hams, Is.

Freeman R. Jackson and Co'b Johnsonvillo stock report: Fat oattlo came forward in average supply, all of good quality, suitable in size for the requirements of this time of the year. A brisk, demand existed, prices improving as the salo progressed. A moderate entry of sheop were penned which also sold rapidly, Lambs made better rates. Pigs,, in ..fetter numbers, maintained late .values'.' 1 Cattle—Bullocks, from £5 2s 6d to M 10a, averages £5 6s and £s l6s. wethers 10s Id to 10s sd,' light weights 8s 93s fat ewes 8s 4d to 0s Id; merino wethers 6s 4d; merino ewes us; fat lambs 6s 7d to 7s Bd. Pigs-Good porkors 26s to 27s fid; small stores 10s 9d to 13s 6d; others 6s 7d to 10s. Ox beef, .Ms (idthelOOlbs; wether mutton lfd per lb.

TELfiiaEAPHIC. iatal Jbire. ' ;■ [ Dusedix, Thursday, . By a lire' at o|Jukerotaki,*W Waikouniti, Luvina Lusia and Madelino Ashwfili, a halfcas'e, pother and 2 children, wore burnt to death on on Tuesday. George Ashwoll tho father of the family who, was brought' into Dnnedin hospital severely brirno'd ; has since died, Poisoned Honey. Russm, Thursday. . . Tho other fourteen 'sufferers from eating poisonod honoy are almost recovered, . ; ' New Zealand Championship. " Kaikouiia, Thursday, A contest for the light weight championship of New Zealand took" place'- hore last night between J. Williams holder, of tlio;titlo. and A.: Francis;-!. In tho fifth round the referee gave his decision in.'favour of Willlahw on an alleged foul which ho played for in; .third; : fourth. and.,' fifth rounds, After the second round Francis had alh-lbaibest rof '.-..tho/?' encounter having Williams decidedly. The spectators cheered Francis to the echo deriding Williams' tedfcto. .'-■ . : -