NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3403, 7 January 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

- ENGLISH." i . London, Jan i It is rumoured 1 that tlio 'Sugar Bounties Bill is" to be -revlved. The inquest on the fatal fire nt Forest Qate is proceeding. It appears that tho dormitory of the school wan locked from the-outside, and the "unKfippy"Viaiins were tillable to obtain the, fey or< force jtheir ffny out.: 1 Th'o Trust Funds "Committee have completed tlioir revision of the report, and ib is not likely they will assemble again, Lord Loftus, ex-Governor of New South Wales, has written his memoirs. '/ C The 'prospect; of a future .'large, issue is injurious to the expected Victorian loan,' The Economist predicts it will; liave tobe postponed,and denounces .borrowing for political purposes. ■. 1 - ; The Daily Illustrated Graphic propiirations ; for ! publishing wiiich liavß bean going on for some months, is now issued. , ■ ' , t . Mr Gladstone declines to assail Russia 'on account of tbe Siberian atrocities until he is fully inforuied on t-hc subject. Tlio statement that the British India Company's stoamers are to, adopt tho Vancouver route is not true. Mr Bntdlaugh" has sailed for Bombay.' . ,' v . - ■ The.citation in tha, O'Shea divorce suit has been' served on Mr Parnell, It is expected ■' that his action agaiust The Times will be heard in Jannury, and the divorce case in' June., Kir 0. Russell apjisars for Mr Parnell, and Sir E. Clarke for Capt.. O'Shea. Mr Parnell intends: to indict the Govern; inent for conspiracy with Pigott at the opening of noxt session, Pickets arc inducing' the firemen and sailors to desert vessels which bring cargoes of coal for "tbe'Metropolitan Gas Company. Steps will be taken to test the legality "of their action. '

The strikers are willing to accept engagements for three months oh condition they are granted equality of voting with the company's employes. I'lioy profess readiness to assist in making the profit sharing system a success, and will guarantee that there shall be no strike for at least a year. The resolution of the company to standby the bands they liaVoengaged in the place of the strikers is, howover, an obstacle in the way of settlement, ,

Tho strike committee threaten to bring on a general gas and coal strike. The railway men demand that their hours shall be limited to ten, plate layers to nine, and signalmen to eight. They request an answer from "the companies by January 15. Januarys.

Mr Gladstone declares that Italy's conneotion with the Triple Alliance is a'grave monaco to her financial prospects.

The Emperor of Gormany has presented' Admiral. Coinmerell with a sword of honor anil" an autograph letter, as 'a'memento 1 of' : the,' greatSpitiicad review, at which tho Emperor was present,

FOREIGN. Lisbon, Jauuary A. Tbe 'Empress of Brazil was buried at Oporto, but. her remains aro to be removed to Lisbon. Calcutta, Jarnary4,- ">• Prince Albert Victor received an ovation' on bis'arrival. 1 A hundred thousand iiativesassombled to welcome hiui. - , St Petiiisburu, January 5, Russia ignores the protection proclaimed by Abyssinia by Italy. / It is re-asserted that Nihilists nearly poisoiiod tho Czar, Munich, January 4, Dr Dollingei'j who,is suffering from inllucnza, is in a precarious state. ■' Durban, January D. Mr Jolitißton, British Consul, has promised the' British residents protection from ihoPoftugese. The situation of the Portugese is sonsidered precarious.