NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3415, 21 January 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH.

London, January 19.

The Duke of Teck, Lord Wolseley, and thousands of others attended the funoral of Mrs Fitzgeorge, tho late wife of the Duke of Cambridgo. Sir W. Jervois, commenting on Colonel Elias' paper contended it was essential for the colonies to federate, otherwise foreigners might compel the weaker to cede their territory. The Nary'must be the primary line of defenco. -

Haddon Chambers, the young Aus-1 tralian dramatist, has quarrelled with Mrs Langtry about the production of his new play. Mr Bancroft is acting as arbitrator between them.

Obituary,—A, Craig Sollar, M.P. for Lanarkshire.

Obituary,—C, R. M. Talbot, M.P. for Mid Glamorgan Tho latter, who has sat in the house since 1830, was known as tho father of the House of Commons* He was in bis 87th year. Slavin has challenged Sullivan to light for £2500 a side, and has made a deposit of £SOO. He has also oxpressed Mb willingness to box Sullivan for £IOOO a side if the Californian Athletio Club will give £BOOO. The Portugese Governments pressing their olaim to refer tho dispute to arbitration.

Despatches containing the recent communications between England and. Portugal have been published, They show Lord Salisbury's ultimatum was due to the discovery that Pinto's successor in Africa was continuing acts of aggiession, despite tbe assurances of tho Portuguese Government to the contrary, It is considered doubtful whether the Portugese officials in Africa will give effect to tho demands of the ultimatum. -

It is believed Portugal only yielded in ordor to gain time to appeal to the Powers.

Sir Gbarles Dilko'B book entitled "Problems of Greater Britain," is published. Tho author eulogises Chief/ Justice Higinbotham and Messrs Service, Gillies, and Deakin, of Victoria. .Tho'last named, he thinks, ia'sure'to become Premier of Victoria, and probably of Australia. New South Wales, in Dilke's opinion, is certain to increase her customs tariff sooner or later. Properly and coal are also indicated as the direction | in which later taxation will be levied. Sir H. Parkes is described 88 a prodigy, and Mr Bernhard Wise, ox Minister of Justice, as the man of tho future. Lord Oarrington has shown himself singularly independent of the Colonial Office, and evidently shares the views of Sir H. Parkes and Mr Dibba- as to the ultimate separation of Australia from the Mother Country, Sir 0. Dilke thinks the prosperity of South Australia is assured, and advocates that the claims of Western Australia for Responsible Government should be conceded in full. Tho Wakefield system of colonisation might be applied to that country with good results, The vetoing of the Now South Wales Divorce Bill is condemned. Chief Justice Higinbotham would bo chosen Governor ot Viotoria if the dignity were made elective, Mr D, Syme, of tlie Melbourne Ago, is denominated the apostle of Protection in the colonies —the forerunner of Henry George's dootrino that the State ought to be the sole landlord, Sir H. Parkes' financial embarrassments, and the consequent raffling of his effocts, will only increaso the number of his admirers, and notwithstanding his debts and his trashy poetical effusions, his enemies will find thomselves powerless to sink him. FOREIGN. Lisbos, January 19. Tho merchants in the city are dismissing English employes. Ladies declino to yisit the Embassy, It is reported tbe British residents are appealing to Lord Salisbury to bo lenient.

Paris, January,

At a meeting of Portugese in this city, Senlior Lorilla denounced British piracy, and asserted that Spain and Portugal would shortly become united under a Republican "form of Government,