NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3436, 15 February 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, February 13, In the course of his remarks on the Address-in-Reply, Mr Gladstone approved of the policy of the Marquis of Salisbury with regard to the dispute with Portugal. He also commended tbo Government on the manner in which Samoanand Swaziland difficulties hud been satisfactorily arranged, He'urged that pressure should be brought to bear on the Transvaal Government to extend the franchiso to Kuglishmen,and generallyapproved of the Government administration in Southern Africa, where he said, colonial possessions too not unworthy to bo compared with British possessions in America and Australia. He referred to the gross scandal in the Porte allowing Monssa Boy, who had been covicted of gross cruelty to the Armonians, to go free; ho also referred to the disorders in Crete. The improvement inlreliind.liecoiisidered, sprang from the hope of the salutory influence of improved agricultuiuand be thought if local Government were conceded it should be framed on a liberal basiß,which would be accepted. If a niggardly spirit were introduced it would probably lead to new agitation springing up.

Mr W.H..Smith, Leader of the House, replying said that tho Government felt certain Moussa Bey ■would again be placed on bis trial, With regard to the hon. gentleman's remarks concerning the position of affair in Crete, the wasre nothing to fear of a renewal of hostilities in tlio Spring, If, continued Mr Smith, the Opposition will n'Bsi6t,tlio Government will introduce a Bill to constitute district counpils for England and Scotland. The Government, lie mentioned, had no intention of proceeding j with the Bill providing for assisted Education this session. -. With regard to the Sugar Convention, it was not blended to proceed with the matter until Government was satisfied-'t-hat the agreement of the Great Powers was absolute. H.H.H. the Prince of Wales entertained Mr J, L. Toole, the wollknown actor, who is. leaving for .Australia by the P. 0. Company's ■Britannia on February 20, at a banquet at- tbo Garrick Clubr In the absence of Lord Bosejierry and Sir E, Clarke, SolioiteGeneral, Mr Took proposed tjio "ColonialEuapire,' 1 to which there wan no response, Lord Randolph Churchill and SirH. A. Isaacs, Lord;: Mayor of London, were present, -■ :; . In the House of Commons, Mr J-, Hennilter Heatoii, M. P., for Canterbury, lias tabled a-i motion for the appointment of a special committee to enquire into'the motion of an ocean penny post. • ■'... * " The members" of the Parnell party iutoiid to ■. move for a ooiuajitteo to

investigate- the -publication of the forger! letters by the Times. ■.' v ..'. ' The Duke of Argyle, speaking at : the Federation Leaguo, Edinburgh, said that in his opinion the, Australian colonies were quite justified in imposing important duties on the importation of British goods. FOBEIGN." Lisbon,Febiuary 14. The Portuguese press violently attack the British consul at Oporto for declining: to recogniso the challenge issued him by Signor Audiuile. The feeling against England still exista, and yesterday, being a mon'h since the English ultimatum was received, many of the shops have been draped in mourning, evidently as a testimony of the sorrow the proprietors fuel in the submission of the Government to the demands of Lord Salisbury on the Zambesi question,

Berlin, February 13.

The Italiau Government has agreed to the proposal of tho Emperor William "of Germany for a labour conference, and it is believed thai, Austria and England are disposed to join. Strntsiaib, over which the Emperor will preside, has been summoned for Friday to prepare proposals to be submitted at the Conference,

Paris, Februury. 13. At the trial the Duo d'Orleaus made no defence as to the charges laid against him, hut said that he was confident of the sympathy of 200,000 comoi'ipts. The sentence of two years' imprisonment was received with murmurs, and over ut thousand persons invaded the preciuts of the Court, shouting—'' Vive la Due d' Orleans, down with the Republic," Twenty-five of thnso taking part in tllo Royalist demonstration were placed under arrest. The crowd tenewed the disorder around the Statue of Henry IV. The Duo d' Oilcans was removed to the Concieigerie (State prison).

AMERICAN.

San Francisco, Feb 18. Hodge, who, during the visit of Madame Patti in 1887, threw a dynamite bomb on the stage of the opera house, prepared another plot against the life of the skilful operatic artiste, but fortunately beforo her arrival in this city his behaviour was euch that it occasioned his being put under restraint, Cuicaoo, Fobruary 18. . Those placed on trial for attemptin." to bribe jurors on the Cronin murder trial have pleaded guilty and sentence has been deferred. Ottawa, February 18. Catholic residents attacked an Evangelist meeting held here, and Etriotiß rioting ensued.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, February 14,

Tho Age, in an article deulingwith the Conference, thinks that Iheexcusc of the growth of the colony put forth by the delegates is scarcely a good reason fur its standing aloof from the movement, especially when it is taken into consideration that New Zealand is nearly us old as Victoria, and older than Queensland. It may be admitted that her distance from Australia'and her position wiih regaid to the South Pacifm Islands would justify her ambition for n separate career, hut the Age thinks the question to bo considered is whether by keeping aloof from Australia she will havo slrongih enough to with siaud the attacks of possible enemies. New Zealand would always be n weak point in the lino of defence and would require sacrifices on ihe part of thn people of Uw, continent, which they might, decline to make to a mere outsider.- The case, however, would bo different if New Zealand were part of the family; theil, all of the other provinces would he in honor bound io spend their lust shi'ling and even their last man in her defence if occasion required it,