NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3459, 14 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH.

Miel iSeli Knight, of'Melboui'iief and introduction to the Princess of Wales., Much interest, is,expressed in |he me'dicaFcareer young lady, who obtained''her diploma as doctor of medieine last August. Mr... Bailies, Postmaster-General, stated in the House to-day that I Australia and India had not shown .any desire .fori reduction o)ij .postal chafes." Australia 'lost £BBO,OOO and Canada £700,000 annually as it .was,; >He ■ considered it doubtful whether- England' was' competeut to reduce ocean letter rates to a penny without"'"destroying the existing agreements .with other countries. , Mnrcli 12.' The Eev Mr Tucker, Curate of Durjinnif succeeds Bishop Hariniiigton who liad charge of East Equatorial Africa, and pho was murdered by. the uativ.es several yen's ago.

|' Mr Patclietfc Mattiii;iscredited with having assisted Sir Charles Dillfo m his sketches of Sir Henry Parkes and other 5 ;Australiah ! iiotabilife in " Problems of Greator. Britain;' 1 Mr Sydnoy Gedgo intends to raise a discussion on the Colonial Divorce Bills again when consideration of the Estimates comes ou.

Fifteen bodies have been rccoverec from the collieryin.; which the explosion took place!* It is beliuvei at least 100 others mußt have losl their lives. : ■"■

McAuliffe, au American pugilist, has issued an open challenge'for % fight to a finish, '' l;

Sir W, Hobinson believes, the opposition of the House of Commons ;to the Western Australiau Bill is rapidly decreasing,

A' influential committee has been appointed on the Western Australian fixllr including Baron de Worms,' Sir S, ..Micoto, Sir, G, Badoli-Potvell, A'diiiival Colomb, Bir 11 Temple, Messrs Campbell, Maoarthy; Uaoarthur, Heaton, and Bradlaugh,,-.

AMERICAN, -r

New Orleans, March 12.

' Sir T, Esmonde, in tho course of his,speech,' said tho Irish delegates had collected 150,000 in Australia.

Washington, March 11. Mr Taulbec, member for Kentucky, who ~\vas shot in.ilio corridoi' 1 of the Capital by a reporter at tho beginning of the month, iB dead. "

■V i'OEEIGN.

Paris, March 12.

The murderers of the Due' Aumala's wevo sentenced to doath, and-tho double execution took placo to,-day. There was a piteous scene at the guillotine. ; , Caiko, March 12.

Famine and pestilence arereported to be raging'iri. tbe Soudan../ «j •.; This season has been au exceptionalio favorable one, audit is .expected that the com yield from the Spring harvest will be the largest ever fcnown ; in Africa, '' ' . ' ' Si Petersburg, March 12.

Schebriliora, correspondent, tothe Czar, was arrested oil:his return to Russia' for writing, a lettertb the Czar in which ho made an impassioned appeal for reform in tho Government ofEiissia, ' 'Zaribas,i March 12.:,..

, , : ,.The news previously received that Major Wissman had i captured Bowhaueri's stronghold has been confirmed. Although Major Wissman had only 500 men qt his command,he inflicted lieaVy losses .oh Bowhaueri's forces, while the casualties reported oif. the-.Germau.side are slight.' Major Wissman did not, however, effect the capture of tlie Arab leader,as he managed to escape'into tho interior.'

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, March 12,

Considerable.loss of lifo has been caused by tho floods. Near Narrabri Mrs Carr and her three .ohildren .wero drowned and their house washed away. At Taree, a farmer named McGillivray. was drowued; and at Casino, a man named Roid and another' unknown. At Windsor, Mr Ilunstau lost his life. It is feared.that many, people' have perished in thenorthern districts. The telegraph lines are still interrupted ; but tho weather shows signs of breaking. ... .

Tho schooner Agnes lias been , near Brunswick Biver and a creiv of eight drowuod.

March 18, | Willoughby. Andrews, who was sentenced to death for the murder ol a clothier name'd Bartlett, in. November last, liaaimd his death sentence commuted. ■ "

R.M. COURT-

mlstjsrton-thursday.

(Befdre Coloiiel Roberta, R.M.)

DOMESTIC'TROUIiIiE; •' .Helen Davis v Truby and Millingtoil. Claim ; . for board and lodging, 10s,.auij -22s iOd: respectively. Mr. Bunny for.plaintiff, Mr Poimall for defendant, ■■

1 • The amotiiits in question were paid into Court. " ' ; ' !K " ,- v

Plaintiff,..sworn, stated .she 'had asked: for' the, money, but had not received; it, She had. not. rendered .apy : accoiint. • •• <\ ~ Mr Pownall: Are you aware,that tho; money has ;beeni offered your husband"? Plaintiff: No, ;.:. '

t To Mr Bunny-; Herboardera had .Usually paid on Saturdays, ;i She was not in the habit ofrenderingaisflounts. Millington, Mr Bunny theii'stated to the Court,, . Itippsare'd,that,defend-' wits had b'eeiV' lodging!, r .jvjtli'' firs Davis for some itoo/J .: : Miii)j}ton gave notiei-to leave, a^'ajplaintiff

.c'o«|| not profitably keep one boarder : she aßked Truby to find fresh lodgings, Mrs Davis had contracted a jfniall account with the Wholesale JDrapery Company )where defendants 'fee employed), and the,defendants had put their heads together to escape paying the amount owing for board. The account of Mr Dickson's had been paid, and Mrs Diviß held Mrs Dayiij, cross-examined ;by A Pownalli-stated thatalio ,lM'nev&)7 authorised jnyojiy.pju#anieoj'ei r account at piotaon's, She would - allow no 'person to pay her debts V when she'was in a position to pay them herself. Paid Mr Dickson so that she could show : defendants she could pay lier own accounts, Objected to anyone 'taking upon themselves to pay her bills. \Yas t not at home when defendants caffiHo pay the monoy, and had no knowledge that they wero at the house till her husband tMd her. To Mr Bunny: The amount was owing three days when she took out the summons, and defendants knew she wis in want of money.

i ,fAfter;' further cross-examination ]iad|t'a|(fln place, judgment was given foMke amoimt paid into Court, with Cs costs, i _

MIOFEBSIONAL FEES. C. A. ;Pownall v O. Douglas. Claim, 10s Gd, professional fees. Defendant, sworn, admitted that he had received the account twelve months since, but had not objected to payment till to-day, Instructions- L - ■ had, been given to plaintiff, with » /'>""! reference to a promissory noto." Ha' stated, however that his instructions had not been earned out,; and he did .; not know what tho-claim of'lOs Gd. - 1 was for.' :

Mr PownalL sworn,, produced a statement; given .him defendant when instr'uctiofls'weregiVon, and a letter forwarded later on tho subject. Ho claimed 10s 6d for the work ho had undertaken.

After some questions had been asked by;defendant, judgment wan given for amount aud costs, J.DrummoiidyG. Moqre.; Breioh ot Sheep Act by exposing slieep for salo effeoted with lice, Fined 20» and costs.