NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 3 May 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

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; LtJNbp n,: April BQ,; In the House of Cpmmo'ns today, theDeceased/Wife's Sister Bill passed the second reading by a majority of 67. Speaking during' tko debate, Sir James Fergiisson said that the agitation in Adelaide in favor of the Bill was entirely, artificial and fictiti. oub, andwaa contrary to the whole religious opinion of the colony. I ■.'. The Agents-General have, through the agency of Sir A. Blyjh' (South Australia),' forwarded cable messages to their respective colonies disolosing Mc-Eaikes' proposals for the reduction of the colonial postal rates, Messrs Penny.-' and Heyrnan,' a firm, in Blenheim, New Zealand, have made a present of a quantity of frozen mutton and butter to Sir H. A.' Isaacs, tbelordMayor of London. Mr Gibson, patentee' of a locomotive link motion,, has sailed for Melbourne,;where.he. expects that his patent will, receive a fair trial. A syndicate has already guaranteed that the patent shall be tried on the Victorian railways. ■'•■'-. May 11 Queen Jiotoria, who has been on a visit to Aix le Bains for the benefit of her health, has returned to England, and taken up her residence at Windsor Castle. The Congregational ■ Union' have determined to resist: the 'practice which has .been hitherto in force in connection with the taking of the census of persons mentioning to what denomination they belong, ' London, Mayl,, Obituary-Mr Edwin Waugb, the well-knotvu Lancashire poet,' aged 72.;: :: ■■; ... ::':■■ ;-f

FOBEIGN.

Zanzibar, Mayl

Mwatfza has placed Uganda exclusively within the influence of the British East Africa Company. .... . New York, Mayl,

Arthur 1 Wood,' a well-known swimmer, has announced his intention of attempting to swim the rapids at Niagara Falls. Tho Bank of Ateriira, in Philadolphia,.has suspended payment. Madrid, May 1; The Senate has approved'of the Bill conferring universal suffrage, Bio Janeiro, Mayl. A revolution has broken out in tho republio of Paraguay. There is ■ reported to. have been a good deal of bloodshed, but no further news is'to hand,

Berlin,. May 1. Germany has now assented to th conversion of the Turkish debt.

THE LABOR AGITATION. Vienna, May 1.: , It is expected that 150,000 people will parade the Btreets advocating the eight hour system, and a disturbance is feared, The whole.of the Austrian army.has been placed on garrison duty. Paris, April 80. The Marquis Mores, who was arrested on a charge of inciting the army to join the Anarchists, had Utters in his possession which will implicate the 'Duo de Luynes in a Koyalist conspiracy, which was to take notion during the labor celebrations. A warrant has been .issued for his arrest...... "■"'■■":'■ .'■ '". Mayl. The Government have discovered an Anarchist stock of iron-tipped bludgeons and revolvers whioh : were secreted in the city. Fourteen hundred street. hawkers have been arrested on a charge of being connected, with the Anarchists.

M, Oonatuiis is confident that the measures taken by the Government will prevent any outrage being committed during the labour demonstration, and he threatens to surrender fivo thousand foreign Anarchists.

Louise Miohael.who recently made a seditious speeoh to the Anarchists, advocating that dynainite was essential to the attainment of their objects, has been arrested. The Government have forbidden deputations exceeding five members from approaching the.Chamber of Deputies.

' It is rumored that Boulanger has arrived to lead the processionists. Business in the oity is at a standstill, and all the banking institutions are strongly guarded. New York, Mayl. Tho difficulty whioh caused the strike of carpenters in Chicago' has now been settled, and the men will resume worlron Monday. London, May 1.

A compromise has been effected between the directors of the Greal Southern and Western Railway Company, Ireland, and the men out on strike.

Mr J. Monro, Commissioner of Police, has given orders for tho trades processions to.be restricted to certain thoroughfares in the metropolis. Those taking part in the labor demonstration are furious at the restrictions placed on them by the Chief Commissioner of Police. Small processions have been formed, and have started for flyde Park, 'whero addresses will be delivered, Up to three o'clock this afternoon no disturbance has. beeu reported from the Continent.

Huterton Town Lands Trusts

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Counoil Chambers las_t evening, there being present: Messrs E. MoEwen (in the chair), H. E.Eton, and B.P.Perry. The' minutes of the previous rneoting were read and confirmed,'

Th : e .Secretary reported' a credit balance pf v£4B 7s It'was'decided to dispose of the Yoteps' Lists to tl]e public at sixppnce ea,oh.

. A letter was road from t"e Education Commissioners, acknowledging receipt of rents for Education Reserve, ■ ..''■■'

, Mr K. G, Williams wrote, requesting a reduction'in his rent,. The matter was held oyer till next meet-

The folloiyiug accounts were passed fpr payment; J. Payton & Co.. printing, £1 10s i D.Kokering, repairing pump Jif. The Inspeotor of Nuisances called the attention of the Trust to several nuisances existing on property in Church Street, and to an open wolj which required filling in. It was deoided to cover in the well, and clean the section at once,

i The Secretary was instructed to take action for the recovery of certain i outstanding rents. ' ' • . Adeputatjqnfron} the Kurupuni , Eire Hi; gMe 'waited pn theifc ; ana" .explaiijed that/they We! , unsuccessful hi obtaining a plaqe for meeting;' Thev had eighteen mem- • bers on the roll, and the question of f a Bite was their greatest difficulty,

their.purposes would be part of town acre 70, aud they would be glad if (lie Trust could grant them a portion of this section. Tboy would also be vpry gateful, if tboy wero to become the recipients of a bonus from the Trust. towards the erection of a building, as it waß much required. After Bornedisoussioni tion of the application was held' oyer till next meeting. :'.,'"'V\ Auditor's lees amounting to £2 2swero passed for 'payment, The balance sheet for the past year, having been read and adopted, the meeting adjourned. ■ : - ■

New Zealand Hemp.

The following is Mr 0. Bpurling'g . New Zealand Hemp market "report; • dated London, Mavch 21st, 1890;-,, "My last'advicesweroof2lst.ulto!,; U since which the dullness m our market for New Zealand Hemp.'.••• therein referred to has been itensi- ' fied; by a further heavy, fall, and a ." demoralised state of, our; general' Hemp markets, amounting to all but apanio. In the continued absence' of American buying, andtheincreased desire of Importers to ;quit stocks, with an equal determination of buyers jhbreyet'to hold aloof,.prices withvery little passing and the few, sales made during the niohth have been ..j smajl, and these at weekly : declining $ rates, In this unusual and critical state ef markets, Manilla Hemp, has ' takert the load ; with fe decline, prrv 'arrival parcels since 2'lst ultb, to £8 to £lO per ton-Sisal, at £2s|to £25, . ips(sellers),'ehews.a.decline ef £6 to £7i wlsiNew Zealand, of fair and middling qudlity shews an 1 average , decline of £B,to £4; and common 42 10sto£3 lOs j finelogood £2to £Sper ton. 'To account, in any satisfactory way for this extraordinary Btate of the market is all but impossible seeing that the totals ot Manilla Hemp shipped to this country and the States are considerably short of the last two seasons, and Manilla, shippers manifest, at'present but little disposition to meet the unexpected decline in. our market, or to force off their stocks. A general impression exists that the American Syndicate are ; sufficiently, in stock to keep them two ' or three months from foreign supplies of fibre, and that holders therefore havo one of their main props taken from them. Nextto manilla, Bisal hemp shews the greatest decline, good having fallen from £Bl and £B2 (delivered terms) to £25 and £2510 a per ton (sellers), At these latter quotatious Boma considerable parcels from.Progresso,have; been placed here. Having regard' to the extraordinary changeß in the leading articles referred to, it is almo?t surprising that New Zealand Bhould, comparatively, have held its value so well.. It is more than evernecessary, ■ however,' for shippers strongly to ' bear in ' mind-if New Zealaud hemp is still to. hold its own-that whilst other fibres.(sisal particularly) are likely to be in better supply in the near futuro, New Zealand should, and must be, still yet better cleaned and prepared. Now that Now Zealand has for months held its own bo well,. and its uses are better known and recognised, it would indeed be a pity, by flooding our market with poor colored and badly cleaued fibre, that an'; industry so valuable to the Colony should be jeopardised. In sisal hemp—(as a : « substitute for, or admixture with Maiiila)—Now Zealand hemp finds < its strongest competitor the color and cleanliness of thoformerrendenng it a great favorite amongst all rope makers. After so sad and dismal a- : report, it ;is satisfactory to Bay that yesterday and to-day the downward course of the " Bears" has been stopped, and iair Manilla 0 F and I (sold within a day or two as low as ton)today finds buyers at £BB 5s to m Ids, whilst there are buyers of New' Zealand also at 10s to 20s advance. It would be well that the receivers of New Zealand should carefully consider into whose hands thej confide their hemp, inasmuch as "Bears" comprise .brokers, who, whilst supposed to represent the interests of importers, find their account in alternately playing the role of both brokers and jobbers, Arrivals since the 21st ulto. have been very heavy, comprising thoso per" Crusader,"" Wairoa,"" Kylemore," " Auckland,"" Zealander," with a total of 9,080 bales Hemp, and 127 bales Tow, The public Bales total up to 8,681 bales, of which i about one-half has been placed at and ■ since respective sales, Our market h to-day, although still dull and quiet; * closes less depressed than during the last fortnight. Prices current:-Wellington, fine to extra, L 26 to L 29, good, L2B to L2B lOs.mid. to fair, L2l to L 22105, com. to mid. Ll9 to 121, low and ord. (noml.) LlB to Ll9. Auckland —fine to extra, L 25 to L2B, good L2410s to L 24155, mid. to fair L 22 10s to L 24 oom. to mid. L2O toL2I, low and, (noml.) Ll9 to L 20,"