NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3518, 23 May 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH.

London, May 20. H, M. Stanley denies the statement that he bad continual quarrels with Emm previous to his arriving at Bagamoyo, There the latter began to estrange himself. •• It is reported that Stanley advocates the transport of Amerioan negroes to thp (fpjjpjE Congo. The great marriago will bo celebrated j!j Abbey. _ The Prinpe of, Wales will pay a visit to Ireland on May 23. In reply to a deputation from holders of New Zealand harbour board bonds, Sir P. D. Bell promised ; ,to submit their views to the Governand expressed a hope that the land laws, of which complaint m made, would bo altered; It is rumoured that Mr Pamell has offered Mr James Dalto'n, of ! Sydney, tba vacancy foe West Donegal

Hio iepoiit,a that Lord 'tfoiWty succeeds^'Sin F.-jßoberts .83 Com-mandar-itt-Chief in India, i: 4; :

Mr Panell states that the National Lea'gua t in Australia hasrsuliscribed nobly to tbo Irish causa, '■ It is stated tbo reason why so few birthday honours are announced is that it is intended to confer a large number.next year in connection.with .Federation, Truth asserts that Sir Henry Norman, Governor-of Queensland, has arranged to remain another year; Tho shareholders in the Bank of New Zealand will hold a meoting at tho end of June. ' '

■. - • .' May 21,, . Tho-holders of Now Plymouth Harbour Board bonds seek compensation because: the Government interfered with the Board's land endowment. The holders of other harbour boird debentures and of Government stock deny the liability of the Government.

Mr Ifitchie has introduced a Bil to improve artisans and laborers dwellings.

The Government has agreed to grant a committee to enquire into the financial relations of England, Ireland, and Scotland, ■' ■ : A prospectus lias been issued of an Irish Meat Uompany, with a capital of £200,000. Mr Killerman will be manager.

Tho ■ Washington, correspondenl of the Standard Btates that Presidenl Harrison is likely to veto the Silver Bill.

; FOKEI6N. ; Suez, May 20. The weather was fine and clear when the Decca struck. Admirable order was mantained.- There were a dozon saloon and 107 emigrants (mostly girls) onboard.; The officers and the crew were only taken off the steamer just in time, Ono life waslost.

New York, May 21. A San Francisco telegram to the Herald assorts that anxiety-is. felt foi the safety of David Christie Murray.

CVnuL/May 20. It is stated that Iskander Khan, Persian Governor, and formerly a Russian colonel, is inciting the Afghaiis to revolt.

Beblis, May 20, The Reichstag has agreed, to subsidise, steamers to East Africa;',■ ; The German "Minister of War declared that tho Frenoh military establishment is superior to the German by twonty-four battalions. Parib, May 21, The Telegraph Conference, by a large majority/ rejected Germany's proposal fora universal telegraph rate between tho European countries. The subject will bo revived at the next Conference.

News has been received that the Frenoh troops captured- Oneslogan, killing all the garrison, composed of Soudanese. The French loss was 17 killed and 82 wounded, The Boulangists havo formed a Republican Revision and Socialist League,

AUSTRALIAN. Svdney, May 21, The Sydney Morning Herald com. mends Sir J, Pender's proposal for a reduction of the cable rates, and thiuks on the basis of his modified so'iome an agreement satisfactory to all parties might be easily arrived at, The Revs Moiiey and Berry have been appointed flew Zealand delegates to the (Ecumenical Methodists' Council in America next year. The Wesleyan Conference ..passed absolution condemning the Victorian 1 Divorce Bill, The business is prao♦ically finished. Sir H.Parkes is doing well, 1

May 22, _ A painful scandal has just been disclosed hero. One of the leading Presbyterian ministers and. a former Moderator is accused of too intimate relations with a member of : his congregation, and divorce proceedings have been instituted. The delinquent proceeded to New Zealand in the early part ofthe mouth, and is believed to have joined the E.M.B. Alameda at Auckland for San Francisco.

Melbourne:, May 22, At the opening of Parliament the Speech from tbo Throne congratulated the colony on its marked prosperity, -and referred to federation, which was not due to the dangor of a foreign foe or internal embarrassments, but came of itself. A num. berof measures of industrial concern are promised. The Shouting System.

Twenty-one Drinks a Day. ' The other day a high church dignitary—no need to use his proper I name, which has been in everybodys* 1 lips of late—referred to the necessity l ' of doing anything and everything to ! break down the colonial " shouting" 1 system. Why it is called "shouting" 1 is no matter. It is, however, tho 1 slang word for standing treat with drink in the publio house, and with--1 out such system hot half of the public houses would flourish and 1 fatten on the community as they do. What is written in the following ' lineß may not reduce tho influence or 1 number, but having decided to shadow Jim Binks-a hard case—and one of the many who drink promiscuously and everlastingly, tho following is a true statement of a day's work. Jim is a maii well connected, and gets remittances from Englaud. He has a wife and two childron, whom he treats most , tenderly and considerately, yet ho is ' an utter slave to the shouting oustoni. Jim began yesterday by running over from his baok promises to an hotel over the way foran " awakener" consisting of gin and 6oda, After breakfast at eight o'clock he was dressed, and went'down town.' On his, way thither he met Golyer, of the firm of Golyer and Brown, and they adjourned to the Angel for a" morning smile," which Golyer paid for in consequence of liis'delightatwcetiiiß Binks on his return from 1 Sydney, after three woeks' absence. Leaving his friend dusting his lips, Binks at the janctiouof—street ■ excused himself, and crossed over to speak to Barwise, who hail that day • published the notice of an increase 1 in the Barwise family, and, of 1 course, true to. custom, Patev 1 invited Binks intd the ; Spotted; Pog 1 "to wet the baby head,''' jfyop < this house, in which opto j fp ' minutes were spent, and % paries ' separated with "So jon«, pjd 1 fellow," Binks wandered piinlessly towards the private boxes "at the Post Office, and, as usual, only found [ a " dun." It " was from a tinker 1; for repairs. to ,a : . carpet bag a lock, incurred prior to going to ' Sydney, price Is. At the 1 Harecourt, of the' liko kidney to 0 Blinks, came up to his box/in which 0 he discovered that half of a loan of' iBIO lent to another of the oloth.wafl ] enolosej to bi» pet ojiec|nß,, To«

express his surprise, and tell of his unexpected fortuno to Binks was

perhaps natural, and in the proper order of things in the Binks' creed, lie says, " Well, come on Binks, we'll drink success to Mstraw."

They adjourned to a well-known hotel, whero Binks " liquored utp 11 with a whiskey and ginger ale, both friendjvWishing the other " Another thousand a year, old fellow." Passing out ofthe vestibule, Harecouit, went fc his way, leaving Binks in doubt as to Lis next' movements.'' By this timo he remembered a memo to order a bag of sugar at Brougham and Tyassen's. Thither lie' went, and was attended to,by that jolly and amiable fellow Tyassen, who, having booked tho ot dor/ bosides ■ expressing his gratification at Binks' improved looks,'whispered hiln to come rpund. Coming round meant a' visit to Tyassen's inner office,where the latter said, in a matter of coutbo way," I; suppose you can shed a tear," Fromjl a bottle of O.P whiskey the tear was duly dropped down their respective throats, Ho would visit the Public Library, but oh the way out Simpkinson came put .and began, "Hullo old Binks, you back; glad to see you; come and lake an 1 observation,' Tho sun's well over the forearm." " Oh, ah, Simpkinson, so sorry, just had one," "Never mind, Binks; one more won't sink your ship." ; These two also "cement their eternal friend-

ship"in[Here'sbig luck,", Bomoifc--person motioned Simpkirison to sido; whon Hardband came in for his morning "tot." "Sorryaboutthat little affair of yours* Hardband, so sorry didn't know of it till yesterday," (Hardband had succumbed to the pressure of creditors, and filed), " Never mind, Binks, it's a long lane that has no turning; join us in a nip." "Well, I supposo I must; here's better luok," &c, As they move out Binks gets but a few yards away when he meets. Tosspot, who has just lost lna great aunt of the influenza at the advancod age of 97, and begins (looking as glum as poB- ' sible)," So sorry Tosspot about your aunt." " Yesi" says Tosspot/" had job, but these old women cannot lasnw for ever." "Expect," Bays Binks, ' " she'll 'out up' all right, and that you get a thou'or two." "That's all ' right, Binks, come and have awine and over a wino, which meansanother whiskey to Binks, 1 though only a small one of two fingers up, he expresses himself in these terms— i " Well, here's my regrets old chappie sorry I cannot attend the funeral, as the wife's got the grippe", By this time Binks had done a fair morning's work, and set off home for lunch, at which he was abstenious enough to only take a" small," and not a "long" glass of, beer. . Starting up town aboiit.B p.m. he met Moxon,' leaving ■ his bank, and, after some remarks on the' weather, Moxan suggested the adjournment to an hotel for" a reviver." The friends were prepared to sit it out, and for two hours they sat talking the most vapid- nothings which the reader could imagine, drinking turn about at each other's expense. "Just another round and then we'll go," four times in succession, Binks had intimated at homo that his business with Montmorency, Tattle, and Co, and others on a matter of .a land speculation involving the investment of £2OO of his wifo's money would detain LiSf till after dinner, and as he had . promised Jacomb. a at "devil's pool"—a game of If billiards so called, he should not be back to dinner., Parting, from Moxon/Binks took, a ;| short nap o:! ; the lounge till the gas' lights were put on, when he called for a B. and S,, at once making off to meet his friend at billiards, Thoy played Bis games and on each game their was a " shout" and pay the marker. At midnight as the clocks were striking the hour, a decent young fellow who was going Binks' way took him home in a cab, and propped him against a huge concrete gate post to get cooj in the „ night air and recover his senses before ho went in doors. All this time Binks' wife was keeping the candlo burning and fretting herself into a fever of nervous anxiety lest a lion might meet her better half in the way, or lest in his absence thieves might break in, cause a commotion, besides making off with a few choica articles of value standing in the drawing-room or. npon the diningroom; sideboard, ; The rforognifig applies tb Binlfs : in general, and with A variations may meet many cases in other stations of life. The popular * man in a colonial community may' frequently bo offered a score of "shouts" in one day, and to refuse to accept is frequently supposed to be as grave' an offence as that of omitting on the- first favorable opportunity to neglect" to return the compliment. It-is thus that the system holds its own and flourishes, Tho writer cannot see anything in it to oommand its continuance except that each drink " puts a shingle on" the licensed victualler's roof, Can it be this. should be a sufficient cause for maintaining the custom in order to provide tho city with the attraotivo looking fronts of large hotels I Ono hardly' thinks that Jim Binks has ever given this matter consideration! If the Binks' do as above, what do the Jinka' do in the lower ?.

. A' Week-day Sermon. _ When you conie to think of it k coolly and calmly, after (ho lapse of all thoss'years, Adam and Eve wera pretty fortunate people.;. Adam never had to ran dead heats with his house . dog, Ho didn't even have to sit on the parlour and talk politics T.ith Eve's father. When they quarrelled and Eve climbed a tree, Adam didn't liavo to write long letters, and spend' hours, of anxiety and .postage stamps to make it up. All he had to do wai to sic ■ down' under the. tree and wait > till.Eve's temper recovered its normal sweetness, He never patronised confectionery stores; he merely went to the nearest fruit tree, plucked a nice, ripo pine-apple, and presented it wi'h his compliraeAta. TheiiWj I a beautiful dream, of. wedded life. When Eve wanted a new dross Adam; i went to the nearest fig tree and got it; ? And Eve never felt called upon to mend a burst button-hole or : h6lp Adam hunt his collar-button, of take' all the blame becauso ■he stumblid' over, the rocking. chair. It-.was a monopoly of unadulterated comfort, nd if Eve had only bad enough eminine sagacity to lift up her skirts nd soreamand run when she saw be snake we wouldn't be having all bis trouble now, Amen,

The editor of a Scotch newspaper, roused probably by the stale etato :o! tmuRS in his town and the paucity of newst, got up a ditcossion in tbiipapef as o whether it is advisable to have " many; bairns.or few." That, was the beading at the top of the column, and" in every' issue of ,that organ of' . public , ppinion; 'for over # ■ month,, there appeared a number of very entertaining 'opiriiou's from' bread winners, their wives, and old aid young