NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3526, 3 June 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

GN6LISH< London, May 81, Mr James Dalton, of Sydney, has been returned unopposed for West Donegal. Sir Dillon Bell and Sir Graham Berry will attend tho International Tariff Conference at Brussels in July. The Eev. Canon Sumarez Smith will be consecrated Bishop of Sydney in St Paul's Cathedral on June 24th. The Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows have promised to empower colonial lodges to increase the initiation fee.

The Wolseley shearing machine has been successfully tried throughout England.

A disagreement has" arisen among the members of the syndicate formed for tlip manufacture of locomotives for New South Wales, but tho dispute does not affect the contract entered into with that colony. The withdrawals from the Bank of New Zealand have been less than anticipated, but the Directors weie fully prepared in case of emergency. The letters from Mr D", Heam, who has been inquiring into the bank's position, aro more favorable than the brief cable message sent Homo by Ijim. Junel. The Bank of New Zealand shares are quoted as follows; Old issue, £4los; new, £7. It is bpped: that H.M.Sj. E,meralc], on the NoM American station, will restrain (ho actiouof the Frenolnnen forbidding the fishermen to fish in St George's Bay.

FOttitGN. St John's May 31. French officers in uniform landed at 8t George's Bay, and forbade the local fishernion following their calling. t Tune}. Sixteen hundred troqpa from Halifax, Nova Scotia, have been ordered'to proceed here. Zanzibar, May 81, It is reported that the expedition under tjjc cqimpnm) of Dr fotars wi|j johi thai undor Euiin Pasha,

Buenos Aykes, Jttuol. A moiety of the Argentine Republic Customs duties is mide payable in gold, ■

Home, June 1, The Chamber of Deputies, by a large majority, has carried a motion expressing, confidence in Signor Crispi,

Buda-Pestu, May 22, 1 The Kossuth Citizenship Bill, by wbich it was proposed to abrogate tho law that expatriated Louis Kossuth and declared him aHungar[an citizen on his merits, has been rejected,

Ban Francisco, May 81

An excursion trow dashed through a raised drawbridge at Oakland and 18 persons were drowned and a number of others seriously injured.

Sofia, May 81. Major Panitza was recommended to mercy. During the trial it was proved that there had been a conspiracy with foreign assistance to upset the Bulgarian Government, through the personal complicity of the Czar and M. Hitrovo was not proved.

M, Montegrinel believed to be a Eussian agent, has been arrested hero on suspicion of being connected with the plot to rescue Major Panitza,

June 1. Major Panitza will appeal against the decision of the Court. Later, It is probable that the suggestion of the Court that the sentence passed on Major Panitza he commuted to 15 years' imprisonment will be alopted. It is is expected that the demand that KalOpkoff, the Eussian merchant who was sentenced te 9 years' imprisonment, he handed over to ' Russia, will be complied with.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, June 1.

Mr Henry George leaves for England on Tuesday, and has been accorded an enthusiastic farewell. He addressed a largo audience last night on the fallacy of Protection. The barque Aldergrove, which was reported disabled by the steamer Tokipo has arrived here. Shs had an adventurous time ol it. When she arrived at Noumea she collided with another vessel, and shortly after that the captain and three of tho crew were drowifed by the capsizing of one of [lie boats. Later on two men died from fever when leaving Tehio. Proceeding on her voyage to the Clyde, she obcountered fearful weather between Sydney and New Zealand, and becoming disabled made for Sydnov.

Adelaide, June 1

A new goldfield has been discovered at Wadualmga, 250 miles from here, and it is stated that if properly worked it will afford employment for 5000 men. Hobakt, May 81. Arrived—R,M.S. Coptic, from Plymouth, at 11 p.m. yesterday, She brings '37 passengers for Australian porta, and 55 for New Zealand. The Coptic resumed her voyage to Hew Zealand at noon to-day.

Masterton Road Board-

An ordinary meeting of the Masterton Road Board was held on Saturday last. There wore present: Messrs W. H, Beetham (Chairman), McKewie, Brown, Dagg, and MoLeod.

Correspondence was received from the Colonial Secretary in reference to loans and special orders. A resolution was carried that the proper steps be taken to secure the Rangitumau loan of L9OO.

The Overseer submitted a schedule of proposed works for tho eusuing year, the same being adopted, The Chairman was authorised to interview Mr S. Mawley re payment of legal expenses incurred in ' his action against tho Board, and point out the hardship of requiring other ratepayers to pay any portion, seeing that they had not been parties to the proceedings,

It was resolved to give notice ol intention to strike a general rate of seven-sixteenths of a penny in the pound, and also a special rate to pay interest on a sum of £250 proposed to be borrowed for a road leading to section 13, Kopuaranga block.

Accounts amounting |jj| i were passed for payment, tho meei mg llien aJjournecl, 1