NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3552, 3 July 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

English. London, June 80, The Earl of Carnarvon's funeral takes place on Thursday, at Higholero Castle, Newbury. The negotiations for a match between Slaviii and McAuhffe have oomo to a standstill, and threaten tc become a failure. The latter agreed to Btand if an addition was made to the purse. ;■■..- Replying'. to a question in the House of Commons, Mr K. Stanhope, Secretary for War, said that General Edwards' report would be presented after the colonies had been consulted.

The postmen are much incensed at the alleged system of espionage to which they, are subjected.

A man named- William Ewart lloran,chargedwith repeated bigamy, declared liimself to be really Pierce Egan, and said ho had never been out of Australian waters from 1877 to 1889, when he shipped as assistant engineer on the Huapehu. Mr 1). Hean's report on the Bank of New Zealand has created a most favourable impression on the London Pirectors.

The judgment of the Court of Enquiry into the loss ot the steamer Decca was that the chief offioei* alone was to blame for not altering the course enough to clear the Dosdalus Boef. His certificate was ordered to be suspended for a year.

[ July 1. The Court awarded great credit to thecaptaiu'and crew of the Deceit for the discipline and rapid landing of the passengers, but regretted the absence of the captain from the deck at the time of the catastrophe. ' The Congo Commercial Company have determined to send.an expedition, to tho sources of the Congo. Mr-Gladstone is supporting Mr Duncan, tho Badical candidate for Barrow', against Mr W. 8. Caine, who resigned to test the feeling of the electors on the compensation question; "-" ■.

| ' Ijordß. Churchill is working for Wajnwright, the u'prijst' cahdidaie. BnENoif AynEs; June 80, There is a pomp in.. Argentine securities owing to the failure of the National Batik to pay the recently announoed dividends; Gold- is at a ' . I