NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3358, 10 July 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH London, July 7. The World suggests that Mr Cecil Raikes should be appointed Governor of New South Wales. Miss Amy Sherwin gave her first concert in the presence of tlio Prince oE Wales and a brilliant patronage. The concert was a great success, The British Nonh Borneo Company has taken over Labium (au island) and the British colony situated in the bay on the north-west coast of Borneo,

It was the Grenadiers who mutinied and not tho' Coldstream Guards. Threo hundred and fifty oro confined to barracks; ihe remainder are performing regular duty, There has been considerable dissatisfaction existing iu the battalion since Colonel Maitlund was appointed, he being a strict disciplinarian. Mr H, Matthews, the Home Secretary, asserts that the discontent is exaggerated, and that itisjJue to their performing police duty; but that the difficulty is-now arranged, Mr E. Parke, editor of the North London Pirn, was released from prison on account of ill-health.

_.-''. July 8. A coal famine is being experienced in Dublin, owing to tlio strike of the porters. The body of a girl, twelve years of age, has been discovered violated and mutilated much in tho same stylo as the former victims attributed" to Jack the Ripper, The Agents-General have returned from Brussels, the International Tariff Convention having closed. The terms of the Convention make Victoria arid New South Wales each responsible for 3106 francs annually, New Zealand for 2185, and Western Australia, and Tasmania 621 each, Should the colony of Queensland elect to jom it will be responsible for the same amount as Now Zealand. Before leaving Brussels the Agcnts-General were entertained at a banquet by the Prince de Chienay, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

It is asserted that the Grenadiers mistook the hour for parade, and <that it was not their intention to mutiny.

The Duke of Cambridge and Lord WoUeley conferred with Colonel Maitlaud, but the result of the deliberations was not made known, Tlie Western Australian Enabling Bill has been read a first time in thu House of Lords.

The inhabitants of Heligoland will have the option of remaining under British nationality,. Mo:an, alias Ega'n, accused of bigamy, has been discharged, as no proof uf his identity could be obtained,

The Liberal minority have withdrawn from the Procedure Committee and owing to their hostility the Government may _ refrain from attempting to carry the new standing orders. The situation has become confused, but it is not known whetkor Government will abandon the principal hills and. rise early, commencing next session before Christmas, or whether they will have the autumn session..'

The Assets Company, after dividing the stocks of the New Zealand, and Australian Land Company, propose to reduce their capital by £IOO,OOO, A great ring is being formed of Biitish chemical mamifaoturcrs, : The poll of shareholders in Allsopp's Brewing Company upon the proposal that the vendors; should guarantee a dividend for three years has resulted in the proposition being negatived by a large majority, msro Bx Petersburg,- July 7, Colonel Mnrtincvio, cousin of the Grand Duke Nicholas and commander of his body guard, has been killed at Cettinje, in the market • place. The deed is attributed to private vengeance, and the people have lynched his murderer.

Sofia, July 1

Owing to tlio menacing attitude of the friends of tlio late Major Panitza, M, Btatubouloff has left this city. ■