NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3577, 2 August 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

LoNDpY.July 80. Bir W. P. BobjnsoD will issue writß for the elections in Western Australia immediately upon his arrival in Perth. While the elections are proceeding he will visit Adelaide and Melbourne. Sir William expects that the Constitution will be in full working before January,

Miss Amy Sherwiu, the well-known Australian singer, scored a suocess at the Savoy as Giuetta in the Gondoliors,

It is rumored that the Cable Companies with which §ir J. Pendor is connected are considering tlie advisableness of laying a Paoific oable themselves.

The Imperial Insfitiitp will be formally opened next May, It is reported that the Queen',- in the course of a conversation" vyith the Duke pf Fife, expressed the |}qpe that pepny postage would be established throughout tlie Ernpire ■ during her reign.

July 81. The mombers of the Birkenhead

congregation presented Bishop Sanmarez Smith with a purse of 750 sovereign previous to his departure for New South Wale 3,

' The rjeleot Cominittee.of the House of Commons on rnerpbandisp marks recommonds the calling of an International Convention on the subject, and opposes the compulsory marking of all goods to indicate their origin ns injurious to trade. jjord Erpp and Colonel Saunderson refused to be inpluded jn the deputation of Unionists to yjsit the colonies, and Mr Abigail is inviting others to take tl|ejf'places, .•.--"■ The Pall Mall Gazette appeals for funds to!' enable John .Burns. to continue' « 8 London &«% Councillor.

Lcrd Crosse promised, in ansWflr to a question, to consult the Viceroy of India as to the suppression of the opiuiu'traffin inlndja},: . ' 'Portugal lias deposited §28,00()' on account of damages To) iiiter/ereiiijfl with the Delagpa Bay Railway..' Tl)a European 'Powers are protesting against tjjfl edjgt pf (be ,(!zay for-, bidding.'' Protestant: rnlsVlbnarJßß carrying out their woi'K in Russia gn pain pf exDnlsjgiV

|f-|v;'-:--«BB»H. ;■■•'■ $: ■£§; ■ St. Mtehsbuiio, July 81. ".Queen.Natalie intends to takoup her>"reßidonce in Russia aud invoke the aid of the Czar to crash Milan. Brussels, July 81. ■The Belgian Parliament is passing the Congo Bill. .": ' v Erzeuoum, July 81.: ,-. A state,of seige has been proclaimed m the oity,

Berlin, July 80. The Emperor William visits Helgoland after his trip to England. Prince Bismarck asserts that a bloody cataclysm is impending in Germany in! the near' future, owing to the spread of Socialism.. .--, . MECOAi'Juiyißli/i! A serious outbreak of cholera has occurred here. ■*■> '•.. ; \ ;i^.

New York, July 81. • An American culler boarded the fishing vessel Ariel and warned the orow from fishing in the Behriug Sea.

The Customs authorities have seized British sealers carrying out their calling in the same waters. Toronto, Jiily 81. A sculling matoh is being arranged between Gaudaur and Hanlau. PIGEON SHOOTING, Tho pigeon shooting season of the Wairarapa North Gun Club- was brought to a close yesterday, when a matsh for a trophy valued at £lO and a sweepstake was fired at the yards of Messrs Lowes and lorns. The shooting, taken as a whole, was fairly good, the big money being taken by Mr D. Henderson, who killed aU bis birds. As Messrs 1 Reside and Wardell tied for second place they shot off, with the result that Mr Beside gained the advantage. The Bweepstake was won by Mr Waddingtou, who killed six birds. The ■ day's sport was brought to a close by a very successful supper, held in the Club Hotel. The followiug is the scoring for the trophy: birds killed Tl.yfo rise A Reside ... 110111111 8 2G EE Chamberlain 110111011 7 27 a Campbell... 000111111 6 27 EHAVaddington 110111100 0 24 J Breeds ... 011101000 i 81 J lorns ... 101000101 4 26 V Wardell ... 111111011 8 24 Tomliiißon ... 100111001 6 27 A P Whatman 101111011 7 28 CBattes ... 101100010 4 80 Cocltbnrn-Hood 111110000 5 26 J C Walker... 001001110 i 80 HG Williams 0001010 2 28 WHBeetbam "111000014 5 25 D Henderson 111111111 9 25 H Welch ... 010101101 6 24