NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3642, 18 October 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

' EM.IS2. . London, October 15. Tho Stock Exchange is still excited. Colonial stoolts reniam unohanged at a nominal figure and are quite unsaleable. Brokers suggest that the colonial Government should sell Treasury . Bills instead of floating loans at ■ j present. . The JRev Eaudeli Dean of Windsor, mil succeed the Bight Eev, Anthony W. Thorold ! as Bishop of Rochester. October 16. Mr G 0 Levey has been appointed Commissioner to the*Ohioago Exhibition, and will visit the colonies for the purpose of procuring exhibits. .. Notwithstanding that the native cashier of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, absconded in April last with upwards of £50,000, belonging to the institution, the Bank has now declared a dividendof seven per cent. At a meeting of the N.Z,'Shipping' Company a recommendation that a dividond of6percent be paid was adopted. .. The Socialists have deolared May Day a holiday, otherwise the nearest I Sunday to that day; ' Messrs O'Brien and Dillon have arrived at Cherbourg, an important seaport town of France in the department of Manohe, and have proceeded to Paris. It is stated that His Holiness the Pope desires to confer . with them, and it is expe<to£that they will leave for Ameriol>?OT the end of next week. FOREIGN. - NBwYoKK.Ootwrlft Owing to the advanced prices under the MoKinley Tariff Bill, almost a political revolution is threatened, and the Western Republicans now admit it was a serious: blunder to have allowed this measure to pass. Berlin, Ootober 16, Cedorkranz, the newly-appointed Chief Justice of Samoa, is hero, and will visit London and Washington before going to Samoa. Lisbon, Ootober 16."' In addressing tho Cortes to-day the Premier said the recent events in Zambesi had rendered tho cordial relations with England more difficult, and that lib was unable to advise the ratification of the Anglo-Portuguese convention. The Portuguese Premier stated ~ in the Cortes that the agreement with England was impossible unless tho appearance of their fleet in Zambesi was satisfactorily explained.

AUSTRALIA!!. Sydney, OctoJiißte, In the House of was a good deal of unseemly squab* bling over tho position of thospeaker. Mr McMillan commenced atdoliver his financial statement law' tin's evening. He defended the Government from the attaok that they wished to appeal to the country during the present labor crisis, and contended that the working ■ men were not in a position to calmly consider fiscal matters. He explained that had it not been for tho indue* trial crisis, the revenue of the colony for the last half year would havo My realised the glowing anticipations. The deliveryof the statement had not concluded when the telegraph office closed;