NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3653, 4 November 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London,.November 1. ■.-. ■ The .Agents-General have arranged [ ■'. : , an interview, with - the Post Offioo' authorities'_for. Monday;.for-tho ;.'-.. purpose of'discussing the beginning'•',-. of tho 2Jdiate of postage to'thV' coloniesinJanuary, •■:v, ; :' The barque Ccumfaook-Water[ ; " which left Port Pirie on June 80,1/ posted ot Lloyd's as overdue^-\--I -The Associated, Bitnks advance-. £850,000 of the. Victorian, loan,,; :V repayment due in January.noxU:V--%:, . An Engh'sh doctor,; the proprietor of a sanatorium at Nice,-proposea'to :- establish a sanatorium at Mildnra for -,- the grape oare. : ./ . ■ /i The. -Marquis of -' Harlington,'• ■> !> speaking at Edinburgh;" Btated that tho Union party had much to fear >'> unless ■ the Government .policy -: already presented: .was:vigorously pressed before the general election, v; /■. ' : ' f November 2. : :f;v; : : The Ven. T. T., Perowhe, Aroh-, deacon of Noiwo! appoihted Bishop of Worcester, •• ■ '^ The Hort. A J .Balfour, Chief ':' Socretaryof Ireland, has completed-. . his tour; of tli'e districts 'in. Ireland;■-■:.:•' which are affected with potato blight. - Throughout this yisitjie'was feoe'ived; with surprising cordiality'and marks--, ofte'speot,, ■•":■■'■'.'■ -:\" !l ;;- New York, November 1..'-."•-By a collision off the Amerjoan". ' coast the Spanish steamer Viscaya^,,. was sunk alid 62 lives The Comte de Paris had a; narrow escape of losing his life at Pittsburg' ■'•., to-day.- He was stepping on. a' traia■-. ■ wliioli.was justin motion andlost. his* : - footing, but fortunately lieldon to fte ■ guard rail untilrescued by a bystander. Zanzibar, November 1,-- ' fifty natives were killed at Witu - during the attack of the British force _.. ■ AUSTRALIAN. ',•■' Sidney, November 2. .v The departure of Lord Carrrogton, en route ior England, wis witnessed by over 200,000 people, and the route from the Government Bouse to the railway station was literally thronged with spectators. As Ins Excelleaoy . loft the Vice-Begal residence he was bombarded with flowers, and his carriage was completely covered. The; scene was a brilliant one, and showed the high esteem in which he was held by the Sydney residents. The Earl of- , Jersey is not expected to arrive before 1 the end of the year. Captain Edie, formerly; of the . Union S,S. Company, having been ■' appointed shipping master at Sydney, the officers of the s.s, Mararoa, of , which ship he was master, have presented him with an address and a massive pieoe of plate.-;. .. : Melbourne, November B. v ' '"'■:■; ( No further news is to .hand ( regarding the steamer Age, which : I broke her shaft during the voyage from Adelaide, but managed to , secure an anchorage under the lee of • binder's Island, On Thursday Bhe was reported to be in a dangerous ' position. ; , : '" ' ' ( _ Bkisbane, Novembei 8i An important conference has taken ' place between the Premier, Mr J.M, , Maorossan, and Mr Archibald Aioher, - representing the southern, northern; ■ and central 'of j It wasdecided to submit aiesqluttyrj: V j. to the' Legislative ; Assembly ;tm*3 ' : session providing for the complete ! local autonomy for the ceritral and r northern portions of the colony.and ' for their forming State Legislatures,' , comprising Upper and Lower Houses. ; The posers of new States were not,fully determined upon, but they will " include the control of lands, railways and Customs, Frcetrade between 8 the three States will be preserved. Lieut-Qovornora will be elected by r the people and will have the power 3 to veto any Bills. The resolution, 1 if agreed to by_ the''Assembly, will ' be introduced in the form of a Bill next session. ••" "