NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3656, 7 November 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

. : ; , .London, November 4. : It-is stated, that owing id tho ;: ' arrangements-wbioh are being made with pother administrations, -the proposed reduction-in the cable'tariff - cannot come into 'operation before January, next,, unless the oolonial. Governments speedily ; accept : the proposals of tho oable companies.' •:•■-.•• Sellers of New; Zealand Estates Company's debentures complain that thel directors: arel "delaying special "' settlements.;;" '.';.•''•", ■■.'•''-; -■ - The'BightHon! Mr Balfour! is at"-. present on a visitto Donegal inquiring / into the effects of the potato -blight. •'■■ The underground eleotrio 1 railwayf Wis opened to-day at' Olapham; al, suburb, of London. His Boyal r Highness -' the Prince :'6f : Wales performedtlie'openingceremony.' 1' '■■■ The City Central and! Association of. Chambers of i Commerce have carried a resolution thatit is desirable Hiatal imported dead meat should be labelled from whence it came " when exposed':for- 'sale;.in. British markets. ,''' '".:; ,! ' ; - •■' ' : m ;. ;: !-v!; ; ; Jovembers. Tne result, : pf the American •' elections yesterday is.not yet known. but it is saidthat the Tammany Hall •■ ticket has been successful in •New York. : : '::•:.., :;.;.. ■,-- ItisrumouredtbatMoKinlay has : ' ■ been defeated, and that the Democrats " have been successful in the return of' their candidates. ..' • ■ ;The. Bi ? hf Hon, Mr Balfour received an ovation on his arrival in Donegal..•;.; • : /\_/ ...n ■ General Booth hopes that within eighteen mouths ; he "will! be ;in a ' position to send out weekly batohes - of settlers to the colonies, which the.'.' : Salvation Army propose to establish?*! in Australasia. 1. ■<', ".' '.'"'. - " The SecretaryVoE the - British ; 1 Broken Hill; Company:: expresses i himselfoonfident that the"Qerman > process of treating ore will revolu-■• f tiomze the working of mines. , 1 mi m . -.'November 6:-"-' Ihe Times states that the Canadian ; Government is willing to liberally: 1 > subsidise the Pacific cable.. - -..■;• i' ■ :■■■-' FOREIGN. 1 - ' tn n, ls < November 5. 1 lut ho Chamber of Deputies to-day. several members attacked the Anglo-' French agreement with regard to the m- African, territory. Mr Bibot defended the agreement entered into with England, and said the question was entirely distinct from Egyptian 1 New York, November 6. ; The Australian system of voting E was adopted at tho election for members of Congress, but several States > tound the plan to be slow and difficult to work.

The Democratic Parly have gained very heavily by the elections. Major McKinley who stood for Ohio, waa defeated, despite the lavish expense and famfao efforts ot his party to seoure his return. - <-M' '' Australian. ■ ■

Sydney, Novembers. The Thompson Houston system of overhead electric tramway, has be«r successfully demonstrated here.

„ _ .' November G. Mr H C Russell, Government astronomer.claims to have discovered by_ means of photography, a new universe in the Magellan clouds. The report presented to tho Housa ' of Assembly by the Select Commit, tee appointed to consider tbeMedical Bill shows that quaokery is rampant m New South Wales. Meldoubne, November G. Parliament has adjourned until December.-2nd,to enable members ' of the now Cabinet to present themselves before their constituents for reelection. • The revenue for October shows a decrease of £60,000 as compared with the amount collected in the corresponding month last year. At the international conference of yaohtsmen it wbb decided to establish , an Australian. Champion Yacht Race. '•.■". Hobam, November 6. Tho City Corporation has decided* o electrically light tho city, similar * to Wellington, New Zealand.