NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3663, 21 November 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

EN3LISB. London, November 18. : ,Tho customary advance copy of tho Queen's Speech hs not teen delivered to the press on this occasion. ;' The Imperial Steam Navigation Company is being formed with aoapi*: tal of n million and a half. Lord Hartington is the ohairmah; i Tlrt company has secured a large subsidy, from Canada for tbo Atlantio service, and also £15,000: for the Pacific' branch. They: intend to v ask the Australasian colonies for a 1 subsidy of •£40,000 and postages/ Thei'staiice between London brid; Brisbane will probably b# covered in-81 days, and the steamers will call.-at Sydney and Melbourne. The promoters of the company are consulting the AgentsGeneral arid Lord Knutsford as to the '■ arrangements, ,

Mr Bradlaugh visits Australia in the Autumn. ■_.'"• Mr_ Henry Irving has also'promised to visit the colonies in a/year. ;••, ; '{'[ .Sara Bernhardt is^jjjbparing 1 ■tha costumes ; for her Opffig"' i'n . Metbourne in June, ' '"■ .>/;. "'■'■■ v.

Lady Rosebery is in acritioalstate, the typhoid having increased in severity; ' :: ' :; -;' '• ' v ' :: ■"'!', The National League insists upon Mr Parnell remaining leader of the Irish party. . ' Steps are being taken to ! orai s Mr Parneirs name from the'burgess roll of Edinburgh, the freedom ofwhicfi city was conferred on Lim a short time ago. The Irish Bishops' protest against Mr Parnell not resigning the leader* ship of the patty. ■••.,.' The statement that Mr Parnell intends to marry Mrs O'Sh'eaia confirmed, '■

The Liverpool" CoHrier',says Mr Parnell is unfit to minglein 1 Society. Tho Scotsman considers the Irish cause is not affeoted by its leaders' lapse. ,-"

The Freeman's -Journal says he has brought Ireland oat of bondage,' and cannot retire. ■'

The. Irish Times speaks of liig reputation as being smashed; ; ;> : r The Pall Mall Gazotteis o* opinion, that the verdict does not relieve Mr Purnell from his duty to the oaiise of Ireland.

: November 10. General Booth states tbnt he lias been .'offered a million a<M of land in the.. colonieß for, the purposo of carrying' out Lis colonising sohenie. Lady Bosebery, who has -been suffering from typhoid fever, sue-oumbedto-day. ,- : •■■■•;"•.■ ; The American presß and public condemn Paraell,

MEIW; New York, November 10i Two' influential brokers' in ; New York have.suspended payment. St Petbhsbuho, November 19. An 'epidemic, of smallpox:ha t broken out here and a panic has resulted. Numerous .deaths are reported,

\ AUSTRALIA!!, _ MELBOuaNE, Noyeniberlf). A deputation dt the .Chamber of ; Commerce requested the Government \ to ask the colpnies if they .were willing to tako the responsibility of a r reduction in cable rates; irrespective of colonies which'had refused; also r whether they would join the: postal union. Mr 'Munro, the'premier, . said he was in favor of joint colonial ' representation on. the Postal Unions ( Ho depreoated the notion of New Zealand-and Queensland in holding aloof from sharing in the' guarantee for the cable reductions, He hoped, however, they' would yet show a disposition to join, and ho would ask the Cabinee to again approach them. H they persisted in their refusal, he would then see what could be done. The Premier requested the deputation to Bubmit their views on the Paoifio cable scheme. If the present cheapening of rates would retard the construction of that cable, then it was a question whether they had not better abandon the reduction in preference to losing the ohance of getting the cable, which would be of immensebenefit to' the colonies, Melbourne, November 20. The other Colonial Governments having refused to bear a part of the cost, the Victorian Government have declined to contribute to fcho expense ' of fitting out the ADtarotio expedition.

The Canadian Government LayO approved of the postponement of the departure of Mr J. J. 0. Abbot, loader of the. Government in the Canadian Senate, who was appointed a Commissioner to visit Australia for the purpose of promoting trade relations with the Colonies. Mr Abbot will probably leave in March, Brisbane, November 20. The Weather Bureau forecasts thai the stormy winds, gales, rain, and rough Boas now prevalent on the Australian coast will mako their wjy towards New Zealand.