NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3684, 11 December 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

■Bscttisa^yi'.:;-' Londos, December 9.. ~• Parliament adjourned to-day until 22nd January. The Daily News /states .'that Sir Henry James, Q. 0., M.P.j who was dne of the leading counsel for The Times in the Pamell Commission, has been created a life peer and Judge of the Appeal Court. . Major-General Edwards will read a paper on Australian defences before the Colonial Institute in April next. The trouble with tho Firemen's Union is fizzling out. '.',.'; :;; The Australian shippers are arranging for a scheme of co-operative shipping, The leading houses are prepared to become guarantors, and 35 firms are supporting the scheme; Tho Premier is reticent respecting the disturbances in East Africa at, Mataeas..Blacklegsaje manning the boycotted company's vessels, andiit is hoped they will not be delayed. ■. Si PETHtsßuito, Deccmbel 9. A large number of Nihilists are now on trial, and are bjjing sentenced by batches, New Yobk, December 9. . The Indians are becoming cowed, and if relieved of .starvation will probably quiet down, A panic has taken place on the Ken York Stock Exchange and several large failures are announced, Commercial paper hoB been refused on all sides, and an attempt made, to rely on out rency alone, The Government propose to issue twenty million dollars worth of 2 per , centbonds. i New York is drawing half a million of gold from the Bank of England, . and one million from the Bank of Franco, Washington, December 8.. ... i Mr William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury, declares that during his i tenure of office lie has circulated , 100,000,000 silver dollars without effect, and he refuses to permit the Treasury to become bankrupt. It is reported that KingJKalakaua, of the Hawaiian Islands, will shortly pay a visit to Washington, with a view , of selling the islands to the. United States Qovetnmont.