NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3733, 11 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. . London, February 8. Sir William Cumming, who wi>s alleged to have been detected cheating the Prince of Wales at cards, has issued five writs for slander. Sir Charles Russell has been retained for the prosecution, and His Royal Highness has been Babpoaned-' iia a witness. February 1), Lord Salisbury has thanked Signor Crispi, the ex« Premier of Italy.for the friendship ha showed towards Great Britain. FOREIGN. Washington, February 8. A Russian Jews' Colonising Society has been formed in San Francisco, for the purpose of bringing over men to engage in agriculture. Rome, February 8. Signor Rudini's programme includes the improvement of relations with Fiance. February 9. Signor Rudini, the new Premier, adheres to the Triple Alliance. The Pope intends to issue an encyclical letter, advising the French Catholics to adhere to the Republic. Berlin, February 8, Madame Adelina has been arrested here for breach of contract to sing in Et. Petersburg. She was admitted to bail. February 9. Madame Patti's jewels were seized when she was arrested, and the prima donna had to deposit the amount of the claim iu order to get them back. Washington, February 8. A conference between the United States and Canada on the snbject of reciprocal trade relations will be held in March. Ottawa, February 9. Sir John Hacdonald has issued a manifesto declaring that Government will develop the resources of Canada as an integral part of the Empire, and denouncing tlie cry for unrestricted reciprocity as veiled treason. ATJSTR&LIAITMelhourne, February 9. Nine of the crew of the Orion, from Glasgow, ha7e been landed, suffering from lead poisoning. The metal is Bupposed to have been coutained in the sugar supplied to the ship. One man has since died. Sydney, February 10, Mr Eddy, Chief Commissioner of Railways, and the Hon. R, White, M.L.C., have left on a visit to New Zeal»nd. Adelaide, February 10. The Colonial Treasurer has decided to allow the balance of the loan to remain on the London market till the 14th inst. An extraordinary tide visited Cairns and Townsville, and the low-lying parts of the last mentioned town were flooded. Hobart, February 10. The Attorney-General is drafting a constitution for submission to the Federal Convention. It will probably modelled on that of America, as the Canadian Constitution is considered too advanced for the present. Under the proposed constitution each Colony will bccooie a province, elect its own senators aud members of the House of Represf.'iilativis, and be presided over by a

Lieutenant-Governor. The Senate will consist of an equal number.; of members from each province, and provincial representation in the House of Representatives will be in the proportion of one member for every 20,000 inhabitants. The Constitution provides that a Governor-Genera) shall be appointed by the Imperial Government. The powers of the Federal Parliament will probably include the imposition of taxation (the question of the Customs tariff being left to the Federal Government) and the administration of Defence, Postal, Telegraphs, Marriage, Divorce, Commerce, Coinage, Bankruptcy, Quarantine, and the Federal Supreme Court.