NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 3848, 3 July 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, July 1. Cardinal Manning, speaking at the Catholic Conference, said the drink trade was thernost potent political influence m England, and the Government were sleeping partners in it. He-jpjjJMd the efforts of the Temperance Alliance to mitigate the evil. '\ The Queen oottfera a peerage on Lady of the late Premier of CanadaSir W. Gordon £!umimng has been removed lrom theposition of DeputyLieutenant of Jjjlfiin. The quarter's revenue shows an increasejf J6445,0|00. The principal items inlxcess ar/e those which give evidence ol gener.V:l prosperity. The Education Bill, in consequence of the alteration of the age limit, which has been fixed at a inixiinum of 15, wilßincrease the annual vote by -£200,000. The minimum age is nowed v educed to three. "The Mautch Girl," at the Savoy Theatre, is' a success. This is the opera NelljeStewart refused to appear in, on tbe( ground that the part wa.s | not strong! enough. . Baron del Worms, Field, said ifcrMonkß to fortify King Saund, since they were advancing the woi ks as rapidly as possible. The cable rate to Queensland and New Zealand will be reduced by 4d per word, being the amount of the reduction on the Indian transit rate.

Last week the Postmaster-General, in reply to a deputation of newspaper proprietors and publishers, agreed to fix the maximum weight ot newspapers for transmission by post at one pound, and promised to introduce legislation giving effect to that decision. He has, however, now intimated that the Bill providing the necessary authority will be deferred until next session.

FOREIGN. Bjwlin, June 30. The Emperor v welcomed ou in Heligoland. Constantinople, June 30. The Porte will shortly issue a decree legalising union between Roumelia and Bulgaria, and recognising Prince Ferdinand as Soverign of Bulgaria. Amsterdam, Julyl. The Emperor of Germany has arrived here on his way to England. Paris, Julyl. The hearing of the appeal in the melinite cases is fixed for 9th July, A serious disturbance took place at Folkestone to-day oetween some soldiers and the police. The latter were in the act of arresting a woman charged with an offence, when the soldiers interfered, cleared the streets, and threatened to destroy the Town Hall, The police were reinforced by cavalry from Shornchffe, distant one and a half miles from Folkestone, who using their swords, were successful restoring order. Forty of the soldiers were orrested,