NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4044, 22 February 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(Per Pnited Press Association,,) Lonp/ok, February 19. Mr Forwood,' Seoretary to the Admiralty, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, admjtted there was a difficulty with regard to the bqilßrß lately used in the navy. Experiments were proceeding, qnd a full statement would be laid before the House later on,

The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision awarding"jHansarc £20,000 from the asset? of tho Han sard Union Company. !

It is pointed out that if the Australian Governments will assist either with money or bonds, the new International Company'just formed to develop the Pacific trade, an excellent opportunity will jie afforded 0 f Bottling the New Hebrides difficulty, The St, James' Gazette Bays the negotiations respecting Captain Younghusband'a arrest in the Pamir by the Russian Expedition, are likely to result in the Russian Government offering an apology, - : The assets and liabilities of Mnri- , etta and Co., have been transferred to tho Realization Company. . Severe, snow storms and gales have been experienced in, the' South of England. Many telegraph line? were 1 razed to the ground, News from the ■Ov ' /Vim'.! V !•:*!■' .;■..■.■'.

Continent states that .four feet.of sjiovr have fallen in the valley of the Rhine. '-■ T * ■';■ ■

"•-Sir 0, Dilke'has, challenged Mr Stead,, Editor- ot thVyßeview of Reviews, to conteflta seat for Parliament with him. / .

Obituary—Lord Stafford, of influenza,

William Perry and Co,, merchants of Sydney ate calling a meeting of! their creditors, The liabilities are put down 0t£120,000, and tbe'Bup* posed surplus at £IO,OOO.

The Earl and Countess ot Zetland have given L2OOO to the Phelps Hospital in Ireland, Under Mr Balfour's Local Government Bill illiterate persons are excluded from exercising the franchise, but as a safeguard the cumulative vote is preserved. ,

r The debate on the first reading of tlm measure was carried, out with ereat virulence, and the speakers were frequently interrupted by jeers, Mr J. Morley expressed his opinion that the Bill would seriouly increase the difficulty of government without : improving anything illiberal or reactionary,.

Mr John Redmond declared that the measure was beneath contempt. The Bill was read a first time, and the Beconc' reading fixed for this day fortnight,

Tha Doily Ohroniole considers the Bill is likely to bring about the

defeat of the Government. The Daily News characterises it as a bad measure, and thinks its chances of pacing are hopeless. Other English joumaU givejthe Bill

stinted praise, . The Times declares the Local Government Bill makes vast concessions, and declares the shout of execration

raised by sections of the Opposition to have been pre-arranged. Sir V. Harcourfc, Mr J. Redmond, and Mr Justin Maoarthy assert the Bill is an insjjlt to Ireland,"' Mr J, Chamberlain spoke in favour of the measure,

Mr Balfour replied that the conduot of the Opposition indicated insincerity

in the desire to extend local Govern ment,

The Tories generally approved the Bill, but the Liberal Unionists showed

little enthusiasm. The Standard remarks that no barm will result to Ireland, if the Bill does not pass.

•Tasmanian Treasury Bills are all subscribed for.

The London Corporation has prom* ised to give prizes for Colonial and Indian volunteers at the next Bislej meeting, FOREM. '

Washington, February 18.

The refusal of the Secretary of State to resume negotiations for the treaty with Canada unless the Dominion was allowed to discriminate as to the tariff between the States and Great Britain has caused the failure of tho Conference here, in which the Hon, J. S, D. Thompson, Canadian Minister of Justice, was taking part. San Fbanoisoo, February 19,

The elections of-Hawaii have re suited in favour of tho Government who secured a majority of the seats.