NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4047, 25 February 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(Per United Press Association,) ENCASH. London, February 23. The members of the Congregational Ohurohes throughout England are holdings week of self denial, hoping by this means to obtain funds sufficn ient to maintain an additional hundred missionaries. . Summonses have been issued against Mr Horatio Botlomley,Secre» tary, and Sir H. A, Isaacs, a director of the IJansard Publishing Union, for defrauding the Company o( £80,0(10. Another director will also be included in tuo oharge.,. February 2?, The ship Eatell sank off Penzance during a gale, and it is supposed that all on board aro lost. In the. Hou.Be of Commons, Mr Howard Vincent has given notice of his intention, to movo that Australian wines be admitted into England free of duty, and that an impost be made ia the import of Spanish .wines,

Mr Jackson's Education Bill prohibits the employment of obildren under eleven years of age, and between the ages of eleven and fourteen unless they have attained a certain degree of profioienoy at school It also abolishes fees where they dp not ejtceed'six shillings per annum. . ' Tho announcement of tho death of young Lidd'erdalo, which' was published in some of the London dailies,' 'was forged,' It is stated that he is gojng to Australia to puroliase pro' petty, but the general belief is that no letter has been received from him communicating his whereabouts or intentions.

It is stated that shortly before the date fixed.for the wedding the young man left home:with .'£looo in his possession, with the intention, it iB alleged, of visiting the Australian colonies.

It is now reported that he fell overboard Hmt y|cbt'w[iile. in company with a lady^notiisbeirothedfand was drowned,-, ~ .'....,..'!, ! ; : '

: The police tlisci'edit this story, and are afraid that MrLidderdale has been kidnapped and murdered for the sake of the pioney 1)8 jiad on his pet-sou . ',' Mr K. Agrlr jpulture. has- introduced the, Small Holdings'' jjjjl into the; House' of Ooinmons.v jhe nieflsurp proposes to enable the County Councils to lpyy a rate of Id in'; the'i, which it-is esti mated would yield: 410,0fj6,000 nt'erling, fof the voluntary' pufohase of lahdj.; Oquncilearetaliogivetipoweis

to sell or let to holders! Tho Bill, which does not apply to holdings in Ireland, is Viewed in a friendly spirit by the Opposition. Capetown, February 23,

~ A"theatre'here"has been destroyed by fire, Mrs Brown-Potier'a wardrobe was destroyed, • New York, February 28. "

The New York. Democratic Convention has adopted Governor Hill as its ouudidatelor the Presidency of the United States,

Berlin, February 23,

Emin Pasha writes bitterly complaining of, (Japtain Lugard'a conduot towards him.

It is reported that Finch, a Ger-mans-American, is fitting out an expedition to send to the assistance of Emin Pasha, Inventors are alarmed that the issue of Treasury bonds will increase, instead of relieve, the necessities of borrowers, and a report which is our-, rent,- to the effect that the New South Wales Government is prepared for a fresh issue on the first opportunity, lias irritated the market.

Capetown, February 22. The one million loan issued by the Cape Government, has been over subscribed locally. Melbourne, February 28. The Metropolitan Board of Works has authorised the issue of a halfmillion loan for four years at five per. cent.

It appears that the Treasury Bills are not yet placed among the banks, The failure of negotiations h siiid to be duo to the Government trying to steal a march on the banks. Under the. existing agreement tho banks t\» low 4 per cent, on Government deposits, and Mr--Monro insisted that they should allow 4J' per cent, on bills deposited.