NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4049, 27 February 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

EHMJSE. .;■'.■■.": London, February 25. _ Enriquez, the leader of the revolt in Guatemala, and twenty of his followers, have been Truth says .that if the Queensland Government is sincere in its intention to re-establish the, system of. slavery in tho colony, it had 'better sever its connection with Great Britain and tho British navy.

Tho Baroness Burdott-Coutts bas j completely recovered from her severe illness. • ' Mr'. Goschen arid Mr .Foster ■(Secretary to the United States Treasury) will discuss a silver ooinage scheme suitable for introduction into the United States and Great Britain.

A ohimnoy, 60yards high, fell at Barraclongh's Flannel Factory in Bradford, killing nine women. There were 80 people working in the faotory at the time,

Lord Bosebery will contest the East Fiasbury seat for the London County Council. Lord Wantage's committee on the Army declares that, with the | exception of the Guards, there is riot a single battalion of the infantry efleotivo for short service if necessity arose. The Committee recommend an increase ot pay, and the granting of other privileges. ■ An incendiary attempt was made to burn down the Shipping federation offices at Dundee.

A Bill limiting the hours of shopwomen to 74 per week has been read a second time.

, The owners of the majority of the collieries' in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Cumberland, Lancashire, and North ; Wales have arranged for a cessation of operations; and the owners of the pits in Staffordshire, Durham and Northumberland are expected to join in the arrangement." The men have been givena fortnight's notice, Evidence was given before the Labour Commission, showing that Poles were ousting the English bootmakors, and were working for 6s to 8s per week of 100 hours, Men had protestsd against this injustice, but had received rfo" satisfaction,

Mr Lidderdale has turned up safely, and explains that bis absence from the oity was. voluntary. The Mr Lidderdale who was mißSingisa distant relative of Mr W, Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England,

All the Tasmanian Treasury bills have been disposed of. Colonial atooks are improving.

'■■ " FOREIGN. ' -New W, February 25. The Irish National League* in America offers to. appeal for funds to assist the Irish Party in the forthcoming general elections in England, on condition that neither the M'Carthyites nor Parnellites apply the money, to fighting each other, The.announoement that the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works have deoided to borrow locally, has been _ received with approval in financial circles in the City. Ottawa, February 25. Startling evidence has been given before the Royal Commission, implN eating Mr Mercier and Mr' Pacaud, his Financial Secretary. It is alleged that the expenses of Mercier's country seat and household were defrayed from the Baie Ohaleur Railway subsidy.

Adelaide, February 26. The Labour Party have selected fifteen candidates to contest seats at next general election.