NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4054, 4 March 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

[UNITEDFB.ESS ASSOCIATION,] amiss. London, March 2. Mr Usher, of Melbourne, has just completed his enquiries into the methods of treating drunkenness in America, and is on the Continent. He does not believe in the chloride of gold cure. Mr Norland, the blackmailing tutor at Oxford, has been committed for trial, The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland have suddenly" begun a violent attack on compulsory education, The Ramifies, a new line of battle ship, was launched on the Clyde- on Monday. The distress among the lower classes in the large cities on the Con* tinent is increasing, Lord Glasgow visits the leading butter and frozen meat stores in London before leaving. He intends to make a short tour through Aus« traliitwi route to New Zealand, Lord Gla3gow intends to vary his residence in New Zealand, and keep in touch with all classes of the community, He says that he relies on energy and devotion In carrying out his duties to ensure for him a successful term as Governor. He does not favour the proposal that the colonies should nominate' their Governors. " At a crowded meeting of Liberal supporters last night' in St, James' Hall, Lord Roseberry and the Hon. John Morley made eloquent addresses in favour of the policy of the Liberal candidates for London County Council seats, Numerous meetings of the party are being held nightly in London,' and- the utmost interest is centred m the; elections, London, Maroh 2, The Duke of Orleans has filed an answer to Mr Armstrong's petition, Though protesting ag&insfc the jurisdiction of the English Courts, he has retained Sir-O. Russell, The Imperial Federation League has arranged to submit to the constituencies at the general election the question of the relations between the colonies and Great Britain, with' special reference to the incidence of taxation for defence and other Imperial purposes. - ' The Imperial Federation movement is making a remarkable advance in Canada, 'A syndicate of brokers is treating directly with the Premier of Victoria, and offers to. take up a million's worth of bonds on terms to produce 4f per cent,, interest, Through a hitch whioh has occurred over the question of stamp's, the bank financiers are irritated, and consider they have been ignored by the Govo eminent, The Times considers that it would be better it the, colonies issued 4J or 5 per cent loans rather than underI mine confidence by unlimited borrowing by means of bills which are without the control of public opinion. The price of Queensland Treasurybills is 08J. -- FOREIGN. Washington, March 2. The Supreme Court has sustained the legality of the M'Kinley Act, Ottawa, March 2. M, Mercier will bo opposed in overy electorate he stands for, The Hon, Mr Boucherville will be unopposed in six counties. Valparaiso, March 2, The crews of the United States warships Baltimore and Felix are claiming 400,000 dollars from the Goverpment, Vienna, Maroh 2,'. The number of starving persons applying for gifts of bread has reached 12,000, and piteous scenes are coih stantly occurring, St; Johns, Maroh 2. The survivors of the blizzard on the Newfoundland coast number forty, but so severely have they been t ost-bitten, that they will probably be oripples for the rest of their lives.