CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4233, 3 October 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, September 29. It is reported that henceforth the Household Troops are to take part in foreign B?rvice. The Prince of Walea and Lord Mothven, in inspecting the Life Guards, promised that if the offenders in the late insubordination would step forward the matter would he treated as one of simple insubordination, but otherwise it would be regarded as mutiny. The men remained silent, September 80.' The Post Office lias definitely deelined to renew any assistance to the continuance of the San Francisco mail contract, except under .Union rates, Mr W, B. Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, is seeking an interview with Mr Arnold Morley, Postmaster-General, on the subject. At the inquest upon the'Fulham tragedy, a letter was read addressed by Dr Heron to the Coroner, which sug» geats that the woman Ruby Russell committed suicide, and that Heron followed hor example, because, as he said, he could not exist without her.

J. B. C. Cooper, Bon of a leading Manchester merchant, lias oonfessed that ho killed his wife in the Isle of Man, in a tit of passion, September 29. Mr JJ. H. Asquith, Q. 0., the Home Secretary, has ruled that meetings held in Trafalgar Square are legal, The annual report of tho London School Board shows that free Education has only fractionally increased tho attendance of children. Vienna, September 30, The police believe they have arrested the London " Jack the Kippar," in the person of Alois Sdenierdzki, an Austrian, 'Capetown, September 30. The elections in Natal show 14 in favour of Responsible Government, and 10 against, Suez, September 80. The Powers interested in the Canal agree to a reduction in the dues of half a frano per ton from January next,