CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4302, 23 December 1892, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

London, December 21, The Marquis of Ailesbury ia paving 7s6dinthoi. _ Tlia Globe Blatea that SirVerno n Harcourt,Chancellor of the Exchequer, is pressing the Admiralty to adopt a polioy of retrenchment and to largely reduce the number of men. The late Lord Tennyson bequeathed his manuscripts to Ms son Hallam and a life income to his widow. During the hearing of the North Meath election petition, it was elicited that Bishop Nulty advocated the breaking of the skulls and limbs of the supporters of the Parnellite candidate.

Sidney, Decomber 2?,

At a further inquest in connection with tho baby farming cases, the jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against John and Sarah Makin, Tho inquest was on Amber Murray's child. The prisoners were committed for trial.

The prohibition against tho impor> talion of shoep from Now Zealand will be removed as soon as tho now regulations are issued,

St. Putebsbubo, Deoember 21, & The Grand Duke Nicholas Constan- ® tinovitch, the Czar's cousin, is charged with poisoning General Beranok at Tasbkond, Tho enquiry is proceeding.

London, December 21. In tlioiv report, the committee lately sot up to enquire into General Booth's " Darkest England scheme' doubt whether the course of training at the Hadleigh farm would fit the people for emigration, The bulk of the .oversea colony fund is invested in in Queensland and Victorian stocks, but two-thirds of tbo stock is pledged as security for advances, There in nothing to show that General Booth received any benefit personally from tjie, social scheme, and he does not draw any money from either wing of tbo Army. Tlio committee think it premature as yet to pronounco as to the results of tho enterprise, l'lio money ban been spent prudently, and the accounts are kept iu a dear and businoesliko

... manner, Although General Booth is , liable both civilly and criminally, yot l|| lie has adequate legal safeguards for Voal property investments, Tho committeo are of opinion that the stocks ought to he vested in independent trustees. Tbe press admit .that the report clears Goneral Booth person* ally, but still doubts the practical character of tbe scheme, London, Decetaber 21, The Paris correspondent of the Times foresees a revolution as the outcome of tho Panama Canal scandals,

Ottawa, December 21,

The Montmorency Falls in Quebec haß been sold to a syndicate for the purpose of producing electrio power,