CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4309, 4 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, December 29. ■ The Council of the Colonial In;3ti« tute are arranging with the publio and middle class schools to give greater prominence to the teaching; of colonial history and geograpy. ' ' At a meeting of the Channel Tunnel Company to-day, Sir Edward'W. Watkinaccused the Hon. J. Chamberlain of ruthless, tyrannical find abominable oonduot in stopping the works when he was president of the Board of Trade. He also mentioned that the opposition displayed by the Duke of Cambridge was incomprehensible.

The British Government are arming the Belfast night police with revolvers. i

It is reported that Archbishop Dogue.of Armagh, will be created a cardinal instead of Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, because the latter failed to promulgate ait important decision of the Pope in Ireland.""

Mr Michael Davitt, recently unseated for North Meath on tho grounds of intimidation by the priests, Imb been asked to contest North-east Cork, for which constituent it is said Mr William O'Brien will shortly resign,

A court martial on Rear-Admiral Fairfax in connection with the grounding of H.M.B. Howe on the Spanish coast has been opened, .He is acoused of having laid a hazardous courae on entering Ferrol, Mr Warton, the hydrographer, doubted the wisdom of the'oourse set.

The Prince of Wales, Lordßrassey, tho Hon J. Chamberlain, Mr 0, T, Eitchie (late President of tho Board of Trade), and Mr, H. Broadhurst, M,P. for Nottingham, are among fte members of the Royal Commission set up to enquire into the question of making provision for tho aged peor, The Times condemns the exclusion of members of the clergy of the Chui:oh of England from the commission. TheCnnard liner Umbvia had ken reinsured at a premium of 25 guineas, She was sighted on the 26th inst in longitude 58 west in a disabled condition, but declined to accept assistance. Other Atlantic steamers are overdue,

Berlin, December 29. Eight thousand ininerßhave struck at Saarbruck, a town of Rhenish Prussia, situated on the left bank of the riverSaar. .

New Yobk, December 30, War is pending between Nicaragua and Costa Rica owing to a dispute over the boundary of Panama. News from Mexico states that Gene ral Estrada has joined the insurgents, and the latter are reported to ht.ve defeated 800 Government troops, The United States Government have garrisoned the Mcxioan frontier in order to prevent the troublespread ing to the States,

MELBOunNE, December 81, The revenue for the half-year amounts to £8,578,000, The treasurer's estimate for the whole year, as given in the budget, was £8,969,000, New Yobk, December 29. A fieroo fight is taking place over gold olaims in San Juan, a country in the south-west part of Colorado, Eleven fatalities are recorded. NEffOASTLE.-Deoember 81. The miners by a large majority, have accepted the new agreement, and it comes into force on Monday, j