CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4319, 14 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, January 12, The Liheral party m trying to findSirß. 8.0. Hamilton, late Governor of Tasmania, a seat in the British House of Commons.

The Standard says ■{heUUW Zealand Government is propaim»convereiofl loan which will inoluue the defaulting harbour boards' indebted' UMB,

Mr John Morloy, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is removing a large number of governors of luuatio asylums, and replacing them by Roman Catholics,

At the Miners' Conference at Birmingham, it was stated that 270,000 members of the Miners Federation of Great Britain demanded that an Eight Hours Bill Bhould be passed into law.

January 11, Liverpool importers confirm the suspicion that frauds ia the frozen meat trade ore befog perpetrated by the retail butchers, who largely substitute cheap River Plate meat for the Now Zealand artiole, thereby damaging the sale of the latter. Melbourne, January 12, Three thousand tons of buttor valued at £310,000 has already boca exported from the Colony and it is probable another thousand will bo sent Home bofore the season oloses.

_ The Ballarat Courier recently published an article accusing several members of Parliament of immorality and alleging that the maoo stolou from tho Chamber was now lying in a house of ill repute. Mr Clarke, tho proprietor of the paper, was called to thu bar of tho House, and after tendering an apology, was admonished by the speaker, Mr Bervico has doclined to tako the leadership,

Sydney, The Federation roßolutioCTavo been passed by the Legislative Assembly by 54 to 7,

An artist named Van Kaspleon,who was living separate from bis wife shot bis landlady (Mrs Wilson) dead with a revolver because sho had shown some little kinduoss to his wife, Tho murderer afterwards com* mitted suicide by shooting himself, Brisbane, January 12, Several more deaths are reported from thirst out west,

An Indian castaway was found on a raft near Cairns, Ho allegos that he was robbed and thrown overboard from a pearling vessel bound to Sydney from Thursday Island. He managed to reach Franklin Island, where he stayed 18 days, and then constructed tho raft upon whioh ho had boen three days at sea when found.

Natv York, January 11, Intensely cold weather his been experienced throughout Amerioa during the past few days, and exoep* tionally heavy fallsofjftff'ha'o takon place. At Toronlo,flpuic«go tho thermometerregiatered 80 deg. below zero.

Wasmngton, January 12, The Bill wbioli was introduced to prohibit immigrants from entering the United States for a period of one year has been abandoned. Berlin, January 11, The Emperor William has summoned his Ministors to roport on the political situation.

General Von Caprivi, speaking in tbo Boichstag, urged tho expediency of passing the Army Bill, alleging it possible that France might take advantage of'any complication with Bassia, relying on Germany's eastern frontier being too long to dofend with the present army. In such a case only chance of safety would lajaA assuming the offensive, M-MnH the army mußt be materiahy'BW creased.

Paris, January 12. The Bank of France has intimated to the Bank of England to proparo ■ for the removal of her oredit balance in case of an emergenoy arising. A manifesto issued by the Socia ists declares that the present system of Government in France must bo abolished, and deprocates the country being governed by a handful of criminals,.

M, Gervaise has doolined to aocept the portfolio of Minister of Marine. . Le Journal des Ddbats approves of the action of- M, Ribot, Premier, in broaking the bond attaohiog the Ministry to the Woal party, v

There is no proof that M, Froycinol Was implicated in the Panama Canal frauds, but as Minister of War lit was more popular with the army than President Carnot or M. Ribot liked. M. MA admits having received tbirty-tlirto million francs for contracts, and of that amount ho only fcpent five million on tlio works, keep} remainder for himself. ' is reported that M. Do Freyoinet mi confflsued to receiving two million francs from tho Panama Canal Company for hecrct purposes, I'ho Panama Canal revelations aro woakoning thn closely cordial rok--tions whioli havo lately exiettd between Franco and Russia,