CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4330, 30 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London,: January 26, The farmers are complaining to the President of the Board of Trade that the new railway rates «ro killing their industry, They are equivalent to a yearly, impost of eight millions. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, favoura advertising future issues of Treasury Bills instead of plaeing them' through brokers. Bills of the valuo of £700,000, the balanco of the laat million pounds' worth, aro still unsold, ■ ■

Sir W. V, Harcourt, in reply to a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, approved the application of the decimal theory to coinage, but oould not hold out any hopes of its adoption by the Government, Mr Beerbolra estimates the Australian wheat surplus will amount to 2,000,000 quarters,

The Labour Commission is opposed to making the eight hours system compulsory, Nelson Bros have deolared a divi-< dend of ten per cent, The Triple Allianoe supports Great Britain's attitude in Egypt, The farmers of West Qjfcare appealing for relief, and deolarf/Aat they are starving. Renewed, efforts to arrive at a compromise in regard to the cotton strike have failed.

At a great Unionist celebration in Dublin,' Lord Ashbourne declared that tho Party was ooniidont, and denounced Mr Morley's recent action in Ireland. Lord Onslow has written to the. Zoological Society suggesting that it should extend its collection by tho addition of specimens of-Hew Zealand birds.

The luYoßtora 1 Beview says Mel* bourne has pjorie loan mad, and is perßiatently following the road to' ruin. :,, ■' ■ ■

In reply to a deputation representing Queensland, Mr Woodall promised' to apply to Parliament for a voto to enable the necessary plant to bo procured for the storage of frozen meat at Gibraltar. If the test was successful, the system would be extended. Mr G. Lawson (Director of Army Contraols) andLiaut,-Colonel Hamilton (Assistant Quartermastor-Genoral) suggested that it would be difficult to overcome the prejudices of the troops against frozen meat, since five yoarß ago it bad been rather a failure. Sir J. F.Garrick, Sir T. M'II wraith, Sir T. Aroher and Messrs Gray and Weddell said that owing to improved storage and better' oooking the .quality was now equal to the beat lUnglinU mutton,

Svdnev, January 27. The yaoht Volunteer, winner of the Centennial Cup, has been purchased ou behalf of Mr Henderson, of land.

Constantinople, January 27.' Tho French Government ia oom« munioating with tho Porte relativo to the British aotion in Egypt, Cairo, January 27. The Eiaz Ministry is working cordially with tho British officials. Tho native press demands the removal of Lord Campbell Cromer. Paris, January 27. The Chamber of Deptttios, by a majority of 121, granted a secrot service fund to the Premier,, as being necessary to the stability of tho Republic,

M. Develle apologised to Count Hoyos, Austrian Minister, at 'Paris, for the statements in the papers hinting that be was implicated in the Panama scandal,

_ M. Andrieux has created a sensation by declaring M. : Floquet ought to bo in tho dock alongside tho others, because he supervised jArfftW of the subsidies to the pwßWfcj, M.Pranquevillehad acquittod MM. Roche, Arene, and Thevenet. St, Petersburg, January 27, A train was blocked by snow near Wilna, and a passenger train, which had received no warning, dashed into it, tho result being that 15 poople were killed.

, Berun, January 26. Princess Margaret of Prussia, sister of the German Emperor, was married here to-day to Prince Frederick Charles of House.

Sydney, January 28, Commenting on the criticisms of the Investors' Review, Mr See, Colo* nial Treasurer, points out that tho total assets of the Colony amount to £178,000,000, against a liability of money borrowed of £05,000,000; In the return intercolonial matoh between Victoria and New South Wales, Victoria's first innings closed for 381, Blaokbam carrying out his bat for 61 The principalothersoorera were—Dr Barrett, 55; WorTall, 38; Lewis 85; nnd Graham 39, New South Wales has lost seven wickets for 177—Gregory, 81; Banneroan, 52; Iredale (not out), 2d. Melbourne, January 28.- ■ The Government intend to pursue a vigorous policy of retrenchment in the publio service. .

It iB improbable that fresh taxation will bo imposed, but muoh will depend on the success of the local loan of three-quarters of a million, Hobam, January 28. At the Federal Counoil yesterJay

iho debate eliowod a general dt-sire for increased roprucentution. , The .Westoin Australian delegates aesorlcrt that tho Colony was unable to accept Federation as proposed in the Commonwealth Bill,- •'■ ■ "