CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4332, 2 February 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, January 80. H. Bottomley, J, Isaacs, Dollman, and Sit Henry Isaacs (formerly Lord Mayor of London), directors of the Hansard Union Company, which suspended payment Bome time ago, ara charged with fraud in adrnkU-'ng the affairs of the ial is proceeding,

The Pacific liner City of Pekin is missing.

The Chinese have demanded that Great Britain shall evacuate Badon, id Burmab.

The new coinage which will bo issued in a fortnight bears the inscription " Empress of India-" It will not he circulated in Australia until the Governors of Viotoria and New South Wales publish an order authorising it.

A forecast of the speech to be delivered at tho opening of Parliament to-morrow has been published. ..It begins by stating that the foreign outlook is peaceful. Mention is made of the increase of in Egypt, but this, it is renfijjjKdoes not forbode any ohango idWpolicy of the Government. Homo Rule for Ireland will be the chief measure introduced, and Bills are promised dealing with the registration of votes and the shortening of the period of Parliaments, probably to quinquennial terms. Provision is to be made for the introduction of the oae-raatHne-vote principle, and an amendment will be proposed to the Employers' Liability Act. Measures will also be brought down providing for the unification of London Distiiot Councils, and proposals submitted relative to the Churches of Scotland Sympathetic reference is rlietothe agricultural class, and probably & Commission to enquire into the best means of granting relief will be net up. A Bill granting popular control over licensed houses is among those promised, and provision is to be made to close all publiohousea on days when political elections are taking place. The Queen's Speech will also contain reference to Sir General Portal's mission to Uganda, and the .Khedive's promise to bo guided by English advice will be alluded to, The decrease of crime in Ireland is mentioned as being satisfactory. The Homo Bulo Bill is described as a measure seouring further improvement in the internal government of Ireland, and promote ing the true union of the two countries, Bills are promised modifying the law as to conspiracy m regard to labour, and instituting Boards of Conciliation.

The Times, oommonting on the forecast of the Speech, lays that everybody is promised everything,y bernse Ministers are confident it will be a long time before the pro** mises are fulfilled. •

The Daily News considers that the Newcastle programme is the pith and substance of the Spefioh, The Irish Uaiocista will propose a strong amendment to the Address-in-Rnply on the subject of thsgelease of the Gweedore prisoners. The Liberal-Unionists have decided to sit below the gangway on the Government side.

In the case of Campbell (of Sydney, manager of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company) v. Larkwortby, Mr Justice Charles decided against the plaintiff with costs, holding that he bad aoted outside the scope of the agenoy.

London, January 81. The Globe is of opinion that the colonies will oompel Great Britain to oppose the annexation of Hawaii by the United States.

San Francisco, January 81. The American commander in the Pacific reported that a revolt was inevitable, as the Queen was obstinate and unpopular. The British residents protested against interferenoo by the Americans; The vessels of the British squadron are expected to reach Honolulu in five days.

Washington, January3l. Mr Outhwaite, thd Democratic Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House of Eepresentaijves, declares that America ooimnilted a groat outrage on the Government of Hawaii by landing marines, which was an act of war. Queen Liliuokakni'u emissaries proceed from San Francisco to Washington, to urge a disavowal of the American action.

London, January 31. Princess Kaiulanij heiress to ths throne of Hawaii, now in London, is likely to return to Honolulu Paris, January djj& Deputies Deroulede and Pe® bftd si quarrel ovor the Panama scandal, and fought a'duel with swords. In, Pechoa was seriously wounded in the breast, Ottawa, January 30. Major-General florbert, in oomroand of the militia, in a report furnished to the Dominion Government, states that the condition of- the military is impotent, unless the militia are entirely reorganised. Ho adds that all classes of storos supplied are abominable rubbish. Sydney, January 81. A married man named Hastings, aiid a married woman named Rowley, who had become greatly attached to one another, resolved to die together offing to despondenoy. The man accomplished his purpose by first taking poison and then shooting himself, but the woman, who took poison, is recovering. /- Mr Patterson, in addressing his constituents took a hopeful view of the futnro of the Colony. He said the Government intended to effect retrenchment in regard to grants and subsidies as well 38 in the Publio Service, and had determined to stop the growth of the deficit, A Graduated Income Tax would be imposed, and also a small tax on free goods if necessary, Sydney, February 1, In the Legislative Assembly, a formal motion in favour of a substantial increase in the duties on agricultural produce was negatived by 83 to 81.

Sir George Dibbs has given notice ' of the introduction of a Bill to restrict tie immigration of Asiatics and other objectionable aliens, The Bill is the outcome of the recent agitation against the alien invasion. Lj-' HoEiOT, February 1, -JT ine 1 ederal Council has passed a - resolution in favour of increased re« presentation, ■

I. Bbbbake, January 81. to® -Marine Board enquiry into tbfl Auckland-bound brigantine Ddroy fookhamptoh, the Court found that the vessel-was lost through Carelessness and negligent navigation January BJ, The annual report of the Tramway i Company bliows a loss of LIOO.ODO as compared with the previous yoar, A cablegram from 'London' announces the death of Sir' James MoCull6ugli, a former Premier, aged