CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4367, 14 March 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, March 12. Lord Salisbury, replying to the Irish commercial deputation, said Mr Gladstone did not want publicity given to their views,and advised them to insist on the Premier seeing them. There aro signs of a Conservative revival. Mr Balfour told the deputation that Home Bule meant bankruptcy, and Mr Gladstone was too wise to dißCuss tbo question with them. ■ Lord Randolph Churchill has issued a manifesto asserting that Irish autonomy means the rule of Eomo; that the danger is appalling, and the malice of the Radicals exceeds that of the Prince of Darkness, Mr Asquith, Home Secretary, and LordEandolph Churchill are contesting the rectorship of the Glasgow University. The Belfast press states that an English firm refused to supply Ulster With 100,000 Martini rifles, Lord Brassey, speaking in the House of Lords, said it was essentia! that the Navy should equal that of Prance and Eussin combined, He urged the immediate construction of rapid cruisers of the Rurick type, instead of un wieldly vessels costing millions.

Earl Bpencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, said experts gave the con. trary advice, and were in favour of giving endurance superior consideration.

Sir Charles Dilke says that £20,000,000 per annum 'is spent upon the army at Home, and it would be impossible to mobilise it under a fortnight, while other Powers could perform n similar operation, with vastly larger numbers of men to movo, in four days. In an notion brought by the Bank of New Zealand againßt the London Bank of Mexico and South America, in the Queen's Bench Division, judgment was given for the plaintiffs lor £15,000, In Queen's Bench Division, Justice Sir Roland V. Williams granted an application for the compulsory winding up of the Federal Bank of Australia, but agreed to stay proceedings for a fortnight in order to give the Bank an opportunity of appealing against the decision, In the Divorce Court, the jury found the petitioner, Lord Howard de Walden, guilty of cruelty, and acquitted Lady do Waldon of adultery. A separation judicial was granted, Washington, Maroh 11,

A block of buildinga in Boston was destroyed by fire. Many persons who jumped from the windows were killed and 80 injured, The damage is estimated at 4,000,000 dollars, Tho Boston fire destroyed a square of extensive warehouses, including Singer's Sewing Machine Depot, and also the United States Hotel. It was caused by an explosian of fireworks. A panic was created, and work-people jumped from the windows, • Berlin, Mnrob 11. The committee of tho Reichstag rejected all the essential points in the Army Bill, despite the assertion of the Chancellor that tho Allied Powers were convinced of the necessity of a material increase in the German army.

I St Petembuho, March 12. Russia is raising an internal loan of fifteen millions at 4 J per cent, ' Berlin, March 12. The Catholic members in the Reiohstflg claim tiiat the rejection of tho Military Bill is owing to the exclusion of the Jesuits from Germany. Count Von Caprivi declined to accept the present peace strength of tho army.

Rome, Maroh 12, Replyinc; to a question in the Chamber of Deputies, Admiral Brier, Minister for Foreign Aflairß and Mar» ine, said it was unlikely that the Australian Cabinets would listen to the demands of the Union in regard to legislation which was hostile to the Italian workmen in tho colonies, and added that if occasion arose Italy would endeavonr to asßert her rights in the matter. Melboubne, March 12.

The team of horse artillery which is to take part in the Royal Artillery Tournament at Islington has sailed for London. > Brisbane, March 12. Sir Samuel Griffith has resigned, and Mr H. M. Nelson is forming a Cabinet,' Sydney, March 12. The Australian cricket team and the cavalry team which is to compete at the Islington Military Taurnament have left for London. Paris, March 11. MM. Floquet, Freycinet, and Clemenceau angrily denied the obarges madeagainstthembyM. Charles de Lesseps in connection with the Panama Canal scandal, The latter repeated the oharges, and a great uproar resulted in tho Court being oloared,