CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4373, 20 March 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

LoHDOfI, Maroli 17. Tbo trial of tho directors uf the 3jibi>ralor UiiildttiK Bodmy Las begun. J. W. Hobbn and H. 0. Wiijht tire chiirgt'd with conspirftoy nnd foigery, and Ntiwmaii with umbMitloniimt. Tiio Ulßtor Do ft: ti co Union bus? i-iauod r tnauifuatostynod by tbo Duku of Abcrooru, tlio MatquiH of Londonderry, tho Earl of iSriio, and others, convening an esaoiubly of 000 elected delegates in Bcltuxt, who may bo authorised to docluro tht) policy and direct tbe action of tho Ulster Unionists

The Daily Telegraph asserts that it ta lutended to marshal 100,000 Unionists, supported by a million of money. Mr Gladstone status that be is unable to introduce a Puyment of Members Bill this session, althovigh lie will support tho measure if brought in by a private member. The publicans intend to closo for oue day» and hold a mass meeting in Hyde Park, in ordur to denounce the Liberals for supporting ibo Looal Control Bill. Hono Koso, March 17. Thn villagers near Chifu seized a number of pirate junks during the night, and killed sixty of those on board, mutilating their bodies in a feariul manner. Of the crews of all the junks, there were only two survivors. ' Tho attacking parties afterwards ate the hearts of their victims. The outrage was committed in revenge fot several murders wbijh had been committed by pirates in the district lately Melbourne, March 17. A Borioud fire broke out in Kitchen & 00, and Apollo Obtnpanv'a oandle factory, Port Melbourne, and destroyed 100 tons of oil, The damage in estimated at over £7OOO. The Government iiro considoring a proppwil to grant a butter bonus of a p«uuy m the jyouiid fur butter rcnUfiing fro in lOd to la Eiurlb in the Homo market, and lid for that over la. 'J'liu prtmikr lias decided to intraduco an inoosno tax iivxt ooflalon. After fttrtltoi- coiutidHration, Mr Duncan Gillier iiuti dt'Ulded that his duty lies in the colony at tho preaoiit jutietuio, and lie now doolinea to ao' uopt the Agent-Genor«lsl)h). AuisiiUVfi, Marob 18." Severe drought ii being expoi'lfiticflti in the interior, and onmauy gtatiioiis the sheep and cattle are jperiaiiihg The road frota Oodrattft to tho Alio dpringa can only, bo travelled- b; oainols. No rain has fallen for tv/i or three yoara.