CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4377, 24 March 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

London, March 21, Mr Fowler, President of tho Local Government Board, in introducing the Bill, creating Parish Councils, in the House of CV.wmoriG, explained that under the measure members rarying from five to iifteen in number, according to the size of the parish, were to bo elected by ballot on the single vote principle, The council would undertake all tho municipal work of tho parish, thus abolishing the vestries. Mr H. Campbell-Bannermau, Secretary for War, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the defences of King George's Sound and Thursday Island were almost completed. The Marquis of Salisbury is gradually recovering lrom his attack of influenza. The Parish Councils Bill has been well received. It allows the compulsory purchase of allotments, mid reorganises the rural Unions as District Councils,

The sum of £350,000 has been subscribed in Ulster to tho Defence Fund by nino persons,

News has boon received that the Administrator of Gambier, We.=t Africa, hoisted a Hag in Pachan»town, which is situated within the English sphere. The French Governor hauled the (lag down. Messrs Wright and Hobbs, charged in connection with tho Liberator Building Society's frauds, havo been found Guiity, Sentonce has been deferred.

The Daily News considers that the decision of tho Victoria Government to assist the association banks should necessity arise, is adequate to restore the confidence of the depositors in the bauks there.

London, March 22, Oxford won tho University boat race by a length and a half. Cambridge led by half a length to Hammersmith Bridge, when Oxford took a slight lead. The Cambridge men, however, were again on terms as the mills wero passed, but could not maintain the effort, although at times they made desperate spurts, Oxford won by a length. The weather was favourablo for tho contest. London. March 22. The Indian Government will send a Cavalry escort to attend tho Queen at tho opening of the Imperial Institute. The desire has been expressed in the highest quarter that the Victorian j HorßO Artillery and New South Wales Cavalry detachments, now on their way to Eugland to take part in the Military Tournament, shall also form part of Hor Majesty's escort. The House of Commons has passed Sir John Lubbock's motion in favour ot local option with respect to the hours at which shops should be closed, Brisbane, March 23, A public meeting was held yesterday respecting the floods, which tho representatives of tho colonics at the Postal Coufeienco attended by invitation, The Chairman thanked the colonies for the liberal contributions they had poured in.

Mr Ward undertook to convey the Ohaii'raau'B statement to the people ol Now Zealand, through the Premier, Ho addressed the meeting at some length, saying that New Zealand, though separated by 1200 miles of sea, was united to Australia by the sympathies of kinship. Tho recent disaster, ho thought, would be the means of good arising, by drawing tbem into closer union, and by the removal of fhscal barriers. The hon. gentleman's remarks wero well received, The Flood Belief Fund now amounts to £51,000. Svdny, March 22, Lord Hopotun, who has returned from his New Zealand tour, is greatly impressed with the resources of that Colony, which ho belioves hat a great future before it, thero being abundant signs of solid prosperity ahead, Pans, March 21, Tho Nolo published by tho French Government states that in return foi the Galling guns Dahomey suppliec the Germans with slaves, intended foi work in tho Cameroon mountains, Ottawa, March 22, A crisis is impending iu the Do minion Parliament, on account of t proposal to pass a vote of consuro oi Mr V, Clarko Wallace, Commissionm of Customs, for having delivered i speech in which he uphold the slant taken by the people of Ulster agains tho Home Rulo Hill. - Tho voto ot censure on Mr Wallace Commissioner of Customs, was re jected by 105 to 74, Tho minorit; included three Ministers. Paeis, March 22, The King of Siam has rejected tin French demands for tho deliroitatiot of tho boundary along the Mekonj riyer, Sydney, March 22. In the Legislative Assembly las night tho Estimatos wero under dis cußsion. Several reductions wen made in salaries, including the Presi dont of the Legislative Council ti £IOOO and tho Speaker of the Lowe Homo to £IBOO.