CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4379, 27 March 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

Rome, March 23, j Queon Victoria lias arrived at ( Florence, after a pleasant journey, all well. { Tho Military Committeo rocommends that men who arooxempted ( from military service bo taxed to tho , amount of £B, Cabul, March 23. ( A British and Russian Commission j is engaged in delimiting tho Afghan frontier on tho River Kuslr, in SoutbWestern Turkestan. Ottawa, March 23. The House of CoramoDs has passed a resolution calling upon Sir A, P. ' Oaron, Postmaster-General, to resign. , Ho is accused of unduly exerting his iiifluonco in connection with a railway subsidy. London, March 23. In tho Houso of Commons to-day, Mr D. P. Bartog, member for MidArmaeh, moved the adjournment of tho House as a protest against tho action of Mr Morley in releasing Foloy. , , During tho dobatc the Opposition . members who spoko urged tlwt such | an act on the part of tho Government , was a prostitution of tho clemency of , the Crown. , Mr Moiley, in replying, justified tho prisoner's release on tho ground ; of humanity, and also because affairs 1 in Ireland were now in a peaceful condition, Tho motion for tho adjournment was negatived by a majority of lorty voles. After the division was taken Mr Gladstone invited tho Opposition to bring down h vote of censure on tho Government for their action. Mr Balfour at once gave notico of such a motion. 11c condemned tho Government for condoning serious offences, and said their failure to enforce tho law was calculated to provoke tcnorisin and bring the administration of justice into contempt. March 21, Tho Newfoundland Bait Act has been suspended, although retained on the statute-hook. It is reported from Ulster thut ut thousand men are being drilled overy night. Tho people of Belfast have mado a demand to the Government for increased police protection, but Mr Morley declines to grant the request, pointing out that in the evcutof troublo arising the military are available. Lord Salisbury finds that the stato of his health will prevent his keeping his engagement to address the meeting at Belfast on Wednesday no'At, but Mr Balfour will attend tho gathering in his stead and deliver an address. Tho Court of Common Council has granted tho uso of tho Mansion House for the purpose of holding a meeting at which anti-Home Rule resolutions will bo proposed, The decision is likely to he seriously questioned. Mr Gladstone lias offered to receive a deputation from the Belfast Chamber of Commerco on the Home Rule question. Lord Salisbury is improving in health, though he is still weak from tho effects of his recent attack of influenza. The debate on Mr Balfour's motion censuring tho Government in connection with tho reloase ot tho dynamiter Foley, will bo taken on Monday. Melbourne, March 24, The Minister of Education has decided on tho dismissal of 250 teachers who are in charge of unclassified schools, and a reduotion in teachers' salaries of from 5 to 12i per cent, has also been determined upon. Reductions of a similar amount in the salaries of all Civil Servants are also to be made, Generally speaking, all salaries over £6OO are to be made 1 subject to tho 12J per cent, reductions, 1 These reductions are part of an extensive scheme of retrenchment which tho Government has decided to carry 1 out in all branches of tho Public Service. i Tho principal topic in political ' circles is the bankruptcy of Sir George 1 Dibbs, and it is feared it will have a 1 depressing effoct on the Australasian 1 stocks in the London market.