CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4382, 30 March 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

London, March 28,

Mr Athorley Jones, M.P., writing to Id Times points out that despito Manbod Suffrage and Payment uf Members, lotoria has returned only four workmen t Parliament,

The Daily Chronicle considers it best to allow Imperial Federation to ripen in its own way, permitting tho colonies to take the lead.

IJERMN, March 28,

Mr Dome, inventor of a bullet-proof uniform, has offered to sell the secret of its manufacture to tho Gorman Government for 3,000,000 marks. Tho Chancellor, Count von Oaprivl, has tho matter under consideration.

A Berlin syndicate l.as purchased the secret of the manufacture of bullet-proof cloth. Tho Emperor has BUimnoned the inventor to disouss the nature of tho invention,

Washington, Maroh 28

Three banks in Nashville, Tennessee, havo suspended payment, causing a loss of 3,000,000 dollars. ' It is roportod in New York that an ertonslvo AnaAist plot has been dis< covered fcwpßc foreign royalties in tho event of thoir;visiting tho Chicago Exhitlition as guests of the Astor family. Tho police arc Eatd to confirm the rumour.

Svdnev, March 29,

The Government have undor consideration a proposal to reduce tho salaries of all civil servants by 10 per cent,

Melbourne, March %,

The Qnvernmcntcontemplato effecting considerable reduction In th« oxponsoa of the Government Printing office, by giving tho bulk of the work to private firms,

Ptmii, March 2!).

A case of smallpox is reported here, the victim boinq a recent arrival from Singapore.

P/ms, March 28. Tho Oornto do Paris, in a circular of tho Monarij(lnt uminnttceS| urges tho Party to icept ony alliances, sinco Monarchy :ono can supply a stable form of govornicnt,

In the course of a speech In the 'hambor of Dputies, M. Develle indiited that the Government would agreo ) a revision of the tariff rather than inur a difficulty with a friendly Potrcr. .' jblin. Match 28. Tho Emperor has offered effusive con;ratulaSions to the Oxford crew on their tin in ihe late University boat race.