CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4412, 6 May 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British andFoieign. London, May 3. The banks are showing a better feeling towards colonial Government stocks, The death is announced of Oswell. who was a colleague of the late Dr Livingstone. \ ■' Major Kell, whose known in connection withtueZulu and Kaffir campaigns, has been g. anted a divorce from his wife, on the ground of adultery, and awarded damages amounting to £4500 againtit the corespondent, who was an old friend of tho family. The Queen' officially announces that she was, informed of Prmoe George's betrothal on Tuesday evening, and gladly gm her oonsent, The press heartily weloouie the announcement, .' The Anti-Home Rule procession wbioh marched from the Stock Exchange to Guildhall was 2000 strong, It met with an enthusiastic, reception, crowds of people thronging the streets along tho lino of marob, and raisino oheer upon cheer, spoke at the meeting Lubbock and Mr Ohamberlßirj. A resolution was oariieddeolaring that tho granting of Harae Bule to Ireland would bo injurious to the bestiuterests of the Kingdom. The proceedings at tta Guildhall meeting were characterised by re< markable enthusiasm, Copies of the Home Bule Bill were burned to ashes in the pi esence of tho gathering. The members of the Stock Exohange who took part in the Anti-Home Rule Demonstration, formed themselves into three partief representing the" various branches of the money market.

Many • oarried enownon Union : Jacks, and others bote braziers aloft, in which copies of the Home Eule Bill were burning, They sang a patriotic anthem, and " Poile Britannia."

All references at the meeting to Home Eule wore greeted with groans. Thousands of people Iriedin vain to get admitted into the Guildhall,

Mr Gladstone supported the second reading of the Miners' Eight Hours Billontboground that be believed the majority of the-miners wero in favour of the Bill, though he admitted he was averse to inteue'.itig with adult labour, He reserved the right of aotion upon the third reading, as he was opposed to making the Bill compulsory, The Irish members ujMitnously supported the meastn>dFVfo i* : i most of the Ministers. liv*wfe.!V Morley, Burt, McArthur, Fenwiok, J. Wilson, and thirty otbor Gladstoniaiiß voted against it, There was considerable mixing up in the parties in the division, The Miners' Eight Hours Bill has been read a second time in the House of Commons. A division was called for, the votiug being 279 for, and 201 against, Mr Gladstone voted with the ayes.

• Particulars have been received of > the attaok on Fort Cbilas, near Gil> git,_ on the North-west frontier of ludia, in which Major Daniell met his death. Tho bravo officer was hilled at the moment of victory, while he was leading a force of 2000 men against 8000 Kohistan billsmsu, who were well-armed and had the advantage of occupying qiound which affor* : ded splendid cover, Tho engagei ment took place about tho middle of , March. Paris, May 8. , _ln addressing the Bearing Sea Arbitration Commission, Mr E, j, Piiolps, tho United States delegatov spoke for 40 hours. St. Petfisjuro, May i. The Czar and Czarini and tho Grand Duchess Exenia, while travelling iu tho Crimea, wero timOi from a carriage into a river, anibad annrrow escape from being drownrd. Capetowk, May 4, A coalition ►•Ministry I has been formed, with Mr Cecil Ebodea as Premier and Sir J. G. Sprigg ajTreasnrer. ',; [Sydney, May 67 A disgracelal -fight took placo in the lobby last night between Messrs Crick and H'aynes, Tho former was considerably knocked aboot befora the polico and messengers separated the combatants,