CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4420, 16 May 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British and foreign.

London, May 13. : The Trust Agency of Australia litis declared » dividend of 20 per cent. . Lord Bipon, Secretary of Stute for the Colonies, announced in the Coramonsyestorday'bat Natal bad been granted eelf-Govemirent. An udubusl Ecenc occurred in tho House of Comcast night. In the course of ilia proceedings Mr Vicary Gibbs, member for St, Albans, acoused Mr J> & MoNeil ' Meral)et fot Routh Donegal, of inioijecting during a epeech by Mr Gil)b3 < the l ' omilrk "Wbatthe- —is lie talking about?" Mr McNeil denied the charge, (.Weapon Mr W. G. McCartney, Lmb«r for South Antrim, attributed the remark to Mr Sexton, who alsoiudiznantly repudiated the accusation. . uproar ensued, and order was resfarad only when (lie gentleiren who mudetbe allegations apologised aud withdrew their Btatements. (fbo dißputo between the dockers and the shipowners at Hull ha 3 been 681 Jho dockers have agreed to allow

tho employment of either Unionists or non-Unionists, which virtually gives tho terms asked by tho Shipping Federation. At tho annual meeting of the . Primroso League, it was stated that | the membership was over 1,000,000. . Speakers at the meeting claimed that the Lenguo exercised a valuable influence on thu unity of tho Empire. At tho Dairymen's Conference, Mr , David Wilson, the Victorian expert, . moved— " That the Conleronce de- ! mand the insertion of a clause in Mr Cameron's Bill to prohibit the colouring- of margarine in imitation of butter." . The resolution was carried, In Committe# on the Homo Huh' Rill, clause 1 was paswd on a division by a majority of 42, Its text is as follows;-" On and nftor the appointed day thore sball bo in Irebind ;:a','Legislature consisting of Her : 'Majesty the Queen and of two Houses, thii.; Legislative Council and the 'Legislative ■Assembly.'' Tho disous sion on.this clause hud lasted the greater put of ut week. Sir Robei t Hamilton, late Governor of Tasmania, in an article in The Speaker, declares ilmt the .administiation of the Government in' Ireland is at tb root of a section of the English people toward* thu granting of ;a|it6nomy.'.;.;v :';7 Jfetu.vMay 13. : ; Tho death of Ge-Ji'tje Victor,. Prince of Waldeck-Pynnont, at thc.r.ge of C2 is announced. ..I:.;" ■ %.'yy . Mauuid, Mity 1!). .. . A furious ilcb'de, liming Bfty : four hours, look place :iii the CVrtes on a 'Hill in-ro'ltici cl by.the Government to postpone the municipal elections. ~ ;i ;■; . . ■ Gaixctta, Mayli. . Siamese: ironps i.r.vo attacked r. i)eneJf (jii'rrison mi fciziiig a convoy ami capturing a I' rv-.'nch officer. .. . A French battalion has bien (los- . patched to the assistance of tbe gar ■ isoii' ijvnsKV, May 1-i. The Intercolonial Eiiiht-oared Raca between crews repre?otitinu New South \ViileS; Viel'iiia, an-l Queens-'-l.u.d, wiis. ro'.vcd on the I'arramiith li'Ki.'i' yesterday uftmncoh. New;: South Wales 1 d from start to finish, winning by six length*, in 19min ''23 sec. . Ihiisu.m:, May 15. ■. The Premier Ims received: a letter' ficin. tire- Premier of New - South Wales intimating ibat if the movemenilbr the abolition of the border ; duties between Victoria and New ■ South Wales assume a definito shajp, Queensland will be 'placed; on the ' s.ime basis, as tho other colonies. ■;'■ Bkiili.V, May 13. The approachi' g general election in : Germany is creating intense excite-;. ment, There is. an unprecedented ■: number of candidates in the field. ■.' Sofia, May 13; A plot to murder Prince Ferdinand, on his arrival in Bulgaria; with his ■ bride, was frustrated.