CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4424, 20 May 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British mwwgn, "".j, ■ Air ;Jpsop.h,Ch'amberlainiL speaking at. Birraihgham, 'ri that -the 'countryis. aw a ken in g, to Hie.. fnc t' tli a> another' general, -election: 'is;.;:near,la; hand, ; ..;-;- ,;■ \;\j : -H'. '■'■;■,':[ ''-.f : : Viscount; ;Go;manstonj;;;'thei>new 'Governor' ofRuubine..; v -' ; " ''9- :: :::S:\'^ : of; Wales ;paidi; an official visit- /to. >lieV;TarioUß courts iu b the./Imperial .Institute to-day.-;;:;He met wjtb.afr.enthusiastic reception/ people wo'present, = ~, '%•s Piincejbf.Wales and his/party, was hootedjduriiigthe'whole-round/aiid tho scene' created;.;*/painful imprestipnjr;;/;;;:": : '. : V^:.;}:;':k".; : : ,4./. :; v/'Among those present.were the Duke of York,;PrinceßS.May,-■;the Duchess of,Tecki ! ;PriDCe;;ahd 'Princess Chris-' | tiaii, the Duk'e"'and' ; Duchess, of Cpnhaught//the;;!Puke/and/Duchess; of' Fife, Prince;. and 'Princess Henry /of Battenberg; members of the House of Lprda;and;the'.i.House, of Commons, alsbieadihg : membersj.of.the:'Labour ;' .Tho puke'bf /York; Piincess/IMay,' and ~the:::Marquig/;pf,. Salisbury/met with'a' , gre'atoyation;:^^;?J:.;^;jS: , ; : . ■■': jMr-Smithi'theVVictorian represehtatiye,- presented each of the Royalties ,witb;p- catalogue. printed on' white satin with gold lotters. ..Hie daughter presented tho Duchess of Teck with a bouquet of flowers,- ■"'■£ 'V'-/'-;;: ■'' t/The Prince of Wales expressed himself highly gratified with the/various colonialjiCoiirtVand addrfts3ed : 'a few remarkfl'':to' ; the'.-'Agents'-General' and officials' at the. Courts,",.';'/' }. //;'■'

Sir Charles Hussell has forced the American consul at the Behring Sea Commission to- reluctantly produce a secret report showing that the diminution'of the'number of seals was owing to mismanagement of ..the ' rookeries,' aud;not-t6:"theV:depred»tions of the ''' Tho details;;iofr tho. : inaeoaoro at Kombi, in China, show that a band of marauders burnt, houses, shops, and a theatre during a festival, Two thousand.: people perished in the flames ) :'ind:.4o,_women were, abduoted.'/ 1 // ■■;■ ■/-. '-j

' The first''innings'i'of the 3J.0.C. eleven closed for 424. In Committee of the House of Commons on the Homo Rule Bill, olauso 2, providing that " with the exceptions and subject to tho restrictions in tbis Act mentioned, then shall be granted to the Irish Legislature power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Ireland in respect of matters exclusively relating to Ireland or some part thereof," was carried. There was much disorder during the debate. Further consideration of tho measure was adjourned until 30th May. Washington, May 18. The Chicago Exhibition is to be kept open on Sundays, despite the fierce opposition of the officials. Tbiß »ction of tho authorities will entail tho forfeiture of half a million sterling granted by Congress. Paris, May 17. Id the fighting at Pong, a npber

were killed on both sides, and one French officer was captured by the Siamese Sydney, May 18. The steamer Miowera, tho first of tho line running to Canada, sailed for Vancouver tc-day. She took about 40 passengers and only a trifling cargo. Mr Huddart states that tho firm has ordered «larger steamer for the trade,

The miners working in three collieries iu the Westi-rn District have given notice refusing to aecopt the proposod reduction in the hewing rate. They are willing to accept a reduction ot 2d, but the ulster* desire 4d.