CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4495, 7 August 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign, / London, August 4. The Daily New* savs that, despite tho statements to the contrary, an autumn session will begin about the fiddle of October, Negotiations for a settlement of the strike among the miners is proceeding. Owing to tho Bttike of haulors, 20,000 Welsh miners are idle. Paris, Aiignst 8, By a fall of earth in tho Ceinture railway tunnel, CO persons were slightly injured, Banokok, August 4. The captain of a French warship has, at the instanOß of Admiral Humnnn, who is in charge of tho French squadron, apoloyked to tho captiin of H.M.S. Vailas for rudely ordering him outsidn of the limit of the blockade set up by France. Buenos Ayues, August U. The rebels have killed tho ViceGovernor of Santa Fe. St, I'mitsuuno, August I The tariff war between Russia and Germany is increasing in bitterness, and the tension lias beuom-; so acute as to threaten disturbance of political relations. The Piuraian Government is -sending onvoys 10 Berlin to treat for a settlement upon a workable basis. New York, August!). A thousand miners have been thrown out of work at Denver owing to the silver crisis, and are said to be in a starving condition, The parks are being turned into camps of refuge and officials of the state are providing fond for the destitute, Capetown, August 4, King Lobengula, of Matabeleland, lias withdrawn the impi (corps of warriors) from the hills; Sydney, August 4. The Directors of the Bauk of New South Wales to-day issued a circular announcing the issue of 87,500 new shares of £2O each, at a premium of £5. These shares will be offered to the existing shareholders. The capitnl of tho Bank will thus bo raised to £2,000,000, aud the reserve fund to £1,107,000. Sydney, August 5. The Leader of the Opposition in his speech last night said he was prepared to support the abolition of payment of members. The experiment of hiving a Labour Party in the House had ended disastrously for Labour, He hoped that Labour would always be represented, but he also hoped there would neper again bo a Labour Patty in that Assembly. The lime had come when land and other property.and men with large incomes, must pay comething more to the State. Freelrade would be impossible without direct taxation. .