CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4508, 28 August 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign, London, August 25, It in not expected that there will be much excitemont over the application of the closure to-mpbt. An amendment to the HlSme Rule Bill, retaining the Irish Secretary in the Imperial Parliament was rejooted by 58.

The Duke of Devonshire will move the rejection of the Bill in the House of Lords on sth September, and the debate is expeoted to close on Bth September. The Duke of Devonshire, in a » speech upon Homo Rule, said the House of Lords would be guilty of miserable cowardice unless it rejected the Bill. He claimed the right to remit it to the judgment of the nation upon a definite issue. The retention of Irinb members atWeatmiiister. in the amended form, üble. If the Bill did pass the Unionists would omy for England too. The coal ownors refuse to withdraw . the notices of the proposed reduotion in wages. Replying to a further question re the seizure of the (Josta Rica Packet by tho Dutch Government, Sir E. Groy, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said it was impossible the Government of New South Wales could possibly demand a sum of £IO,OOO as personal compensation to Captain Carpenter. The claims of the owners and crow were under oon-« sideration. Brussels, August 24. The Belgian niinerj are refusing to work, fearing that thtf will assist in the defeat of their Brirali'cSSiftres. • Rome, August 24. Thirty-three newly-arrived Anarchists have been arrested at Milan and thirty at Rome for fomenting the riots. Washington, August 24. Tho President mjlnot take the revißion of the tariiwrf hand till noxt year. Sydney, August 26. A man entered Alcock's jeweller's shop last night and snatched up a case containing £2OOO worth of diamond rings, Tho thief got dear away. Melbourne, August 26. The Government has revised its Estimate?, effecting a further saving of £175,000. Brisbane, August 26. The Legislative Assembly by 32 to 15 rejected 8 motion in favour of the separation of Central Queensland, ; : ■;.