CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4518, 8 September 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign

London,'Be'ptember 6. Sir Robert Herbert will aot as Tastnanian Agent-Gcnoral in London, Tho Daily News says that Sir Hi Norman always opposed aggressive schemes when serving in India, The Calcutta Englishmen expresses unqualified surprise at Sir Henry Noiman's appointment, since, the situation 'requires the ablest and strongest' ruler possible, - ■ K \ J 'The Premier said the House had larriyed'-ab' satiety after a '.feast of | contention, and he hoped it .would uowbecomo praoticaL The House of Lords was packed today in anticipation of tho, debate on the. Home Rule Bill, end preaec'fced fl brilliant scene. Many:ladieeibcing present... _ , Intense interest was taken in. the proceedings, many peers being in attendance, who had not put in an appearance for years.; '""* i: Earl'.Spencer moved the.'Sewnd reading, contending that the Bill maiutained the Bup'remaby of the Imperial Parliament and protected minorities,'' Ho implored the House! to pass the measure." ': Tho Duko of Devonshire recalled

Earl Spenoer's old ojiinioijim 'favour !■ cf the union and tlie'iprofetidnVoM landlbrdsg He taunted tho' Govern-?I meut wiili tlieirpiomises. v v .i. .:>•--'' V ■■&■ The Duke of Norfolk, Matl and the Marquis of Zetland opposed l tbe Bill. • ..'.-. ■: •;! _■' Lord' Brassey gave a cold support to ■ ;. Miners riots have* broken out ir .1 I Alfredton, Derbyshire, Troops were,' despatched .to Moforcithe the Riot Act was read. . I'he men are still out in Lanelly, ■ Oarmarthenshire,and houses of several ■- workers have been -Nothing lida taken p!« ? BaW ' ley,.Yortohiro. The miners ill-treated themanageruftheinines.andwrecked . colliery offices. They also Bet fire to a .coal .train, and attempted, to run- ''" ,truckß on tho main line, in' order to '. caiiae.an 1 -.accident...**--'- .1 ' Mr Francis Adams, the writer, really committed suiinrVv; with a revolver, though it.waalKen out at first that he had died ofconsumpiion. '; Thcjury returned,-a-,verdict of in- v sanity,.'.:.. ~"'.*'"..

At tho inquest .on the body, of i MrJrancis;Adamß| Mrs-Aaanif declared that deceased broke a blood vessel, nn-1 finding himself choking shot himself with ? a revolver. She was present, but "was powerless to prevent the deed.-. Adams -was in great pain, and as the case appeared so hopeless; he-appealed' to-herto allow him to die quioklv, She bad previously the deceased's false'teeth at his "request flie jury, in returning a verdict of Buicide, regretted, Iheiacliou of the wife in;not taking steps to prevent the husband killing himself, Lieutenant iHaroboroiigb inherited a quarter of a million sterling. He left Mrs Monson, wife, of the man in ouatody on a charge; of murdering him, the sum 0f,X200,000. Deceased was buried at Vcntnor, on tho sontli boast of the Isle of Wight. A post mortem examination .of,, the body strengthens the charge <sif urder ogaitißt Monsou. •.:'■ ' '-''

' ' Melbournb, September 6; . A man named Kn'otr, .and a woman, supposed to-be his 'wife, have been arrested in connection with the supposed baby-farming oases,' .:'.•-,-' r - A post modem examination of the bodies of the children discloses the facphat death resulted from strangulation. The police ate now searching the Louses formerly occupied by Kncrr, a/t'as.Thwaites. ' ""- : Sydney, September 6; The decision deolaring the strike off was influenoed by the fact that many Melbourne strikers had returned to work. St. Petersburg, Sept 6. A conspiracy against the life of the Czar has been discovered in Moscow. Eightyfive university students, eight profesaonv, and five jadies, of nobility have been arrested in connection with it., n Washington, September 6. .A': train j going; from ; Chicago to Cincinnati collided with a cattle traini';'- '; ■ '■ ri ' ; _ Six persons were killed and 20 injured. ■-...■ ~ • .. ■ The dtbrls caught fire, and several were badly burnt, '• : A number of ..bulls escaped, and gored many of the passengers. Melbourne, September 7. In connection with the imperson« fttor who died afKilmore, it is believed ..that «he', assumed tho disguise owing to the difficulty of obtaining female employment due,to a terrible facial disßgnreJHJntlfoaused by the fragment of a sEeXin the Sohleswig'-Hoistein war. of 1864. It is staled that the Woman served through the Pranco-Prubiun war.