CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4522, 13 September 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign

London, September 11, Tho rejection of the Homo Rule Bill by the House of Lords was received quietly in most parts of Ireland. In Ulster, however, there wasmnoh rejoicing, and a few houses wera. wrecked in Armagh. 'W The Irish National Loague of Amerioa declares that the Home Eule scheme proposed by Mr Gladstone is worthless, and urijes that a convention of Irishmen from all over tho world should beheld in order to deride upon united action for 'the liberation of Ireland.

The Times awards high praise to Sir Henry Norman for his behaviour as Governor of Queensland, and especially for bis conduct during the shearers' strike.

The Postmaster-General declares that he will oppose the Bill granting I halfpenny postage on news, papers' wposted in Wt Britain, This action is believed tPos duo to the faotthat the same privilege would havo to be extended to American papers.

Home, Uth Soptembor. Tho Papal press makes very hostile" comments on the rejection of the Home Rule Bill by the British House of Lords,

Oaiiio, 11th September. The Khedive has admonished the sheiks of Alexandria for paying respect'to Europeans,

Calcutta, Uth September.' Cow-killing riots have taken placo in Oo&Bipoor, a town in Bengal. The troop* were called out, and killed three of tha rioters before order was, restored. .*tf'\ JheCalcutta n « inflammatory Hindoo prints hostile to cowkilling,

Sm E y, September 12. Omng to the oftrad "ft 400 . m » h out of work aUhe% Btt3tlecollie . nes, ' Provision hai boen made by the Government fop setting aside £20,000, from wniol* advances will be nude to setlersuKler the.Village Settlement Act. It is expected that about 2000 people will be settled on land under 8 Act, During the past eight months tho -.mpottaamoH'/itea to L 7.941.008, and itae exports to L 6,749,000. TKero Iwas a marked increase intheOuatoms> revenue for August. Theß.M.S.Aroadiahas sailed for London with gold amounline to' L 462,000, iMr Campbell, Minißter-for Edu°»tioQ, is dying,.