CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4524, 15 September 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign, London September 18. The Courts of the colony having oonfitmed the alteration in the reconstruction scheme of the Queensland National Bank. Mr Justice Wright has finally given his sanction to it as amended. A death from Asiatio cholera is recorded in Doncaster, Deaths from Asiatio cholera ore repotted at Leicester and Gainsborough, In Committee of Supply, in a diacußsion on an amendment to reduce the Army vote, Mr .Robert William Hambury, member for Preston, protested against the system of giving the troops 60 per cent of frozen meat supplied at 4| per lb. Mr H. Campbell Bannerman, Seorelary of Stato for tho War Department, replied that the soldiers liked the frozen meat, and the department had received no com plaints as to tho quality of rations. He declared that if the army were canvassed it would be found that the men were surprised at the gooduess of their food.

■Mr .Win, Woodall, member for Hanl6f| Baid the frozen meat \m as nutritious as could be wished.

The amendment was rejected by a majority oi 110, At the Antwerp wool Bales, 4250 bales of Australian wool were offered, and 2167 sold. The attendance was only medium, and there was but little animation in the competition. The prices realised were about 5 per cent, below London prices.

Mr Quddart thinks that if a fast Atlantic steam service is run in conjunction with the Australian one, mails wilt eventually be delivered in England in twenty-four days. The routewould.be, say, from Halilas to Milford Haven, but it would probably cost two millions to establish it,

The Australians are trying to arrange other matches in America, including Chicago and St. Paul. The advisability of visiting America at all was warmly debated, as a portion of the team are opposed to trusting to further matches being arranged after their arrival. They urge that as their agent has been a month in definitely filing five engagements, there is evi-i dontly a difficulty in getting teams to oppose them. Washington, September 18th, News from Brazil states that the rebeto under cover of heavy bombarding, Repeatedly attempted to land at Bio de Janeiro. The forts, however, shelled the rebel warship, and the Royalist troops repulsed every attaok, The rebels lost eighty men in the engagement, Tho forts prevented the rebel warship running out to sea.

A dozen robbers soized a New York express at Kindalvill, blew up the safe with dynamite, and stole a quarter of a million dollars. The driver of tbe train was killed. A sheriff's pom pursued and captured tbe bandits. '

j&mim, September 18, rising in UgSnaa, utidor Belim Bey. has beon suppressod. Scljm was captured, but died while in cuatodj. Sir G. Portal, the British Commit fiioner, expects to reach the coast in Ootober.

Protestants and Catholics combined, and drove tho Mohammedans out of Uganda. Sydney, September 13. The associated colliery proprietors have decided to terminate the editing agreement with the colliers at the end of the year. The renewal of the agreement will mean a further reduction in wages all round, Capetown, September 18, The Matabeles now surround the approaches to Fort Victoria. 'ltatAkslionas are taking refuge in a general massacre, Adelaide, September 14. A stringent Sunday Closing Bill has been introduced by a private member, A publican, on a third offence, is to lose his licence, and the oustomer is to be liable to from one to six montha' imprisonment, The Government oppose this measure, voich is not likely to pass this session,

Melboukne, September H, I The Treasurer has announced that owing to the rejection of the redaction in the munioipal vote, the Government had decided to impose additional Customs duty, The article selected was sugar, And the duty on that commodity mold be double from to* day, Sydkey, September li A cable message has been received announcing the' safe arrival of the New Australia emigrants at Monte Yideo, i» tboßoyal Tar,