CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4820, 8 September 1894, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[ United Press Association,] •' (By iYerfno Telegraph-Copyright). V (Received September 8,11.15 a.m.) ■•'*« i, ■• Shanghai, September 7.' . . ■ 7). Tho Japs liave occupied an island of great strategic valno close to Port ■''Arthur. ~ Reports from Yokohama stato ; Ms that the Japanese aro making pro1r parntions for an attack on Pekin. A False Rumour. .' [ United Fms Association,] :,; (By Metric Telegraph.—Copyright.) ',jj Brisbane, September 8. "jjfv. It has now been ascertained that the Unionist who was supposed to . hnvo bcon shot at Dagsworth, committed suicide. •. , Union Congress,

'■ [United Press Association.] (By Electric. Telegraph.—Copyright.) ' '•■"■ (Received Sept. 7, 7,30 p.m.) London, September 6. The Trades Union Congress lins ' earned a Socialist programmo demanding that tho land and the wholo means of production, distribution .and exchange shall be . nationalised. Aresolution was also passed in favour of imposing a penalty on employers who import laborers during strikes. London, Septembor 7, Tho Trades Union Congress has carried a resolution by a majority of 70, calling on tho Government to prohibit tho landing of destitute aliens in the United Kingdom. ; - Wholesale Murder, [ United Press Association.] (By Electric Telegram-Copyright.) (Received Sopt 8,11.15 a.m.) : Brussels, September 7, The prisoners Jounaux, arrested on a charge of murdering a number ,'of relatives, have been committed for trial, A Peace Preservation Bill, [United Press Assoeiaton,] (By Electric Telegraph,—Copyright.)

Brishank, September 7. The Legislative Assembly sat nil night discussing the Peaco Preservation Bill. Tho Premier said lie reBfcftted the necessity to go so far, but pHßKjMnccs Were amounting to iunraßisiiws(r, and he hoped the necessity of enforcing the provisions of the Bill would never arise. He believed the shearers had sufficient confidence in him to know that ho would not abuse power given, He blamed nobody for the crimes, and said he had found the Colony suffering from disease, which required a desperate remedy. Mr Powers said the Opposition would assist tho Government to maintain law, but the measure under discussion ho said, was the most drastic ever introduced into any Parliament. Mr Glasscy sympathised with the Premier in the present trouble, but said the squat- • focracy and financial institutions were powers beyond him, which compelled him to take a conrse which his hotter nature revolted against. Ho condemned the outrages committeed in the tho western districts, and declared that the perpetrators were no friends of the Union. It was, he thought, tho duty of all sections of the Houso to assist the Government in this matter, but he protested against tho suspension of the liberties of the people, without assigning n reason, Tho Speaker applied tho closure to tho debate, and while divisio* was being taken the labour members cried:—"lt is a brutal piece of business"." LossofH,M,S.Ringarooma, [ United Press Association.] (By Electric 'Telegraph.—Copyright) (Received Sept, 8,11,50 a,m.) Sydney, September 8, H3I.S, Orlando is engaged in an extensive overhaul to her machinery and boilers, and a large quantity of tho former have been taken to pieces, The dock yard is now working night and day in order to get her away to tho scene of the wreck of tho Ringa- ' rooma on Monday. The Admiral accompanies her, and appliances will be taken for floating and repair- • ing tho Ringarooma, Two French warships should reach the scono to- . day or to-morrow.

Federation.

[United Pirn Association] (By -Electric. Telegraph.—Copyright) (Received Sept, 8,11.18 a.m.) LoXdos, September 8. Sir H. Wrixon, of Victoria, has attended the sitting of the Trades Congress, and ho goes to America next month to inquire into social questions thero,and while in Canada . he will diseussthecbancesof Colonial Federation, In Dccomber ho will address the Colonial Institute at Ottawa, in support of Federation,

a Melbourne Items. [United Press Association.] _ By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) (Received Sept. 8,11,50 a.m) \ . Melbourne, September 8. The Government has given tho Crown Land tenants (who are : in the aggregate L4s,ooo)sixmonths grace, after which they will enforco payments, Final accounts in connection with ' ' the expenditure, for the year show ' the total deficiency to be L 588.000 . or L 77,000 less than ..previously '' stated. The Treasurer has issued revised estimates for tho current year, placing tho expenditure at ' L 7,023,000 and tho revenue at ,L 6,971,000 The Frozen Meat Trade, ■'''' "' [Uii'MPressAssociation.] (By Electric Telcgmph.-CopyrigM.) " : London, September G. . Messrs Nelson Bros, state that tho •■' gtockof muttonnowstored inLondon amounts to 500,000 carcases, audit ' in' unlikely prices will improve be- ;, fore Christmas,