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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4901, 13 December 1894, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

[United Press Association.] (2fy Electric Tdcgrctph.—Copyright.) ■>. Latest Australian News, ••

(Received Dec. 13, 10.30 a.m.) Sydney, December 13.

•• The Wallsend minors haveresolved" to resist the proposed reduotion in . t-he' lie Wing rate.. ; 4 . v -The Australian team has put : in-

capital practice during the last few days.: Ireland, Geo; Griffin and sottS are in'splerididform', but! Graham is ?; - ! not shaping up to reputation. ■,■'£. Melbourne, December 13,

In sporting oircles the Australians aro the favourites in the forthcoming cricket matclr, and slight odds! are, laid on their ability to down the Englishmen, The second reading of the Land and Income Tax Bill has been carried in the Legislative Assembly by,'; 48 to 36,

r Mr Murphy gave notice of motion,"" that in view of stringent retrench- , ment, the Premier be instructed to 5 communicate with the of State for the Colonies, ' now Governor be appointed for tlw, [ tirue being,'; ut . "V t The Government hope to open a trade with Japan in live' o.attlo, , butter, cheese, fruit, wine, and pro- ■ ' bably wool. It is intended to discuss s the' matter at a mooting of Premiers; ■at Hobart. , i The Banco Homna, ■ s (Received December 13,10.10 a.m.) ■ Rome, Decomber 12. r Signor Giolftti, the Premier, pro- . , duced the suppressed documents in , the Banco Komana scandal in tho 5 Chamber to-day, and after a stormy . . sitting a committee was appointed 3 to report. : " ' t England and Russia. ■ London, Dec. 13. , French diplomatists are deeply • , impressed with the results of tho r visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Russia, It is declared that, , the Czar assured tlie Prince ,tbat [ while he lived there.should novor be anything but friendship between. Russia and England, . . . ■* . . Death of the Premier of • Canada, .London, Decomber 12. ... Sir J. S. D. Thompson, the Premior of Canada, who was expected to • be likely to resign, died suddenly at Windsor Castle, immediately after' lie had been sworn in as a Privy Councillor. The Samoan Question, (Received December 13; 12.30 a.m!) Mi-mourne, December 13. The Age says it is significant of ; the contempt for Colonial opinion, 1 on matters of Colonial) concern, entertained by a section of society in the mother country, that the Westminster Gaiette suggested the cession'' of Samoa to Germany in exchange for certain territory in Africa. If \ Lord Rosebery fully understood the: Samoan position lie would have seen that the New Zealand proposal was . an eminently practical one. New Zealand understands how to manage tho Natives, who are, moreover, anxious for New Zealand connection, aud it is pretty certain that New Zealand administration would speedily put an end£io the ~ Native wars and start the lomders on a career of 'productive industry; " Tho Now Zealand proposal offired a loophole to' tho three parties to the Berlin Treaty to escape from an embarrassing situation without loss of dignity or prestige. The whole incident is suggestive that little or no interest is taken in Colonial affairs by Imperial Ministers, who evidently consider that such small matters as the Samoan affair, may be abandoned to subalterns and settled by fin agreeihentwilli Foreign Embassies, • The Gorrn l/I/or. (Received December 13j 1 a,m.) ■ Shanghai, December 12. , , It is reported that the Japanese' have captured' Kinchow, and are commanding the road to Pekin. 1 : • The invaders met and defeated 3000 Chinese troops at lvinkahau, tho latter losing 100 men. The Chinese at first stoutly resisted, the attack, but afterwards broke and fled.. ' , .. ,

The Japanese are now advancing onTsoliuiikow. -i < .

Loxdox, Dec. 12. The Chinese loan, which was placed on the London market, lias been withdrawn, the agents finding that tlio Chinese officials had been guilty of duplicity in connection with the negotiations.". •! ■>