GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4940, 13 February 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

AVasiiinotox, February 11.

A Bill lilts been introduced into tlio House for the incorporation of a Company to lay the cable from California to Hawaii and Japan. The British claimanfs have accepted tlio President's offorof 425,000 dollars, in settlement of all demands under the Behring Commission's aivard on the seal fisheries. Loxnox, February 11. Ja Judge Williams Ims refused * appoint a specilic liquidator for tlio Bank of South Australia, leaving the Official Receiver undisturbed. He has postponed the granting of a Committee of inspection, saying that lie dislikes the idea. Bjri.ik, February 12. The Imperial Diet has accepted a motiou in favour of the payment of members. London, February 12. Mr A, F. Jeffreys, member for Basingstoke, has introduced a Bill in the House of Commons to provido for the marking of imported meat Sydney, Fehruaiy 12. The Rev. James Clarke, of St. George's Church, Kogarah, appealed to the Full Court against the recent decision of Mr Justice Innes dismissing appellant's application calling on his mother-in-law to deliver up his wife, whom, he alleged, had been forcibly abducted from tlio parsonage, and was being detained against her will. ThcFull Court, however, dismissed the appeal.