GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4960, 25 February 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

(Received February 25,10 a.m.) Svdsky, February 25. Enquiries by tlio Agricultural Department into the condition of owners in the Maitlaud District shows tliat they lmvo been quite impoverished through a succession of disastrous floods and that many are in want of food,

The Workers' Union lias passed a resolution empowering the N.S.W. branch to take up land under the Homestead selection clause, if tbe new Land Bill becomes law, for tIH purpose of establishing Co-opera* tive Settlements on a voluntary basis. News fromNoumca states that tbe I Govenor has received a cable from | France stating that no more convicts will be sent out. The news is bailed with satisfaction. It is also understood that a cable has been received ordering 2000 good conduct men to be sent to Madagascar to makoroads for the French troops, who are to operate against the Hovas. London, February 24. A billiard match in which a good (leal of interest was taken was finished yesterday. Roberts gave Mitchell 9,000 out of 24,000, and after an exciting finish beat liiin by a narrow margin of 31.

The Sydney Harbour Colliery Co. which has been formed to work the recent find of coal on tbo north side of the harbour, with a capital of half a million, in tbirty-four thousand £lO seven per cent shares, will bo issued on Tuesday week. Sir George Dibbs will be chairman of the Au Ifr traliau board. W

Captain Hunter- Blair, has been selected for an adjutancy in tbo Third Gordon Highlanders. (Received February 25,1.20 a.m.) Beiuix, February 24. The Budget Committee of tho Reichstag has agreed to a yote of 7,000,000 marks to begin tho construction of four new cruisers, but has rejected a similar proposal in regard to torpedo vessels. Paris, February 23. _ The Marquis of DuQ'crin, addressing the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, said the relations between England and Franco woro neyer more friendly than they wore at the present time. There was no reason for anybody to quarrel about Africa, which he considered a doubtful commercial 111 Dorado.

Mr Kiei' Hnrdie, in giving evidence before the committee set up to consider the unemployed question, said that if the committee refused temporary assistance to tho extent of £IOO,OOO pending its report, it was prolwblo that the lineiuployedfaj would flood the workhouses cnmasseffß thereby breaking down tho presont system of relief.