GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5034, 25 May 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Received i!% 25,10.45 a.m. London, May 24, The Rev. Hood Wilson, of Edinburgh, has been elected Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.

Lord Rosebery informed tho Chamber of Commerce deputation that lie hoped shortly tc be in a position to announce a satisfactory deciiion upon the pacific question. Mr Hobsou, after visiting Paris I and Marseilles, thinks it would be useless to attempt to open Continental meat markets, and advocates that instead, extending the trade in the Provinces by direct shipments to Manchester and Glasgow as London is congested, despite the idea to the contrary prevailing in the Colonies. The system of retail distribution in London is absolutely perfect. In order to counteract the operations of the Bi-metallic League, a Parliamentery Committee is being formed to maintain the gold monetary standard, C. T. Ritchie, President of the local Government Board in tho last Salisbury Administration, has been elected unopposed for the seat at Croydon, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Hon, S. Herbert

Received, Muy 25,12.30 a.m. London, May 24, General Lord Roberts has been promoted to the rank of FieldMarshal. It is rumoured, in official circles, that the Earl of Glasgow will succeed the late Sir R. W, Duff, as Governor of New South Wales. J abez Balfour has been committed to stand bis trial at the June sessions on six charges. The P. and 0. Company's new cargo steamer Borneo, of COOO tons lias been launched.

Owing to the bad reports of the American crops, a sudden boom has occurred in Australian wheat, which rose from Is to Is 6d per quarter in a few hours.

Adklaidb, May 24. George Giffen the woll known cricketer, has been presented with an address and 400 sovereigns in recognition of his valuable services in the test and intercolonial cricket matches,