GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5108, 21 August 1895, Page 2

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Received August 20,10.25 p.m. London, August 20. General Booth's oversea colony willprobablyboesiablishediiißritish Columbia, The National Lifeboat Institution is unable to supervise the building of a steam life-boat for Adelaide, but is willing to procure a sailing boat, Mr Chamberlain desires to meet the wishes of the Western Australian Government respecting the abolition of the Aborigines Protection Board and hopes Irs modification of Ljgt ' Ripon's decision will result inwft satisfactory compromise. Thursday Island, August 21, The steamer Mount Sirion, bound from Singapore to Auckland, passed here on Monday. ,RmM August 21, 10.40 a,m. Loxnox, August 20. New Zealand frozen mutton has advanced to 4d per lb. Speaker Gully is acting with rigor towards Healy and others who ob-. struct the business sn the House. Playing for Gloucester against Notts, Dr. Grace scored 119. The freodom of Inveiary. has been conferred on the Rev. James Chalmers, in recognition of his services in New Guinea. . ' The trial of Jabez Balfour is fixed for October 27th. American yachtsmen consider the chance of Valkyre 111, of securing the American Cup, excellent. Vienna, August 20. The local newspapers state that the Tula barracks are undermined in all parts, and that they are nowgj, heap of ruins. rfm