Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2105, 20 November 1896, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[BY TrLEQUAPU.]

[FROM OOR OWN OOnBBSPONDRNT.J

Lyttelton, Nov. 19. It will interest those of your readers who are connected 5 with the dairy industry to know that the sailing date of the Tongario, carrying dairy produce, has been put off to November 30th. Shipments sent forward for that vessel will be transferred to the Gothic, leatiag on November 24th. Wkllivoton, Nov. 19. Pickpockets w.ere at work in thecrush ■at'the opening* of the Exhibition yesterday, one man named John Smith, lately from Chrhtchurcb, being caught in the act. Five thousand and sixty-nine people passedrinto the Exhibition through the tnrn-stile» yss'erday, in addition to which a Urge number were admitted by the private entrance. London, Nov. 18. The London County Council, after a . heated discussion, accepted a ..portion ; -of ■ the report of tho GohirhiUea which cen- ■ snred the Works Department. Lord Dunraven suggested that a royal oom* 3 mission shouli be set up to enquire into - the whole matter. Evee'ually tho debate; ; was adjourned. • Mr Balfour speaking at Rochdale 1 sad tie Government programme oceu--2 pied the whole field of moderate. And • rational reform. Unless their opponents 1 formulated a definite polisy for the ! do.=>truca«n of the Government they r wonld be unable to ask ior support, and s would not ri-k combining o'her snbj *ctR 1 in order to obtriu support. The aid ™ to voluntary schools, would form the subject of a separate Bill. In the pre- . sent condition of public opinion ir would I be madnesß to insist on proposals whioh 11 ! would alienate a large body that found a | them impossible ot acceptance. Mr Jeroaio Dyer read a parer at the i- Colonial Institute on *• Victorian Inrfuse tri«B." In the discussion which followe! 1 , '• inr.W.B. PercWal sail the Government I ought to improve the methods for the ;. distribution of produce.