NEWS BY CABLE.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 174, 21 February 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, February Ri,

Sir George Otto Trevelyan, s|ieiiking at Edinburgh, states! that tlie introduction into Parliament of a measure dealing with Home Rule might he expected this session, and would contain some of the provisions of the hill introduced hy Mr Gladstone on Apnl Bth, 1880.

February 17. Mr Firth, Separationist, hns lain returned for the Dundee seat ill the House of Commons, vacated hy the resignation of Mr C. C. Lnrnila, securing a majority of 8000 votes over his opponent. General Kir H. D. Daly, K.C.R., Unionist. The building which was erected for the Newcastle Exhibition, winch closed on tlie 2fUh October last, collapsed suddenly yesterday, but no one wax injured. In tlie House of Commons last night Mr Wm. O'Brien, uieiulicr for Cork, N.E.. made a violent attack oil Mr A. J. Balfour and bis administration since assuming the Chief Si-eretaryship of Ireland. The Right Hon. John Morley followis], and in the course of his remarks said be exultisl at tlie failure of the Government |«oliey in Indand. In the House of Coiiimatis lasi night the new rules of procislure were introduced, ami on the motion of Mr \V. 11. Kmi tli, leader of the House, wera

, r :«• r*d to a ‘fleet committee. Tile ~ j. -ed new rubs provide for a ra- .. ,-n >i. m ihi? majority demv d in,* t'if aji*' i a ion of tlif cloture to ■ ' > 1.. ill I u., • autb - the Speaker to sus|* nil or • |- 1 fr - i ilia rliamla-r any tueinIvr . ill.. of grossly unruly colmli'C'.. FI. |>. iff- f>r alifat arc unchanged. |.t i market i- dropping. Off const ri- • -.< raatiir from sets toSli. At : e ( lonial wool auction* to day I V'Mi Inles were off. ro«l. of wlncli 2itll) wire withdrawn. lV.ces allow fr'in Sto Irt par cant, decline on the r is • ■••'tallied at the commencement of the wnw. Paris, February 17. Tlw Italic* Centrales in the Hue de H in, hut< in and Hue de IVrger was almo't totally destroyed by fireloday. U\er 100.11 Ml head of poultry Were destroyed. Ottawa. February 17. Sir Charles Tapper agroes with the treati intend into bet ween the L* mted States and Canada regarding the him • of the fishery boundaries, and h> c .ti«id' rs tliat the decision is a fair arid ni- uahl. one. The treaty will ; r iliahly be ratiti.-l immediately after tlie election of tlie lulled Slate* Preside lit.