NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3258, 17 July 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, July 14. John O'Connor, M. P. for Tipperary, while under examination before the Times Pamoll Commision refused to answer several questions oh the ground that lie was bound by oath taken when a Fenian, although he had now ceased' to be a member of that Society. Sir James Hannen, the. President, said the refusal of witness to answer questions.would necessarily influence the judgment of the Commissioners. As O'Connor persisted in refusal, his examination was brought to a close. .

Viscount Dunlo has oreated a sensation in London by maarying a music hall singer named Bilton, The Viscount iutends to tako his wife on a visit to Australia.

The centenary of the taldng of the Baslile was celebrated in .London yesterday by the Me wis of General Boulanger, General Boulangeiywho presided, declared that the polioy he was pursuing was in order to strengthen the French Republic. Jaly IB-

Information has reached here that Lady Mary Acton, eldest daughter of Lord Acton, .of Shropshire, has committed suicide by throwing, herself into the Tergon Zee, one of the lakes of Bavaria. Count Bluranenthai, attache to the British Embassy at Munich, on hearing of the fatality shot himself dead. Various stories are afloat, aud the death has caused a great sensation throughout England and also on the .continent.

The Supremo Court, by a majority of two to one, has dismissed the appeal in the case of the Mogul Steamship Company against Maogregor. The' Right Hon, Lord Eslier, Master of the Rolls, in his judgment ruled that overy trader was entitled to the free course of trade.' The shipping ring, he contended, was guilty of acts beyond the limits of fair competitor), and were liable for conspiracy and damages. Justice Sir Charles Syngeßowen, held that the ring had only pushed competition to the bitter end, and'competition, however severe, if not attended with dishonesty and intimidation, could raise to no cause of action. In his judgment, Sir Edward Fry said, mere competition for purposes of gain, if without actual malice, was not actionable, even if it was ruinous to rival companies, The plaintiffs intimated their intention of appealing against the decision.

AMERICAN. New York, July 15, Terrific rain and storms have been experienced in New York State, and nine bridges have been swept away. The New York Herald states that Mr J. G. Blaine, Secretary of State for the United States, has resigned on account of his health, and will retire in September, It has been found that Sullivan's arrest was illegal, and ho has consequently been released. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, July IC. A remarkably rich find of silver is reported from the central mine, Broken Hill. Specimen shows three hundred and forty ounces to tho ton, Thuesday Island, July IG. News from the East states that tho south-west monsoon did a great deal of damage to the shipping at Bombay.' The dispute between Dutch and Achtenese still continues. In a recent engagement the latter lost three hundred men, The Dutoh lost one captain and three soldiers.