GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 101, 17 February 1891, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph I,—Copyright1 ,— Copyright f PKU UNITKJ> PUKssJ A'shOCIATIOV.) Londo**, February 14. Obituary - Mnjor Bromhead, one of the heroes of Eorke's Drift The New Zealand Governm&nt haye announced the convertion of the-remain-ing stocks, on which high rate of interest i& being paid into 3? per cents, to be carried on/'pari passu " with existing loans. The conyersfons are — £491,100 in six per cents, redeemable in 1893 ; aud £313,800 of old provincial loans, redeemable between 1 893 and 1916. The total amount of applications for the South Australian loan was £455,400, and the balance has been withdrawn. It is reported that on the expiry of Lord Charles Scott's Commission as Ad tniral of the Australian Station,- he will be succeeded by Admiral Stevenson, in H.M.S. Blake, 12 guns, with Prince Wales as Commander. The cargo of the ship West Lothian, from Sydney to London, which put into Pejnambueo, is only .slightly damagei by the fire, but a portion of it will have to be discharged in order to execute repairs to the vessel. Messrs Dillon and O'Brien will serve their sentence in the Clontnel Gaol, Tipperary. They met with a poor reception on their arrival in Dublin. It is considered likely that Meßsrs Dillon and O'Brien will be released at an early date. "Rome, February 15. Cardinal Luciio Parocchi, VicarGeneral of His Holiness the Pope-, has been detected intriguing to secure the succession to the Papacy, The Pope has commanded him to resign, i Valparaiso, February 14. It is reported that the towns of Pisajua and Iqueque have been bombarded by the iusurgents, and they are now in flames. - The blockade of Valparaiso has been raised. February 15. In an engagement between the Govern* ment troops and the insurgents, at Tarapaco, the former were defeated, St. Johns, February 14. In the House of Assembly a motion was carried protesting against , Great Britain hesitating to ratify the reciprocity treaty entered into - between JSew* foundland and the United States. San Fbancisco, February 15. The E.M.S. Monowai, which left for Auckland' on the 7th instant with the .English mails has returned, haying broken her. propeller. Washington, February 15. The death is announced of General William T. Sherman, ro'.at 71Admiral Porter. Commander of the United States* Navy, is dead.