CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 317, 17 November 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

' , ' ' London, November 11. - Sir Diljon Bell is still seeking for a suit- , ablo man as, Chief Commissioner of Now Zealand railways. He is not, allowed to exccecf £2500, bub he believes that if a further amount) is conceded, he* would have an improved prospect of getting a tried man of good status and expeiience. The Duchess of Cambridge is in a pre carious slate of health. 1 , , , , London, November 12.

'Tue (jlorlfiston lifeboa,b, in attempting to rescue a crew of a shipvviecked vessel, was capsized, and four of the crew *sveie drowned. In the libuse of Commons the Govern- j uienb announced that they did nob intend bo alter the education system, as the changes suggested by the Commission, would only plunge bhe country inbo religious turmoil, which would ultimately prove disastrous to all concerned. / Mr Balfoui\ was' accorded a great reception at tho I^ord Mayor's banquet, and in the courso or his ' Speech paid' the-Govern-ment had abandoned, rh'e extension of the clauses of Lord Ashbourne's Act. Canada has inviVd Australasia, to bend delegates a c an carly i date to consider ,the subject of trade i elation-, between the colonies, and also ,the question of tire p)opo:ed Pacific cable. jMr „ Thomson, the Masaihmd ex" ploror, !r.\s uudei taken the relief of Etnin' Bey, which ii to stait mxt month. Mr Thomson believes that Stanley is dead. The play in the Halifax match was brilliant. The Knglis-h football team has ai" rived sifely from New Zealand. The pnMce have nor yet succeeded 'h< obtaining any cine to the pepetratois of the Whiieclupei muider?. 'The wheat aoo of Russia in Europe is estimated at ll.iity million quarto .«., and, the JTiencn crop at thirly-ihiee million qiuirteis. Black Horse sair,coajsc, 27s 6d; fine, 375. ' The Hazarais of the Black Mountains have renewed the campaign. It is expected that Piince Heniy ot Battenourg will commmd the oj;erations of the squadron on the Zanzibar coast. The German African Company pio« poscg to raise troops in the Dutch"-' Indies to suppress the lising. .The {-Jou, John Btight is in a critical .stale of health. 1 .. The Chinese Vic'crbj- has demanded •«the* i dJ3,m4ji>al or-Mr -Denny, the Amen- 1 can adviser to the King. ■• An Anglo - French s\ndica;e has agreed to float' a Rub.Mau loan ot twenty million sterling, at 4 per cent. 5 the minimum being 83^. The " Time?," in a communicated aiticle in ieifciet\ce to the question ct the Governorship of Queensland, urges ahat Sir A. H. Blake should be sent to a Crov;n colony. An acknowledged 'leader of public affairs or a leading Goveinor should be sent to Queens- ! land. ' -

London, November 13. In the House of Commons to-day Baron dc Worms, replying to the Right Hon. H. C. Guilders, paid the Government had decided to ask Sir Thomas Mcll wraith to state his objections to the appointment of Sir H. A. Blake to the Governoiship of Queensland. The "Daily Telegraph," in the course of an article on the Queensland Governorship, saj's Lord Knutsford should have consulted the Government of' Queensland infoimally on the .question of the appointment of Governor. The "Times " says Sir H. A- Blake has proved himself a lemarkably able administrator, am' possessed excellent social qualities. The "Times" doubts - that there are any grounds of complaint, or time the appointment has been influenced by any desiic to yield to the wishes of Irish friends. It is rcpoited that Sir Jlenry Ed-.vard Bulwer, High Commissioner of Cyprus, may-be appointed to the Govermuship of Queensland instead of Sir 11. A. j Blake. Major-General Sir, Qharles Wan en, Commissioner of Police, has resigned the position, pnd his « conation has been accepted, It, is expected that. Mr James Monro, one of the Assisiant Commissioners, will succeed Sir Charles. The Boards of Guardians of Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, and -many other places, have presented a petition to Parliament in favour ol the self-sup-porting system of emigration. Mr \Y. H. Smith, referring to the presentation of tlie petition, in the House of Commons, said the intention ,of the Government , was to set up a committee shortly to' inquire into the different schemes of State colonisation. Mr William Kedmond, M.P., has been released from gaol.

''■ , " Paris, November 12. In -the Chamber «of Deputies JSI. de Freycineb, ■ Minister of War, &aid thafc^ until 'there was a change in the general situation 'it was impossible to hope that I the ordinary war estimate could be ■ roduced below 550j000,000 francs, and lib might even be necessary to make special efforts to secure the better defence' of the country. 'At pret-ent the Extraor- ! dinary Budgofc was 500,000,000 francs beyond what had already been ' spent. He explained } that this 'statement was mads inview of the necessity for taking precautionary .-steps to main tain" peace, and was not to be construed into an indication of any aggressive intention on the part' of the Governmeht.

\ Madrid; November '12. The greatest excitement is being occasioned"%Mh?s city by demonstrations, in which a large number of students and several prominent Republicans are taking parl. .Street meetings have been held, and "violent resolutions p?ssed, denouncing Canoya and other Conservatives. Cunova was driving in the city when "his c'ar/iayo was stoned, but the occupants escaped uuinjurtd. The gendarmes v-cre caliud out, but they vsere nol opposed by the mob, and there was no lighting. • Canova's fiiends declare that the rioti are directed against the monaichy.

Athens, November 12. The eldest daughter of the King of Gieece has been betrothed to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia.

SuAkibi, November 32. A batialton of black troops has vein" forced the ganison here.

' - RoMEj November 11. The Pope has canonized those Roman Catholic Mibsionaries who lost their lives in propagating the faith in Polynesia. Lon don, Nqveinber 13. Loul Tennyson has been seriously indisposed, but is now recovering. Rome, November 11. His Holiness the Pope, after hearing the ldpmt oi the General Congregation tor the cause ot the beatification and declaration ot marly i-dom of the Venerable Louis Chanel, Pro Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania, who was murdered at Futuna, Friendly Islands, in 1841, has appointed a day for ceremonies in connection with the beatification.

Berlin-, November 13. Tho " Norcl Deutsche Zeitung " accuses the Frencli Cabinet of inciting to v, r ai . The accusation arises from the publication of an at tide in M. Lockroy's journal " Le Kappcl," urginu; the cieatii)ii of a regiment of Alsatians.

Washington, November 12 The Republican majority in the Senate is four.

New York, November 12. A kirk broke out in a large factory afc Rochester, and the employees were compelled to jump from the windows. Twelv were killed and twenty injured. Twenty one are missing, and it is ieared they have perished in the flames. The fears which wtre enleiiaii.ed respecting the explosion in a coal mine at Pklsburg, Pennsylvania, luve bten realised. Fully 160 persons have Just their lives.

<• N-ew York, November 13. 90 bodies lui'vc been recovered fiom thedebiis ot • the mine at Pittsburg, where an explosion occuired on the 10th. The mutilated, blackened remains presented a shocking and sickening sight Heartrending scenes occuned at the mouth of the pit, as bodies were brought to the surface and iocognit>ed by relatives, many of uhom were women ami children distracted. It is believed that 40 more bodies are to be taken out of the mine.

Sydney, November 13. Three New Lambton miners, charged with rio'.iog, were to-day sentenced, by the Court to various terms of imprisonment. One was sent to goal for eight months, whilst the others leceived live months each. With the exception of the Kiama miners, who refuse to accept the terms of the masters, all the men out on sfctike have signed the agreement. The carpenters' strike has also ended. The mon will receive 9s 6d a day till the end of the year, when, the rate of wages will be raised to 10s. Owing to :he ds ought in Albuiy distn* l 25,000 o!d bheep have been killed in order to piescrve the herbage for the more valuable stock. A cable menage received here to-day states limb Colonel Sir Henry Redvers Buller, upon approaching Woolwich station on the Bth inst., alighted on the wrong side of fcho carriage platform, and was knocked down by a passing train and killed. At the Mayor's banquet, Lord Carrington urged the formation of a united national party, Avhich would prevent internal separation, and keep secure the bonds botweeu Australia and the mother country. The Hon. U. Gillies, Premier, spoke upon the union of Austialia, and said that if New South Wales would lead Victoria would follow. Sir G. Maurice O'Rorke reiterated the federal syntiments. Tuk Centennial Rifle Meeting is proceeding. The rapid firing contest was won by Clay, of Vicboi ia, with a score of 49. The New Zealand prize takers were : Soinmorville and McCarthy, 39 ; Wilson, 37 ; Donald, 29 ; Williams, 28. The Sargood Cup was won by Walker, of Melbourne, with a .score of 24. The Now Zealand prize-takers were :' — • ' Sommorwlle, 21 ; Hutcheson, 20 ; Williams and Dickson, 19 each. In the members' match, there was splendid shooting. Macartliy of Dunedin and Sheppardson of Queensland tied tor first place and divided the firsD and second prizes. The New Zealand prize takers were :—: — Dickson 24, McCarthy 23, Sommerville 22.

Brisbane, November 12. The' Cup was won by Cibaclel, with General ftordon second, and Honest Ned thi-d. The race was a grand sOne, "and was won by half a length. Time, 3 minutes 38^ second?. Captiia Ansel!, the master of the Star ol Peace, has been murdered by the natives at • Butler Bay, New Guinea. Skdicm. the Malay, who was sentenced t° death for t,ho Normanton mui'ders in June last, was executed to day. The execution ■was sadly bungled — the man was strangled to death. Adelaide, November 12. Si a i Beneficial rains have fallen in the agricultural districts. • •