CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 349, 9 March 1889, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

London, March 4. It is stated that when Pigott went to the hotel in Madrid the interpreter who accompanied him caught sight of the signature of the telegram from Pigott to Shannon, the solicitor for the " Times," requesting the latter to forward money. The interpreter thereupon informed the police. When the warrant for his arrest was read, Pigott said " All right," and immediately shot himself, dying instantaneously.

London, March 5. Mr Veldion, a New Zealander, is here developing an Antarctic exploration scheme. He is organising a combined whaling and exploring expedition to the Antarctic regions, and hopes to leave with a party of Norwegians for Victorialand about a year hence. Lord Aberdeen has been banquetted by the National Liberal Club. In the course of his speech, he expressed himself giatified that Mr Parnell had been fully vindicated.

London, March 6. The Maori footballers played a match against Oldham yesterday, and were very badly beaten. The Oldham team obtained one goal and three tries, making six points in all, whiie the Maoris did not score. The Maoris have now played 62 matches, of which they have won 39, lost 19, and drawn 4. They have scored 322 points, and have had 175 scored against them. Their record is considered to be remarkably good

Washington*, March 5. General Hanison was sworn in as President of the United States yesterday. The many demonstrations customary on 'such occasions were interfered with by rain, which fell during the day. General Harrison, in his inaugnral speech, said he was hopeful that the policy of protection of native industries, which had done so much to build up the wealth and manufactures of the States, would be continued. He referred to the Panama Canal question, and said he was confident that no friendly European power would endeavour to dominate the Isthmus, or found colonies there. He declared his intention of protecting the personal and commercial lights of American traders everywhere. He would seek to conserve coaling stations, and would exact respect for the United States flag. Proposals would be made to the Senate to increase the strength of the Navy. He had taken steps to reduce the surplus without at the same time injuring domestic industay. It would, he said, be necessary to improve the position of coloured citizens, and also to make the naturalisation laws stricter. There was, he feared, no immediate prospect of altering the partizan basis which was such a characteristic feature of the Civil Service of the United States.

Washington, March 6. An episode which terminated in a ! scene of the most sensational character occurred in the United States Senate to-day. Senator Raddleberg attacked the Speaker of the House in vigorous language, and was ordered to withdraw ceitain offensive expressions he had made use of. He not only refused to comply with the order, but repeated the expressions to which exception had been taken. The Speaker thereupon ordered that he should be taken into custody. He violently resisted the officers of the House, but was ultimately arrested and lemoved irom the Chamber. The removal was only effected with great difficulty, as Raddleberg was drunk.

Sydney, March 5. The report of the Government Statist shows that the yield of wheat for the present season is only s*l bushels per acre, the total amount of the ) ield being 1,540,000 bushels. This leaves a deficiency of 3,750,000 bushels on the average for the last 27 years. The drought entails a loss in cereals of The requirements of the colony aie estimated at 8,100,000 bushels, leaving a deficiency of 6,560,000. Victoria and South Australia, it is estimated, have only 4 600,000 bushels for export, and therefore New South Wales and Queensland (which latter colony have also to import part of its flour) will have to look to New Zealand and probably to America to make good these deficiencies.

Syd>*kv, March 6. In the Assembly lasb evening, an amend ment moved by Sir Henry Parkes, on the Address-in-'JEfceply was carried by a the majority ot four votes, the division list being ; For the amendment 68, against 64. The Government have not yet announced their intentions.

Brisbane, March 6. News has been received of a tragical shooting case at Croydon. In revenge for dismissal, a butcher named Hodgkinson twice shot Ernest Hungerford, a medical student ot Sydney University, on his brother's station at Croy don. ! It is believed that the injuries will prove fatal.

ii J Aias, March 6. It is reported that thousands of letters compromising Government officials I have been seized in the offices of the Patriotic League, which has just been suppressed.