CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 361, 20 April 1889, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS.

- London, April 15. Sir Dillon Bell has agreed to act as trustee for the debenture holders of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company. London, April 15. A serious collision took place at Boston, Lincolnshire, England, between the steamers Libra and Staincliffe. The former was so badly injured that she sank, but the latter, although much damaged, was floated ashore. London, April 15. Sir Richard Webster, solicitor for the " Times " in the Parnell inquiry, received an enthusiastic ovation from the members of the Bar at a meeting of the legal profession which took place to-day. London, April 15. Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Financial Statement in the House of Commons tonight. He makes new demands for the coming )^ear to the extent of four and a-half millions, comprising local taxation and an increase in the army and navy estimates. Theexpenditurelastyoarwas £941,000 below the estimate, and the revenue £1,645,000 above it. The estimated expenditure for next year is £86, 967,000, and the estimated revenue £85,050,000. He proposed to apply one million of the profits of the conversion of consols towards the deficiency, and half-a-million from the same source to the reduction of the national debt. ,£BOO,OOO is to be raised during the current year, and j£"l,ooo,ooonextyear, by the imposiiion of one per cent, additional death duty on estates over .£lO,OOO. will also be raised by increasing the beer tax one-fifteenth of a penny, leaving a margin of £182,000. Mr Goschen said he desired to deal with the whole question of death dues, but he was afraid it would occupy all the session. He hoped to deal with the gold currency in a separate measure. The Official Receiver in the estate of Spalding and Hoilge, paper merchants, estimates the liabilities at secured creditors at and assets at ,£157,000. Heav\ r losses were occasioned by the shipments of paper to Australia, ;£2 1,000 being writteii ofi on that account alone prior to the suspens'on of business. A man named Feios shot his sweetheart. Lily Rainford, an actress, in a carriage on the Midland Railway, and then committed suicide by leaping from the carriage into the river Trent. Patrick Molloy, who was a witness before the Parnell Commission, and arrested on a charge of perjury, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. London, April 16. Mr Goschen was questioned in the House of Commons as to whether paper money should be considered side by side with gold. He said prudence forbade making any large economy by the issue of paper not represented by gold. He intended to cling to the postal surplus, not in a miseriy way, but with tenacity. He referred to the expanding prosperity of the country, and the really grave state of European politics. Signor (Jrispi will accompany King Humbert on his trip to Berlin on May 20th. The Marquis of Salisbury also visits Bismarck at Easter. Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, states that the drink traffic has not increased during the past twelve months in proportion to the increase in population, There has been a notable decline in the consumption of spirits and heavy wines. The amount of beer tax was mistated in a previous cablegram. it should have been one-fourteenth of a penny per gallon. Mr W. OBrien, M.P., has taken proceedings against Lord Salisbury foi libel, in a statement wherein he accused OBrien of advocating murder and pillagge. London, April 16. , The election for the Birmingham seat ■ in the House of Commons rendered ( vacant by the death of the late Hon J. Bright, to^k place yesterday. The c proceedings were quiet. Mr Bright, j Unionist, who was returned as member, polled 5621, and his opponent, Mr Beale, Separatist, 2461. < London, April 16. Count Herbert Bismarck and Dr. Krauel will both piobably attend the Samoan Conference, which commences ] on May Ist. 1 Consul Sewell has been appointed t American disbursing officer at the ] Conference, but is really the prompter. 1 The " Koelnische " says the presence ] of Bates lessens the chances of an ( amicable result. A telegram from Washington indicates that the American Commissioners have been directed to insist on the absolute autonomy of the Samoan native government. A Berlin " News " reporter asserts , that Lord Salisbury has refused to ] allow Australia to send delegates. Berlin, April 15. The German warship Alexandrine will replace the Sophie, .previously despatched to Samoa, for the protection of German interests, in July. ] Berlin, April 15. • A syndicate has been formed in Ber- 5 lin to establish German Banks in ] Sydney. 1 \

Paris, April 15. * The trial of General Boulanger is pro ceedinp. He is charged with having seduced officers from allegiance te s the Republic, and with embezzling c funds while he held the office ol " war. He is also charged with having made a seditious speech on the eve of the day on which M. Carnot was 2 elected President. » The Election Committee will have 1 to examine ten thousand documents, I newspaper articles, and Boulangist » songs, to ascertain how far these allega- * tions can be proved. It is expected that the Boulanger Judicial Committee will furnish a re5 port in a month's time. | Paris, April 15. It is proposed to re-fotm Ihe Comptoir d'Escompte, of Paris, with a capital of forty million francs. The fetes in connection with the Paris Exhibition are now in full swing. Sydney, April 16. The ketch Maggie Taylor foundered oft' Camdentown, and four persons were drowned, two seamen named Orlean and Hogg, and Mrs Taylor and her son, passengers. Melbourne, April 17. Captain Whitney has re-opened negotiations with the Government lor the establishment of a cartridge factoiy in Melbourne, and it is expected that an agreement will be signed shortly, under which the Government will undertake to pay a bonus 0f .£5,000 to Captain Whitney after hal'-a-million rounds of ammunition have been approved and dehvere 1In the event of success, the Government will take two millions or cartridges yearly, and is pledged to purchase the faciory in twenty-five >ears. Vienna, April 15. The Empress Eliz-beth, who recently threatened to commit suicide, is t merging from the state of nervous excitement induced by the suicide of the Crown Prince, and hey complete recovery is hoped for. Brisbane, fchi3 day. The pi inters' strike still continues, and is assuming a serious aspect. A body of Unionist pnnieis attacked several non-Unio;.ist men, and in a melee which ensued the latter were brut illy maltreated. New York, April 10. News of an exciting railway adventure has been received from America. A Dakota train, whilst crossing a western prairie, was overtaken by a "fire, which spread wuh lightning rapidity. The rails behind the train had been destroyed by fire, and the flames were quickly closing in ahead ; but the driver resolved to make a dash and endeavour to get through. The train was foiced ahead at top speed, the wildest excitement prevailing amongst the passengers, and finally it emerged from the burning prairie without any lives having been lost, though the train itself was partially destroyed by the flames. Violent storms are raging a'ong a portion of the eastern coast line of the United States, involving great damage to property. In the Stares of Mar) land and Virginia the storms have been of exceptional severity, and numerous wrecks are reported. A terrible fire broke out to-day in Savannah, a seaport city in the State of Georgia. The flames made rapid progress, and it was not until over 50 buildings, including many large warehouses, had been totally destroyed, that they were extinguished. The total loss arising from the fire is roughly estimated at about ,£3 50,000. New York, April 15. A number of negroes at Demerara, South America, looted the shops occupied by Portuguese traders. After the pillaging had been going on for four days a warship appeared on the scene and quelled the rising. A large number of arrests were made. * 1 An English working-man named King, along with his wife and six ! children, has been murdered at a place called Titus, in Texas. The mur- ( derers escaped. I