NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1010, 28 February 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

(Latest Cablegrams.) (Special to Melbourne Papers.) NARROW ESCAPTOF QUEEN VIC, TOBIA from SERIOUS ACCIDENT. INFERNAL ■ MACHINES, LADY LAND LEAGUERS RELEASED FROM PRISON. GENERAL SKOBELOFF EXPLAINS. FEARFUL FIRE IN AMERICA. TWO MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED. London, Feb, 1, Large numbers of Jews are still leaving Russia for America, and 3000 have already arrived at New York. Inferual machines have been exploded in two houses at Edinburgh. Ei'jht inmates were injured, and considerable damage was done to property. When Her Majesty the Queen was returning to Buckingham Palace from a drive to-day, the horses attached to her carriage become restive, and bolted. An outrider was thrown and injured ; but the horses were stopped before any further ace dent occurred, Her Majesty was greatly alarmed but not hurt A fi avful eol'ierv cx;ito ion has taken place at Amadou Grand Colliery, near Hartlepool. A large number of miners were at wo>k at the time, and, although the oxaci loss of life i< uncertain, it has been ascei tained th t upwards of sixty have k lied. The three ladies apprehended for their connection with the Irish Women's Land League have been released from pri-on General Skobe'off has explained that Ins speech to ihe'Servian students at the University of Paris was made with the object of preventing war betweon the two countries. He avers that if Russia is not to interfere on behalf of the slay provinces now in revolt, the Austrian Government must cease to oppress the people of those provinces. Intelligence has been received of an immense fire which has occurred at Haverhill city, Essex, in the County of Massachusetts. Nearly the whole city Imb been destroyed and damage has been estimated at 2,000,000 dollars,