NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2576, 19 April 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(BY BtEOTKWTELKORAPH—COPtRIOHT) RkDTEB'B TELEORAMB, Sydnk?, April 18, Tbo ioqueut on tho Bulli disaster has resulted in. a verdict that the explosion was caused by gas, and was brought about by a disregard of special rules, and by allowing men to work where gas existed. The Earl of Aberdeen, has arrived here, and was accorded an enthusiastic reception. Admiral Tryon has sailed for Bng; land. Tho flag of Admiral Fairfax has been hoisted on H.M.S. Nelson, ' Paris, April 17. \ '• An internew took ■-■ place, yesterday between M. Waddingtoii, French Ambassador in Loudon,,arid - ; M. lfieurons, Minister of Foreign affairs,' at, which the former expressed the hope that a speedy understanding would be arrived at regarding the New Hebrides, and stated he was seeking a modus vivendi; which would be acceptable to England and France. The latter, he urged, without annexing or officially protecting tho New Hebrides, was entitled to create an establishment there, and in the event of disorders to land troops (or the protection of French subjects, A prill 6;

11l the House of Commons last night the debute on the Irish Crimes Bill was resumed, In the course of a speech in support of the measure, Colonel Saunderson, Conservative member, for North Armagh, denounced the Parnellitos as the associates of known murderers. Mr Thomas Healy thereupon called Colonel Saundersona. liar. He was called lipon by the. Speaker to withdraw, and. refusing to do so, was suspendod from the sitting of the Houbo by 118 to 52 .voiea,- Mr Thomas Suxton than'demanded .that: Colonel Saundei'Boii.shouldji'etraDb his statement, and deqouncedjlhiin as a " cowardly/liar." TJltimato\y both'Mf Sexton and Colquol;Saunderson retracted, and order waslestored, ..,'■"' Sir S,WGrMSs, Premierv'of Queensland, hatj- ; b|joa; iwaroily ytJceivcd at various towns httlias vtsitdd in .Walea A public .hanquistiini: his ; honour- was given'by the Mayor of .Cardiff last night... ' p .- ' Advices fronkGenlral Asja stale that the Russians arc slowly advancing tb«' wards :Zulticar, on the- Afghan fron'tiev... ~,,-. ■ Calcowa, .April 16.-.,

' News is.to/hand from Gandahar that the Ameci& troops attacked the; rebel Ghilzais on the road between.that place and Cabul, and inflictod asevere defeat on tbenpwo hundred Ghilzais,being, killed.T '' .; • . f ;r '' ;i

''. London,' April 18.'.- . iTlie.Tiines of to-day publishes the facsimile of a letter" of Mr .Earjiell'Sj. dated May 15, 1882, in which tho Irish leader explains that the. only couiae that the Nationalist party could pursue was to denounce tho Phoenix Park murderers. He expresses rogret at tho death of Lord Frederick Gaveudish, but deolares thai Mr Burko only get his deserts, Tho, person to whom the lettor was addressed is not stated, but it is generally supposed to have been Mr Egan. San Franoisco, April 17.' Advices from Honolulu report that a political fedoration has been ratifiod between the Hawaiian and Samoan Governments. Sydney, March 18. The thirty-eighth annual report of the Australian Mutual Provident Society was issued to-day. It shows that the new business effected during the y.ear 1886 represented 11,002 new pglici.es, a?Burjng L 3,098,824, with a how premium revenue, of A sum of 4666J88ij'iB added', to' ttiij accumulated fund, which now amounti) to over #1,500,000, £342,440 will be divided among members as cash bonus for the year, making a total divided during the last three years of £917,818.