NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2631, 24 June 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

''[Eeuter'sTeleobahs],' By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright London, June 20. "| .The police authorities made strict search yesterday throughout Westminster Abbey for explosives. Colonel Majeudie, Chief Inspector for Explosivea, and other experts personally attended and overhauled the vaults. Specially poworful Mips were used,: but the search proved fruitless, Milling of a dangerous character being found. The police took possession of the Abbey, and everybody was excluded. Two fire engines, folly -equipped, were stationed in Dean's Yard, and pu, .the river opposite the Houses of Parliament was stationed a powerful; floating

engine. The uneasiness of a dynamite explosion was redoubled -when it became klipivn that the body of a man had been found in the canal at Birmingham with his throat'eut, and an American razor discovered iu the neighborhood A pocket book was also found containing receipts for money paid on account of. explosives. In the book were receipts showing payment of several hundreds of pounds, and also various envelopes bearing addresses in New York, At the inquest nothing was elicited which, tended to clear up the mystery, and' the jury returned a' verdict of Pound Dead, The streets of London to-night are impassable. All vehicles have been blocked, and thousands of people are camping in the streets. June 21. Many persons sat at different points of vantage throughout the nis;ht, and camp stools and provisions were much sought after. There were five distinct processions, and each were cheered most heartily. The uniforms were gorgeous. The fifth procession, which comprised eleven State carriages was received all along the route with deafening cheers,

London, June 21. .. The Morning Post states that 300 . peers and othora, Roman Catholics/ were refused admission to the Westminster service. The Catholics arranged, with the approval of the Queou, to attend a special Jubilee service in their own Cathedral. This arrangement; was'subsequently overcomo, although an awkward feeling prevailed through such a difficulty arising, Melbourne, June 23. . it Telegraphic communication with Europe is interrupted, : owing to the interruption of the Australian land line at Farina,.between-Port Darwin and Adelaide. : : Lord Brassey has written to the ; Argus commenting on the unsatisfactory condition of tho Australian Squad-, ron, and suggesting that the Imperial Government should send four ironclads to be permanently stationed at Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, and Wellington, The fancy dress ball given by His Excellency the; Governor last night, was the most brilliant ball that has been held in Melbourne