NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2726, 15 October 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

[Br Electric Telegraph,]

London, October 12,

Continuous demonstrations have been held throughout the city to-day' by the unemployed. At an early hour' thousands of persons assomblod in' Trafalgar Square, whero a number of threatening spceclios were delivered. A procession was afterwards formod, which proceeded to the Mansion House, a black banner bearing the inscription, " Bread or Work" being prominently displayed, On arriving at the Mansion Houso a deputation interviewed the authorities, and made a demand for food or employment. Tho Police Court at Bow-street was rushed to-day by hundreds of indigent persona seeking parish relief. Three hundred Eussiau soldiers, disguised as merchants, have entered Herat, and the, Governor has, in consequence, taken precautionary measures.

General Banblau, who is implicated in the War Office soandal, has disappeared, and it is supposed that he has committed suioide.

Several society ladies havo been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the scandal.

Thodeathda announced of J. Fordham, the woll-Jjnown jookey. London, October 18.

Tho plant for the olectrlo'railway at the North Shore Sydney, has been shipped in the steamer Massilia, Tho Congregationalißts' Jubilee fund amounts to £150,000,

, Lady Brassey was sulking from malarial fever, which attacked her on the voyage between Port Darwin and Mauritius. The English Press deploro her loss.

Tho M ontreal Gazotto warns England that the feeling in Canada regarding the fisheries dispute rosembles the resentment by . Australia of Lord Derby's lukowarniuess concerning New Guinea.

It is reported that the Crown Prince of Germany has had a relapse, and that his throat is seriously worso. ■' Tho Times statos that President Grovy has been annoyed at the attack on }l Milsou, his son-in-law, and may possibly resign. Prince Voronguff writes to the German Press stating that war between Germany and Russia is inevitable.

THE STATE OF IRELAND,

London, October 12,

Tho inquiry into tho,circumstances attending the death of the persons killed during the disturbance, which took place on 9th Septembor at Mitchelltown was conoluded to, day, The coroucr's jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the police inspector and fivo constables who were present at the riot.

October 13,

Mr Ji Chamberlain addressed a crowded public meeting in Bolfaao

yesterday,, and in "the course of his speech demanded from Mr Gladstone a clear exposition of his plans for Ulster under his scheme for the settlement of the Irish question,*

Australian News.

Sydney, October 18.

Sir Henry Parkes has assigned his estate to a Board of Trustees. His liabilities are estimated to amount to' •152,0.0.0,. ancLare nearly.covered by his assets. It. is c beiieved that the. premier in assigning, iris estate, will not effect his official .position, •-■■ A preliminary meeting of sympathisers with Sir Henry Parkes. took place this,', evening. It was resolved that.steps be at once taken to,, assist the Premier in his difficulties. Upwards of £BOO. was subscribed in "the room, and it was arranged that the Mayor should convene a public meeting to consider the best course to adopt.

DEATH OF AN EARLY COLO NISI 1 .

(UNITED' PKESS ASSOCIATION]

Napibr, October 14.

Mr Donald Gollan died this morning. The deceased arrived in the- colony in 1840 as surveyor under the New Zealand Company. Ho sat in the Wellington Provincial Council for tho East Coast. He was a pioneer'Hawkes Bay sheep farmer,'' and a wealthy and most respected settler, Hid age was 76.

THEOOLD DISCOVERY AT WAITOA.

(United Press Association.)

Auckland, October 14.

A meeting of the Waitoa Prospecting Association was. held yesterday afternoon, when Mr Pond, analyst, gave a detailed report of the result of the.tesfc of stuff from Mr (Smith's and other properties at Waitoa, i 11 showed traces of gold and silver, but ouly oue had gold in any quantity, Specks from the latter were examined under the microscope, and experts declared that these wore not wash gold, and all were convinced that they looked decidodly suspicious, Mr. Pond said it was evident that it was not natural gold, Its character was in overy particular similar to filings cr borings, just as if a sovereign had beeu turned on a lathe,. Thero could he no doubt about it, The absence of silver was a most significant matter, He would not adviso the association to prospect further. Mr Smith had given every facility for testing his land, Mr R. B. Wills, of Waitoa,.who owns 240 acres adjoining Mr Smith's, property,and was employed to dig the stuff tested-for the Canterbury company, has been interviewed, and asserts positively that no salting took place to his knowledge. '

FJRE AT GREYMOUTH,

(United Press Association.)

GitEYMOimi, October 14.

About 1.30 this morning a (ire broke out in the eugino shed of Messrs Hungerford'; and M'Kay, Harbour Board, contractors, and in a few minutes it was burnt td the ground