San Francisco Mail News.

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

San Francisco Mail News.

(United Prosa Association,)

(Pers.s, Alameda)

A despatch of September 22 says that the Canadian'' Government have ■received intimation from tho Imperial authorities that the British Government cannot undertake • the cost of a speciiil survey of route of the proposed Transpacfiic cablo between British Columbia and New Zealand and Australia unless somo guarantee h given that the line will be actually laid,

Sir John Thurston, long associated with British rule, in tho Fiji Islands, has made a bitter complaint'to the Colonial Foreign Office respecting its apathy on the subject of German aggression in the South Pacific, The Samoan difficulty has especially aroused Thurston's auger,

The Trafalgar, the largest ironclad ever constructed, was Bucoessfully launched on September 20th, at Plymouth. Tho vessel is 11,940 tons, and of 13,000 horse power, and is to carry 12 guns, four of sixty-seven tons, and forty hundred weight. Her side armor is 20in thick,

The British barque Balaklava, from London, March 25, for San Frauoisco, has arrived at Valparasio dismasted. She lost. 10 seauieu whilo off Care Hallaran on July 29, Henry Labouchre, J. F. Bruuer, and Robert Loako, English M. P.'s, were elected members of the Irish National Leaguo on September 13, "

The Duke of Devonshire has been converted to Gladstone's Irish policy, and will induco the Marquis of Hartington to follow his lead. ''" Hanson and Wormald'a, woollen mills at Towkosbiiry were destroyed by fire on.Soptomber 6th, the loss being £40,000. While a big gun was boing cast at Viclters' Foundry.Sheffiold on September 6 it exploded killing five men outright, and threo others who were wounded at the time died subsequently in the hospital. . • • ~: Lord Lovat dropped dead suddenly or September Gtb r ; while shooting at Inverness,. Scotland,

' The Englißli'Trades Congress has adopted a resolution to form a Labor Electoral Association,(for the purpose of securing an increase of laborrepre; 'sent'ation in Parliament. Another resolution demands land reform,, be* ginning.with the imposition of taxes as will eventually leave the land in possession of thepeople. The Congress also debated a motion in favor of the eight hours' movement- The speeches of the delegates showed strongly developed tendencies towards Socialism. Mr Gladstone has declined the invitation from Mr George. W. Ghilds, the proprietor of the Philadelphia Ledger, to be present at the Centennial celebration in that pity. The London.

Times is the only paper that published the invitation, and comments on it, and the declination bitterly. Mr Child's letter conveyed an assurance of unbounded hospitality, not only in Phila-delphia,-but' throughout the Union, and declared that Mr Gladstone should be entertained as no man had been since Lafayette's visit. The Time's regards the .rejection by Mr Gladstone as improper.: It says his refusal is hardly complimentary to the Americanpeople, and his reply is inadquate to so ••splendid an offer/ 'reinforced by. such hospitality. It even says that Mr Gladstone has been asked • because they wish to ■ show that; his attitude' during a portion of the'civil war is now forgottoii and forgiven. His visit would be.unwise, if not unsaf?, during •the last few weeks. The despatch, whichis dated London, September 7, says that Mr Gladstone's voice has come back to something like it should be in its marvellous'powers, but he is subject to relapses, • He has to guard chiefly against chills, which are sometimes followed by periods of prostration, ; .Heis in brilliant spirits, though oarefully looked after by his wife and friends. Mr John Bright also deolined the visit.