NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2791, 6 January 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

. . London, January 4. It is rumored that if Russia recognises the'animation of Alsace and Lorraine, Germany will arrange an ■Vns'rO'Russian agreement respecting Bulgaria.. St Petersburg, January 3.-

The Moscow, Gazette complains of the paucity of' Russian war ships in the Eastern Pacific.. Vienna,' January .3. .

The official feeling here has suddenly 'become confident of peace, the Russian military attache' declaring that the Czar is absolutely opposed to war. _ ' .Loni|o», January ,3.

Wool.—Arrivals to date 72,000 bales and it is probable that 12,000 additional will arrive in time for the next sales. The tone of the. market is quiet but steady. Wbitbread and Co have presented Professor tiversitjge \vith at} historical engine 102 years qld for tho Techno* logical Museum, Sydney. ■ , A proposal has been made by colonists'in London to nsk.e a presentation to the Prince of Wales in honor qf his silver wedding, which will be celebfaiecj on

' • London,.January A serious accident occurred at t J)ir.

minghnnr to-day, • the. canal embankwent bursting, fortunately ;no liveswere lost, . The statement that the ironclad Hercules was ashore and in a sinking condition on the coast of Spain is untrue, A case of moonlighting has occurred near Stornaway, a seaport on the east side of Lewis, one of the. Hebrides,' Scotland, - One of tlio gang was -captured, It is reported that tlio Gladstonians will find a seat for Sir Charles Dilke. v ■ It iq stated tiiat, aa Lord Wolseley's duties prevent him, Sir Evelyn Wood, Colonel Brackeribuiy, and other leading officers will shortly inspect, the , Australian forces, . ;■ /' St. Petersburg!, January 3. At a soiree held in the. Gatschina Palace, Lord Randolph,. l Churchill was specially invited to the Imperial table. : London, January 3.- : Sir J. E. Garrick, Agent General of Queensland, states that the Charitablo Society are trying to foist vagabonds as farm labourers for emigrants. .H.M.S. Espiegle succeeds H.M.S, Pelican on the the Paoific Station. - • PintADELPHiA, January 3, . A general colliery st rike has occurred in Pennsylvania, and work is at a standstill, AUSTRALIAN. ./

Sydney, January 4. The revenue for the past year is £8,589,000, an increase., of nearly a million. The following are" the in creases Pastoral revenue, &704,000; railways, £121,000; postal and. telegraphic, . £88,060; excise, £94,000; land sales, £22,000 ; miscellaneous, £50.000; Customs decreased, £SOOOO. Two other horses and a jockey have been lulled at the spot' where Silvermine's accident occurred. Januarys. A sculling match has been arranged between Hanlan and Nelson lor £2OO, over the Grafton Course, Hanlan giving Nelson three and a half lengths start. . Adelaide, January 4. A man named Sampson, a disap- . pointed lover, fired five shots at himself in one of the main thoroughfares ottho city, but only wounded himself in the arms slightly. January 5. An engine aud ten trucks fell over a washed-out embankment on the Northeai Railway, and was considerably damaged, The passenger - carriages remained on the rails. Melbourne, January 5. The gold export last year shows a d«:i'ease of 23,5000z on the previous year. Brisbane, January 4. . Mr Rutter, Mayor ofKockhainpton, has been arrested for extensive forgeries. He attempted to commit suicide with a bodkin, and succeeded in inflicting severe injuries. The amount involved is £12,000.