CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2792, 7 January 1888, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, January 4, The Winchester seat in the House of Commons having been rendered vacant by the death of Mr A. L. Tottenham, Messrs Philip Vanderbyl, Liberal, and Richard 'Moss, Unionist, are announced as candidates. The amount of damage done by the bursting of the Birmingham canal is estimated at LIO.OOO. Many streets in the vicinity of the accident were inundated, The Theatre Royal at Bolton, Lancashire, was destroyed by fire alter midnight. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Mr T. Sexton, M.P. for Sligo South, who was recovering from his recent illness, has suffered a relapse, anil is now in a serious condition. ■ A French machine, invented for, shearing a, sheep in five minutes, will shortly be sent to Australia. Paris, January 4. Admiral Gervais will replace Admiral Mahy as Minister of Marine. Philadelphia, January 3. . ■ Thirty thousand colliers are out of employment in Pennsylvania. . ' Berlin, January 4. The Regency pronosal, alleged to have been made by Prince Bismarck in the event of the Emperor's death, is absolutely denied. The Emperor of Germany has conferred the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle on Heix Tisza, Premier of Hungary.- • Moscow, January 4. Lord Randolph Cliu vchill 1 arrived in this city to-day from Gatschina. . ■ Buenos Ayres, January 5. The Argentine Republic have abolished export duties to the amount of 20,000,000dp1s on wool and other produce. London, January 4.' The'principal football journals deprecate sending a team to the colonies, and predict certain failure. At a meeting of thirty Dissenting clergymen a,t Cardiff, a protest ..was made against the Government oppression in Ireland. , Berlin, January 4. !. M. Herbette, French Ambassador, has assured the Emperor of Germany that President Caruot will not enter into a warlike policy while he holds office'. St Petersburg, January 5. The Russian press express a friendly

tone towards Germany, and it is considered that peace between the- two' countries has been secured. Vienna, January 5. • Emperor Francis Joseph telegraphs to Prince Frederick Wilhelm, hoping that European affairs will soon be settled. '

.Calcutta, January 3. The Ameer of Afghanistan has applied to the Viceroy of India for an officer to organise his forces. Paris, January 4.. A Yellow Book has been" issued which states that the Marquis of i Salisbury proposed, in March last, that the New Hebrides and Suez Canal questions should be considered conjointly; and it appears that the French Government have been constantly urging a settlement'of both questions. Rome,. January 4. . His Holiness the Pope, in an address to Cardinals and Bishops, said the Church ought to be independent of terrestrial authority, and to reduce, its interests within'ltalian laws could only result deplorably, He invited the Quirinal to effect a reconciliation with the Church. ■ He also announced that an Encyclical letter would shortly be issued regarding Socialism arid the license of the press. -