NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3020, 4 October 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, October 1, ! In consequence of the recent murders the women in the city are in a state of terror. - Several indignation meetings have ! been hold,; at whioh resolutions demanding the immediate resignation of Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, and Sir Charles Warren, Commissioner of Police were passed. Tho Common Council of the City of London has offered a reward of £SOO for the apprehension of the Aldgate murderer. The public subcriptions for the same purpose amount to f JOO. ■ --• The press, accuse Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, of apathy. Mrs Bernard-Beere, the well-known actress, proposes to tour in the Australian colonies. Obituary— William Gifford Palgrave, British Minister at Monte Video. News from the Gold Coast has been received'to: the effect that the British expedition to Tongo country killed 500 natives, losing on their side 60 Hussars. Qerlin, Ootobor I. Professor Goff ken asserts he obtained tho Emperor Frederiok'B permission to publish his diary three months after his death. [ ' . London, October 8. It is proposed to form a society in London to report on themineral resources of the colonies. Some, October 1; The health of his Holiness the Pope is very unsatisfactory. After celebrating mass yesterday his Holiness fell back exhausted. Pabis, Ootoberl. Madame Adam, a French political writer, declares that Belgium has agreed toco-operate with Germany in any hostile movement against Prance. Vienna, October 2. • The Prince of Wales had a great reception in Hungary. ._,He has now started for Bucharest.' • Cairo, October 2. It is reported that the Mahdi is dead, . Four thousand dervishers from Dongola aro marching on Sarras. Washington, Ootober 2. The Foreign Committee of the Senate will probably advise. Congress to urge President Cleveland to invite Canada to join the United States, It is bolieved that the Senate will advise tho United States government, in evout of Canada accepting tho invitation, to assume tho whole of the Dominion debt.

Australian News. Sydney, October 2, Bothlemp audSearle have accepted the challenge from Teemer's backers for a match against the latter by the winner of the coming Kemp-Searle match. ' Beach has declined Man's challenge. • Hobaut, October 2. Arrived, Tougariro, at 7,this morning, with 87 Australian passengers and 104 for New Zealand. She sails at 9 o'clock to-night for Now Zealand.