NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3031, 17 October 1888, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Glasgow, October 15. An extensive fire took place to-day here. Seven buildings in Buchanan Street were totally destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £200,000. London, October 15.

Sir W, Vernon Harcourt,in a speech at Manchester, declared that ho had become a convert to local option. England has proposed to tho Powers that they should, agree to tlio prohibition of tho sale of arms and spirits to the natives of the Pacific Islands,

The Spanish Government is willihg to prohibit the importation of arms and alcohol to the islands in the Pacific, provided that tho Powers interested will act in concert with Spain.

Almost the whole of Sir F. Morall Mackenzie's book was surreptitiously given to tho press, and tho publishers a'ro naturally very much annoyed. They are taking steps to discover tho author of the theft of the Paris edition of tho work. The New York Herald first published the principal facts contained in the book.

The Dowager Empress Victoria has written to Sir Morell Mackenzie admitting that he had warned her early in tho illness of the late Emperor that a malignant growth might appear, Berlin, October 15.

Dr Borgmann has published a reply to Sir Morrell Mackenzie's book, in whieh lie calls the latter a liar, and accuses him of being ignorant of pathology, which prevented a timely operation being performed, Dr Borgmann declares that the autopsy of late Emperor Frederick refutes the statement of Sir Morell Mackenzie, The Government intend to build ten ironclads and twelve gunboats. Rome, October 16. Emperor William to-day performed the ceremony of crowning the tomb of King Victor Emanuel. The proceedings were prked by great enthusiasm, The Emperor and Count Herbert Bismavpk assured the Pope that existing treaties between Italy and. Germany precluded any claim of tho Vatican to temporal power. NeivYoiir, Oct, 15. It hp beep elicited that tbe driver of one of tbo excursion trains which collided in Pennsylvania on the 11th was asleep at the time of the accident, It jg alleged tjiat this official was com T pletely exhausted owing to eifoespive duty,' Zanzibar Oct, 13, The S.ultan has signed a document granting valuable concessions to the Britith East African Association, The dennjtn have officially announced that 'they do not inteßfj to publish ijcilonytn Eastern Africa.at present. , ; Cakuixa, Oct. 15. Information has been received here that the Akazais have tendered their submissipn tq General McQueen. . ,'j October-IQ,, T'heEnglish. Scottish, aDf} Auatr'alian Chartered Bank was stiwk up this afternoon by a man named Do Vere, who presented a reyolvor at the teller!

and compelled him to throw lip his hands, The manager came to the teller's assistance, however, mid the robber fled, but was speedily captuied, No money whs taken, Brisbane, October 15,

MrM'Gregor, Commissioner of New Guinea, telegraphs that thero is nothing to justify a rush at the recent gold discovery at Sudest, Melbourne, October 16, Pakeha covered a mile and a half in 2min 4Ghgc3, and Plutarch and Carlyon did the same distance in two seconds longer, ;/; The following horses have been struck out of Onulfield Cup;--Yes-pasia, Lord Allen, "Wliitefoot," Ilex, and Thunderbolt. Bravo has advanced to 8 to I • for the Ganl6eld Gup, and 9 to 1 is taken about Plutarch or Spade Gujnea. For the Melbourne Oup, Mentor is quoted at 8 to 1, Cyclops and Malua each 100 to 6, taken.