NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3129, 14 February 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

London, February 11. At to-days's wool auctions 11,000 bales were catalogued. * The Bishops of London, WinChester, Rochester, Wexford, and Salisbury assist Dr Bonson, Archbishop of Canterbury, to try the oharge of ritualism against the Bishop of Lincoln.

Seventeen thousand pounds haß been subscribed for the defehco of the Bishop of Lincoln, charged "with ritualism,

':■: Sir John Gorst states strength .of the navy is beings increased, "■''■' ,' ' .'7& ,'■"

■'■ A shock of earthqualteiwas'felt iii Lancashire/People were so frightened that they stayed in the itreetsjill midnight.; , ■. -'■■';. :\'^v':\ -."lt'is rumoured that. Russia is urging Persia to cede here, the town ofKelat. . - -./ v, #£v';

Parts, February 12. The French Chamber, by a majority of 40, has restored the system bf'the scrutin d'amndissement. ' The French Socialists have petitioned M. Floquet 'again thesfm/m d'arrondmement;^;

The Panama' Canal Company is being reiormedvwith M. De Lesseps as honorary chairman.

Washington, February 12f The Senate has voted a.q'uarter of J a million dollars for the protection; of American interests at Panama," The,: Samoan Conference will probably not meet before April, Berlin, February.l2. : The German authorities express surprise that the United States should insist on a truce being-proclaimed before 'Mataafa has evacuated the lands which are alleged to belong to German subjects. - ■'.

Australian. Sydney, February 12. Sixteen bags of mails were destroyed by fire on board, the Melbourne express, The only portions saved were the letters which happened to be in the centre ol the bags. Many valu'ablo documents were lost, including some both for Adelaide and Melbourne.

February 13. It is stated that the fire which broko out on tho express train yesterday Was caused' through friction of the van grinding on the wheels, It is now ascertained that over a thousand letters were burned, including five b&gs for Tasmania, Adelaide, February 13. A sharp earthquake shock was experienced hero and in other parts of tho colony last night, The duration was half a minute.

Bmsoane, February 12, Tremendous rains have fallen generally over the colony. AtNorniiinton 17 inches fell in 24 hours, and at Cairns 14.