NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3157, 19 March 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Lqnpon, March 17, ■A Northern coal syndicate is projeoted with a capital of L 100.000,000 to control the output of the northern mines. Mrs Langtry is in precarious health, The appointmont of the Marquis.of Lome to succeed Sir H, Eobinson at the Cape is suggested, ;Mr Tarnell has suhposuaed lord uarnafvpnftiidgirW, Y. Biawourt to give evidence on Lis behalf before the Commission, It is thought hero that Germanywill apt allow the Samoan Conference to dictate to her with reference to her treatment of Mataafa. In Washington the opinion exists, that the delegates to the Conference will disagree unless Germany is willing to concede autonray to Samoa, s Mr G. Bates, one of the delegates of the United States, is kriowri'to hold 'strong' authGorinan views ,qn the Sambao ; 4u6Btion," ~.' V : .

Paris, Maroh';l7. ' Shares in the Comptoir'd'Escouipte are quoted at 285 francs.; Itis' pro,-' bable a •separate Company; will be formed to continue tho Eastern and Australian business. .'Foreigners, who are partisans of Boulanger, are being expelled from France.. Viema,, Marchl6. The Austrian Government has ordered the Danube Steam Navigation Company to hold itself in readiness to place every available steamer'at the disposal of the Government. • Caibo, Maroh 16. The Mahdi has abandoned Omdurman, owing to the advance of El Senouissi on that post.