NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3261, 20 July 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. . London, July 18. Mr Butnois, a Conservative, and Mr Levoson Gower, a GladstoneLiberal, will contest. Marylebone East seat, recently vacated by Lord Charles Beresford.

Mr Wilkie Collins is improving i> health.

Unnox, an aeronaut, who ascended iu a balloon with the intention of descending by means of a parachute, has been lcillod at Manchester. The balloon collapsed, and he fell from a great height. "Jack the Ripper" recently informed the'police that lie would begin operations again in July, and the recent murder in Whitecliapel is consequently attributed to him. The woman was about 40 years of age, and has not been identified. Her clothes round the abdomen were gashed, but the body was intact. Her throat was cut. The murderer had evidently been disturbed at his ghastly work and fled. A constable passed tli3 spot five minutes previously. Two hundred police now form a cordon round the district. Lord Harris, in the courso of a speech in the House of Lords, averred that if Mr Parnell lent his assistanco to the detection of criminals, lie would lose'liis influence-at once.

FOREIGN. CoNSTANTINOPLK, Jllly 18. Mr Edmund H. V, Fane, secretary of the British Embassy here, is missing. He left Broussa, a town situated at tho foot of Mount Olympus, Asia Minor, on a mountaineering expedition, and is supposed toliavo been captured by brigands. Australian. Sydmsy, July 19, Tho deliveries of gram for the week are—3os toys flour from Victoria, 194 tons Hour and 820 tons wheat from- Adelaide, 112 tons Hour and 105 tons wheat from New Zealand.

In connection with the allegation of Dr Germont and M. Loir that letters addressed to them had been tampered with by Government, the French' Consul lias informed Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier that he is satisfied that nothing dishonourable took ploce. He also states that M. Pasteur had expressed displeasure at the action of'M. Germont andM, Loir in the matter, 'Houart, July 19. Jn the Legislative Assembly the appointment of a member of the House to a Government position was freely discussed, and led to a want-of-confidence motion being tabled. The motion was subsequently withdrawn and in ' amendment carriedprohibil ingmembers accepting office under Government, except as Minister of the Crown or AgentGeneral. Brisbane, July 19. Fearful weath(j}r has been px. perienced all along the . coast, and shipping business is at a standstill. The German barque Gerdheye was TOclied ijt Jloroton Bay, but no lives lost.