NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3435, 14 February 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISHLondon, February 12. ■Orders havo been issued to the Woolwich arsenal to construct sixty Zalniski guns, an Americac invention for throwing shells containing a powerful charge of dynamite to a long distance, Mr Lewis Henry Isaacs, M.P. for Walworth, was to-day fasteued in his room by his paramour and as he refused to sign a cheque at her request she shot him with a revolver, His injuries are not of a serious nature,..

In the House of Lords, tho Marquis of Salisbury in a speech referring to the Zambesi difficulty, stated that the Portuguese Government had been repeatedly warned that England, would not give her assent to the claims of Portugal, but at the same time had m'imatod that she was willing at any opportunity to enquire into the matter, and this latter might have been arranged had not Major Pinto intervened. As it was tho English Government had been compelled to speak their decision in order to avert bloodshed and probably danger to tho Portuguese monarchy. . : , Reverting.. to Irish' affairs, he mentioned that 152 cases of boycotting had taken place, but agrarian orimo had declined by nearly twothirds:.

In concluding, the Premier mentioned that ratification of the Sugai Convention was less likely at present owing to tho increasing opposition ol France, America and Brazil. After a short discussion,, the Lords agreed to the address, ' ;

In the Hbueo of Couradns the motion tabled by Sir Vornon Haroouvt that the forged Parnell letters published by the Times was a breaoh of privilege was defeated on division hy 2Q2 to 112. Mr Parnell, in the course of the debate, accused the Government of increditable meanness and cowardice, and he conoludedby moving an amendment to the address with the view of raising the ■ whole question of Irish administration, FOREIGNLisbon, February 12. . The patriotic ni eeting in tb e Coliaeu m haa been dispersed by the police, and thirty of tlio principals have been arrested, .."..' FeelingagotnßttheEnslishresidents and Engluud itself, continues very bitter. ,■• The Government have decided to reorganise the army and also,,to purchase eight warships, . ~.;.- Farib, February 12. - The Due d'Orleans has been sentenced to two years irnprlsbmnent. AMERICAN.

New York, Februory 12. ■'Mi 1 -Andrew.Carnegie,' "'lie Irish King of America," who owns rich mineral territory beyond the Alleejiany Moupiajns, bus .offered $200,000 as« : dppatiqn to the Pittsburgh ptiblip libraries, : '' -'