NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 10 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, March 6, Mr Tichborne, claimant, will bo a candidate for tho constituency of Stoke-upon-Trent, vacated by tho resignation of Mr W. Ij. Bright, 1 March 7. It is feared that the Pronch forces at present in Dahomey are insufficient, and will be unable to prevent the sicrifico of 5000 slaves on tho occasion of tho accession of tho King to the Throne. Tho prisoners reserved for tho sacrifice have been doomed to most horrible tortures.

Hammond, who was notoriously connected with tho West End scandal, and who subsequently fled to New York, threatens to make a sensational confession,

The Queen starts for Aix-de-Paris in Savoy on March 25. The speaker of the House of Commons to-day unveiled the bust of ihe Into Sit Erskine May in the library of the House. Mr Gladstone paid eloquent tribute to the memory of Sir Ernkine.

Sir E. Webster said that though Sheridan had finally expressed himself willing to sccept ,£IOOO to give evidence, Bournes had declined to entertain the offer, hecnuee is whs found his story did not corroborate evidence required for the defence in the Parnell-Timea libel action,

Tho decision ■ in Baird'n action against the Pelican Club was that he' whs it regularly excluded; but" the judge refused mi injunction on the "round tint it was a proprietary Club, linird gave notice of appeal, London, March 8.

Tlii tailoring tmd ■ is disappointed with tho repmt of the Swating Cnimiiiftsioii, which declares rliut.lt in in proper to interfere between capital and labor exoptfonlie purposes of sanitary regulations. Lord Dunraven answers that tho report, which is couched in drastic' terms, will be finally nja'teJ. fobbSn. . St. Petersburg, March C. In consequence of tbe authorities receiving a letter threatening the assassination of the sentinels on the Royal Palace have beou doubled. March 7. A parcel has been delivered at the Governor's Office,.. Moscow, which, oil being opened, was found to contain a woman's _ head. The parcel was accompanied by a letter, W which it was stated that tuis was only the first ..series, .of similar expUts, and that it was the intention of. the person who committed to outdo, i» poM of number and brutality, those perpetrated by " Jack the Hipper," in Whitechapel; The rewtfnwcf tljo woman's body was j

found in two saoks, Several arrests have been made in connection with the affair. It'is believed that tho viotim bad betrayed some of the Nihilists, Nihilists have threatened to murder the Czar unless bo abandona his ro'-actionary policy. Paws, March 0. Word his besn received hero that the Daboraeyana attacked a body of the French at Koloiin. Tho encounter ended in tho defeat of tho Dahomeyaus, who lostabou 1400 men, while the Frenoh loss was only uino.

AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, March 7. In tho action of Flinders against tho Waitemata schooner, judgment was givenin favor of tho Flinders, on the ground that it was the schooner's fault. Tho question of damages was reserved;