NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3456, 11 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. . London, Marohß. The Tablet blames the supporters of the Anglican Church for not strangling the Victorian Divorce Bill in it infancy, Mr Oust, a Conservative, has been elected for the constituency of Stamford by a majority of 282 oyer Mr Priestly (ho Home Rule candidate. The vacancy was occasioned by Mr J, C. Lawrence, Q.C., the sitting, mombar, being raised to the Bench. Admiral Scott declares that the oruis.ers nqw being built for the Australian station are too small and that they ought to be of the same type as H.M.S. Blake and Blenheim, which are each 12 guns and 9000 tons, March 9.

I 1 Colonel Montague, of ibo Horse ' Guards.atates Dighton Probyn told him after his interview with Lord Salisbury that ltwasintendedto issue a warrant for Lo'i'd Somerset.- Colonel Montague was horrified at such a fearful accusation against an officer of his regiment and a personal friend of his own, and went to Lord Somerset and Advised Mm if ho was iiiuocent to boldly face trial; other; wise lie had better blow out his brains at once. Lord Somerset left him, promising to return; but after waiting an hour Colonel Montague found he bad absconded, .Mr Labouphere receive!} the facts from the ftiuce of Wales, tough gir Francis Knollys. ' Capetown, March 8.

The outlook at present shows a desire of settling' tbe Johannesburg djsßutj,'';'.•:•-'■• .:-;'• :'-:■■' ■

FOREIGN. Zanzibar, March Oi It is reported Weismann, with 500 men, hi captured Bowhaneri's stronghold. The latter is said to have Iliad n force of fifteen thousand, and heavy losses occurred on both sides. Tlio accuracy of the intelligence, however, is doubted. AUSTRALIAN. Svdsey, March 10. The schOoner'Rio, froniNapier.has arrived. When near Montagu Island sho wag caught in an extraordinary lido rip and earned towards'the reef. Just as' the vessel was within a length of tho reef a breeze sprang up and saved her.from instaut destruction. She cleared the danger but carried away her rudder on a submerged rook,