NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3462, 18 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH.

London, March U,

Viscount Dunlo, who created a sensation in London in July last by marrying Miss Bilton, a singer at the Alljambra and other music halls, is petitioningfora divorce,on the grounds of his wife's adultery with a bric-a-brao dealer.

The election {or Stoke-upon-Tient, caused by the resignation of Mr W. L. Bright,- resulted in thr' return of Mr Leyeson-Gower, a Gladstone Liberal, who .polled 4157 votes against 2926 by Mr W. S. Allen ,the Tory candidate. fn the House of Lords, the Marquis of Salisbury has given notice of motion that the House adopts the l'imesParnell Commission, and passes a vote of thanks to the Judges for their impartial conduct.

The. Queenslsnd loan is already quoted at a premium of one aud a half percent.

, March 15, Mr Thomas Archer, Agent-General for Queensland, states that information fecoived by him from the brokers show? t(|at t|ie prospect of tlie Qtieenslantj join, wj|ich is now quoted at a prelum of 2 per cent, i/goqi],' Sir Arthur.E, H,aye|,oc|£ |)as been appointed to succeed Sir A. Gordon as Governor of Ceylon. - . ,- j . In the House of Commons tho motion tabled by SirGeorgo Trevelyan member ior Bridgetown (Glasgow) in fayotjr of Puliamont meeting in-Nov; i pmber Vi ! f isiflg '}!> :.Jilly.; was,; on divisfon, negatived bfa majority of four.

i llfrMexander MoArthur, member forLeij&tcr, will not seek re-election, on "the.grounds of ill-health, . • It ;? :nay been discovered that the expjojion in the Aorfa colliery, resulting in a largo loss of lifo, was caused, by a miner, filing a shot without permission, Tho discovery has caused a great sensation.

,Miy E. Stanhopo, Secretary of Slato for War, in introducing the Estimatea-in the House, of..Commons, paid a higli" compliment to Brennan, the; inventor of tho torpedo of that name.

~ Sir. Charles Russell will. appear in support of Viscount Dunlo's petition for divorce. a There is increasing indignation in theftoe _ of Commons at the atrocities which it is reported are being committed on prisoners in Siberia, but tho-..Government refuse to interfere in tbetmatfer, f | The Australian cruiEeis m taking in stores and aimament and being tried over the Admiralty course at Dfivonport. They will sail in August. •. The Statist attacks the borrowing by the Australian X colonies,and; especially Victoria, on the ground tliat are oxcluded and the finances muddled, " Tho Economist thinks it desireable that the northern portion pf; Western, Australia should bb' 'reserved" and placed at the disposal of tho Dominion Government when formed.

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New York, March 15,

'During the Mississipi flood the river was forty miles wide at Memphis, in Tennessee, The flood is now decreasing. The : Amorican dynamite cruiser Vesuvius has been subject to a trial trip, with excellent results..■>

San siust!isqo, Mai'cKjls^

In the iglove %ht to-diy, 1 ' Billy Murphy, of New "Zealand, knocked out' Tommy Warren, of Frisco, in four rounds.

■ The Chinese have been ordered, to remove from the ceutro.of £ho

Washington, March 15, Tlie. trial of tlio Znlineki dynamite gun with the addition of the Miriam fuse wits a splendid success,

FOREIGN. Paris, March 15. M, Tiravd, the Premier, has decided to resign, office, and M, do Freycinet has undertaken the task of forming a new Ministry. News lws been received- that the bombardment of Abomey and Kalavy by tlio French 'gunboats ' lias .caused great excitement among the Dahoineyans, and a panic resulted,. : . ,• M. do Freyciuet will be ; Miiiister,of War in the new Cabinet, and M, Constans Minister of Foreign Affairs.;■

Lisbon, March 16.

A ijetition praying ior the removal of tho' British Consulate at Oporto has been presented l to' the King'liy the studeuts of that city, Replying to the petition, the King promised to comply with the request. . ' Calcutta, March' 15.

! News has been received from Cabul of an Afghan outbreak, leading to a number of courtiers being beheaded. Ishak Khan is massing troops in Bokhara. ■' J

■ Constantinople, March Uj,.,. i JFlia Porte declines to take tho initiative in recognising Prince" Ferdinand. . " «

Ottawa, March 15,

The motion brought forward in the Senate .that Canada should bo represented in the Imporinl Payliament; \vfia wiflidrawn'/th'o Government 'opposing ■w-'. 1 AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, March 16.

The Melbourne Argus commenting on the excess of the- exports of New Zealand, states that, although during tlio' depression existing there tlio producing interests fell into arrears and the exports' were absorbed, proventing herjmeeting her indebtedness; yet tie productiveness of the colony lias increased to bucli an oxtent as to enable her to pay off arrears; ;and it expresses an opinion that tlio country that does this out of its own productiveness is essentially prosperous and with good Boasons it will not bo, long before the profit of production will bo sliown by iucreasod imports and stirring business, Brisbane, March 15," The water is subsiding, Most of those flooded out are suffering fearful privations, and are said to be on the verge of starvation, Belief is being sent them by the authorities, Great damage has been occasioned to the railway line, Yesterday three houses wo .washed dowji the.river.,'