NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3467, 24 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, March 21. Mr Edmund Swetenhain, Q. 0., M. I'. 1 for Carnarvon, died suddenly today, The Trustees liability Bill gives power to sue without offending the dignity of the colonies. The standing credit is to'be either 105 or yield a percentage not to exceed 'the Consols by more than 1 per cent. The ameurits were fixed by Mr Goscbon, It is reported that the Marquis of Lothian will succeed Lord Carrington as Governor of New South Wales,

FOREIGN . Berlin, March 20. " It is stated that Count Wiilderseo disagreed .witji the proposal of the Emperor William to convene; a congress to 'consider,tho abolition of standing armies, and the 'interest aroused necessitated some' decisive step being .taken. The resignation of Prince Bismarck is not yet gazetted., The public of Berlin are intonsely excited over the position of affairs, •• The .acceptance of Bismarck's resignatioh is delayed, pending the consent of the German States, '

Count Herbert Bismarck insists on resigning tho office of Secretary, of State for Foreign Allans, and De. Radowitz, formerly German Ambassador at .Constantinople, and Count Hatzfeldt, Ambassador in London, aro among,those mentioned as .likely to succeed him.-' ; J;.; .

• Count Waldersee, Chief of the German Army, will probably resign owing, tio. a;'difference.-with, ftfie Emperor.

Pisetoma, March 20. President Kriiger has succeeded in restoring order among tlie burghers }vho offered : to ayengo by arms the supposed insult to thc:Ti'ansvaal flag at ii recent meeting addressed by the President; Most of the Jphanhesberg residents , are favorably disposed toward President }{riiger, 1 and disturbance' was. treated by drunken rowdies,., ; V .- . Paws, March 20. ~

Frenchmen on -the road to Aboiuey in tho Dahomey-country, have been plneed in irons and ill-treated by the natives.

Cmul, Llarch 20, Ishak Khaii''is"'rarrying'out his threat, and has ' commenced an invasion in Afghan territory.