NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 9 April 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, April 7. Richard Davis, the elder of the two brothers condemned Jo death for tho murder of their father, will not bo respited, Bishop Parry, the suffragan bishop of Dover, is dying, It is now reported that Brum Bev wishes to cancel tho agreement entered ajnto with Major Wissmnn to join the expedition, and that heintends to return to Europe. « Professor Huxley and wife were passongers by the Aorangi for Now Zealand, whiok sailed from Plymouth on Saturday. FOREIGN. Berlin, April G. The German authorities deny that Etniu Pasha has been employed to toko action-adverse to British interests in East Africa. It has been arranged that the meeting between Queen Victoria and Emperor William will take place at Darmstadt on 29 th inst, Vienna, April G. It is reported that Servia has been pacified and a new Bulgarian eiiyoy is being appointed at Belgrade. Zanzidaii, April 7. News has reached here tbat an expedition consisting of about fifty Somali natives, under Dr Peters and Herr Friedmann, has arrived utKawarondo, The expedition is said to be in a destitute condition and on the verge of starvation, the natives being forced to resort to plunder in ordor to. obtain sufficient food to keep the party alive,

AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, April 7. An .extensive bank-noto forging plant lias beendiscoveredat Waterloo, a Suburb of Sydney. A man named Steele was arrested and nearly 500 forged notes were found on his premises.

The floods at Walgett aro the highest since 18G4. There are only four houses in the town high and dry. The inhabitants are taking refuge in the public buildings. April 8. The township of Bourke, situated on the southern bank of the Darling river, 600 miles north west of Sydney, is in a dangerous position owing to heavy Hoods. It is now a island with miles of water round it.

Brisbane, April 1. The Directors of the Mount Morgan Company are considering the offer of seven and a half millions by an English syndicate for the famous gold mine.

A hermit named Dushca, formerly irofessor of classics at New York Jniversity, his been found murdered lear Sandgato. TJiero is no clue to be perpetrators, but the natives are . uspected. ■ j Carterton Library. ' Tho annual general meeting of subscribers .was bold at the library [ last evening. Present—Messrsßrauu, ; Richards, Carter,- Darrocb, Philpot, 1 and Seed. The minutes oftbepreyious , meeting were read and confirmed. The balance-sheet was read as follows and adoptedßalaoca in hand at the beginning of the year, £lB 10s lOd; receipts during the year, L6S 5s 8d; outstanding subscriptions which are now due, L 27. Expenditure, L 24105, Mr VV, 0, Buchanan, M.H.K., 'was re-elected' President, and the following were elected a committee for the ensuing year:— ' W. Bootb, Biobards,Brann, Darrooh, Downard, Earlier, and Philpot. At the Committee meeting held after the general meeting, Mr W. Bootb was elected chairman of committees, Mr Parker librarian, aud Mr •J 1 : W. B. Seed secretary aud treasurer-, ' It was proposed by Mr Philpot | and seconded by. Mr Braim, that the ■ sum be increased to LGO for the purchasing of now books, and that Mr C. K. Carter undertake the selection of the books on his arrival 1 in England. The. meeting then 1 adjourned till Tuesday evening nest. *

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