NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3489, 19 April 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. ■;■ . London, April 17.. AmyHorton(Mrs Hepburn) has been engaged to appear in a burlesque written by Fergus Hume. The feeling over the success of floating the Viotorian loan is now moro sanguine. Foreign brokers are inquiring for it, and it is expected that the public will tender largely. The banks are inclined to support it, and it is believed that a syndicate will make special efforts to secure an allotment. .

The Standard asserts there is no enthusiasm over the loan, but interested syndicates will secure its' beini? well covered.

It is reported that Stanley wili shortly be appointed Governor ol British East Africa;

A native cashier of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia arid China, has made large defalcations, and the directors of the Bank have placed the sum of £50,000 to the credit of the contingent fund to provide for the losses.

The Lower House protested against the Divorce Act and expressed sympathy with the clergy. Sir C. Dilke has declined to contest tho Kensington-seat.. Prince George has been gazetted to H.M.S Thrush. The evictions on the Ponaonby estate are proceeding Quietly. : It is thought probable that Stanley will be neutralised and decorated, Mr itinoh-Hatton has had an interview with the Hon S. Herbert with respect to a renewal of tho agitation for the separation of Northern Queensland.

It is expected the Behrings Sea fishery dispute will be amicably settled on tho Hues suggested by the Canadian delegates. Eight hundred tenders'we received for the Victorian four million loan, covering LIS, 618,000. Tenderers at LlOl 9s Od get fifty per cent. The average price is expected to be LlOl lis. A syndoiate tendered for several millions at Llol9s 6d, Banks and syndicates tendered largely at lower prices, with a view of simply swelling the amount offered,

The lowering of the bank rates of discount from 8| to 8 por cent, has raised the average price five shillings, with the exception of a few small outsiders. The highest tender was LlO2lB. Sir F. N. Broome informed the C'ojonising Committee of (he House of Commons that it would he useless to attempt any scheme of sending immigrants to Western Australia uuder a hundred thousand pound, Sir T. Campbell stated that the stagnation from which that colony was suffering was entirely the result of the Colonial Office refusing to permit borrowing, Sir W. H, Houldsworik has been elected steward, of the Jockey Club vice Mr Lowther, resigned.

. AMERICAN. Washington, April 17, As a means of dealing with the silver difficulty a Joint Committee of the Lower House'and the denate propose that the Treasury shall buy i\ million ounces per month, and advocate almost free coinage. . FOREIGN.

Paris, April 17. A meeting of of Anarchists at the house Louise Michael insisted that Dynamite was essential to 'lie attainment of their objects. This sentiment was received with applause.

Berlin, April 17. The Press is favourable to Von Gaprivi, Tho Reichstag will probably discuss tho question of a general disarmament.

_ 'The Chancellor in his speech said it was essential to utilise the unofficial Press for the purpose oi influencing foreign opinion, and il would be impossible to disavow any statements which it was found desirable to publish in the Gazette, Praoue, April 17, Tho young Czechs are denouncing the compromise recently arrived at and the alliance of Bohemian and German elements,

Lisbon, April 17. ' Major Pinto has arrived at Capo Verde Islands.

Zanzibar, April 17, Emin, with 1500 followers, opens trading stations on the great Central Afpjcan Lakes in the German interest.