NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3590, 18 August 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

EITSLISH. London, August U. Another firm of lawyers hasdeolined to act in Mrs O'Shea'a divorco case. The Gaiety Company leave for Australia in June.

One hundred and fifty of the Grenadier Deserves havo been ordered to the Bermudas, The War Office state that they have been aonfc to infuse loyalty into the younger soldiers. - There are indications that a silver ring will be formed in America beforo Gbrißtmuß.

Henry George states Imperial federation is quite out of the thoughts of Australians, and their loyalty would not he worth sixpence if subjected to such a strain.

August 15. Parliament will be prorogued on Monday. Tho personal property of the late Duke of Manchester has been .sworn at under £75,000, • msm> New York, August 15,

Twonty-fivo thousand barrels of whiskey were burnt in a fire at a Kentucky distillery, v

Si Petersburg, August 14. Cholera has made its appearance at NicolaieS', in Southern Bussia, A Chemical Union has been formed with a capital of £80,000,000 sterling. The Chemical Trust is not yet completed, The paper makers intond to co-operate to eflecfc its overthrow, - . It is stated here that Mrs Parnell, mother of the leader of the Irish party, is dying in Now York,

The Houso of Commons sat all night discussing tho construction of light railways in Ireland. 'The measuro met with considerable obstruction, and a split has takon place between the Irish party on this question,'one section being led by Mr Sexton and the other' by Mr Healey.

An Anglo-French commission has been appointed to delimit the spheres along the Niger and towards Lake Tohad.

Stanley considers that France has obtained the host of the bargain. ■ Berlin, August tit The Emperor has sailed for Bevel on his way to St Petersburg. Erzeroum, August It. There is a panic in Armenia over the military preparations of the Turkish Government, AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, August 15. : The Government were defeated by a majority of. five, and Mr Plajford has been summoned to form a Ministry. ■■■■■,

,«r 8. Gnfhtba Bad Sir -T. MoHwrauh have both beea returned unopposed,

Melbourne, AugusUO. ilie Jewa resident m Melbourne aio holding meetings to protest /a against the treatment of their race fo *►■ llussm. . ■ Svdnbv, August 16. Jt sle^ mer Rockton, which is to Mzal elk. Beefs, as it i 3 thought possible some of the crew of the 21 , nd ' ? ay 'to™ been cast a W on the reefs.