NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3596, 25 August 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

SN&LISS.

Londos, August 22.; The Salvation Army proposes to establish emigrant colonies in various districts in Australia aritl New Zealand, -

It- is reported that a French Syndicate will provide the gold required by the Eepublio or Uruguay to enable 1 the Government to withdraw the paper issued. Portugal has granted England the right of veto .in tlia transference of any Portuguese territory south of Zambesi -to - other Powers, The Lisbon press favors the agreement. Lieut-General Sir Andrew Olarke

in a precarious state of health.

Lieut-General Olarke is recovering. The dockers and others have arranged to allow John Burns three pounds a week.' ! j Henry George' approves of the Salvation Army emigration schemo, Particularsof the Anglo-Portuguese Convention are published. Portugal is allotted Mozambique, Angola and Loanda ; England Beoures the right to the southern 'shores of Lake Nyassaand the Shire highlands an.d Blantyre. The tariffs are restricted and .reciprocal rights arranged for. The navigation of the Zambesi is to be free, . ' '■. v.

FOREIGN.

Berne, August 21, A Bevere oyclono swept over the Jura Mountains and : Neuohatel, Thousands of trees were uprooted, many houses destroyed and " several lives lost. The whole damage was done in the space of three minutes; Washinqton, August 22. Mr Blaine, Secretary of State, is opposed to the Behring Sea difficulty being referred to arbitration. 1 The President of the United Sates has been empowered to prohibit imports from any country excluding American meat.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, August 22,

A man named Turner has been arrested, on a charge of murdering awoman nnmed Jubb, with tfhom he boarded. Tho circumstances are somewhat peculiar, aa Turner,' when arrested, alleged that the woman in a fit of jealousy shot at him, and then committed suicide. Medical evidence, however, states that it was almost impossible the woman could hare inflicted the injuries, The Australian Branch of the Geographical Society has accepted Baron Nordenskjold'a offer to form an expedition of discovery to the South Pole on condition that the Australian colonics contributed £4OO towards the expenses. Sir T Elder has offered to furnish the means to enable the exploration of Australia to be finally completed; Sydhey, August 23. It has been discovered that a boy attending Balmain Public Schoolpart of Sydney- hag been suffering from leprosy four months. Arrived—Mohican, American warship, from Apia.. Leave has been granted the Pacifio Mail Co, to appeal to Privy Council against the decision dismissing the action against, the Postmaster-General.