NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3640, 16 October 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

BOTIISB. London, October 13. Tho death is announced of J. E, Thorold Rogers, Professor of Political Economy, at Oxford University, Obituary—Professor Sellars, aged G5. The cargo of the ship Wellington, which returned to port owing to the collision in the English Channel, has sustained no damage. The statue of the Rw Dr Lang has heen completed. Five girls and one man were killed, and many persons were injured by a fire which broke out in a bat factory at Smithb'eld. v The, Times suggests that steps should he taken to retain in England the mining exhibits now on exhibition at the Crystal Palace, for the purposes of technical education, October 14. The Salvation Army celebrated the funeral rites of the late Mrs Booth at Olympia Hall with an impressivo service. Forty thousand persons were present, and there wero many touching scenes.

Dr Temple, Bishop of London, performed tho ceremony of re-con-secrating St Paul's rendered necessary by tho suicide there last week, It is expected tunc the O'Sliea divorce case will bo heard in the middle of November or towards the end of the month, It is reported here that British war vessels havo rammed and sunk one of the Portuguese gunboats, patrolling off the mouth of the Zambesi River, but the Admiralty attach - little credence to the statement, Tbe Admiralty have thought it necessary to put forward an official denial of tbe rumour that a Portugese gunboat bad been sunk by it Btitish man-of-war off the mouth of tbe Zambesi, All steamers leaving Ireland are being searched for Messrs O'Brien and Dillon. Dillon and O'Brien are in France. They missed tho Havre mail steamer, which they were supposed to have caught, mm.

Berne, October 14. The affairs at Tioino are quieting dowD. Berlin, October 14. A great Socialist Congress is boing held at Halle, a town of Prussian Saxony, and is chiefly attended by Gorman delegates. . Madrid, October 14. News lias been received that tho Spanish expedition, Bent from the Philippine Islands to punish the nativeßofone of tho Caroline Islands, ivho surprised and killed a Spanish officer and 27 men, has been successful, The garrison stormed tho native position, and the losses of the latter were heavy, while the attacking party lost one officer and several fflFFf: S||Ain>[, October J4. Osinan Digna's Arabs are 'dispersing owing to the famine. New York, October 14. The operation of the McKinley Tariff Act has caused increased shipments frqm America, preparations are being niado here to fiHoriJ a hearty res;ption to Jfessrtj Q'Brien and Dillon on arrival,' ■ ' . ' Lisbon, Qotober ty A Coalition' Cabinet bus been farmed here. The jportuguese press, are agnin rpaking vicious attacks on Great Britain, ant) inspirit tjjo 'populace to attack the pritisj) reßiderits,