NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3717, 23 January 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, January 20. Bishop Moorhouse approyes of General Booth's scheme, Professor Huxley has published a phamphlet opposing General Booth's proposals, Mr Bradlaugh is worse. The Edinburgh Town Council will petition the Board of Trade to interfere in the Scotch rail way strike. •Numbers of drivers and stokers have resumed work on the Caledonian Company's line, and a collapse is expected. January 21. The Duke of Bedford, committed suicide. The verdict at the inquest was "Temporary Insanity" caused by pain. Professor Stuart asked Dr Koch if he would undertake experiments with a view to discovering an infectious disease which would destroy rabbits. Dr Koch refused and also declined to allow an Australian delegate to work under his direction. He stated that he was aware that such diseases had occurred, and advised the Australian colouies to appoint two bacteriorlogists to study diseases which might be made available for the purpose, one working in Australia. He was of opinion that the discovery of a suitable disease was feasible. Dr Koch denies that he is angry with the Emperor on account of his attitude towards his critics. Professor Stuart has teen promised a continuous supply of lymph.

FOREIGN. Kingston, January 21. The old chemist alleges that Dr Koch's discovery gis an old homoepathic remedy wilich he has dispensed for years.

Post mortem examinations of patients who died under treatment have advanced belief in the efficacy of Dr Koch's discovery by showing that the disease had nearly been cured when death occurred,

Dr Koch hopes that the Australian colonies will not disregard the opinion lie has expressed to Professor Stuart with regard to finding a cure for the rabbit pest. He deprecated offering a price for the discovery of a disease that would decimate the rabbits,

The doctor still retains the part of his secret with respect to the composition of the lymph. Paris, January 21,

Fifty thousand people are out of work in Paris owing to the frost. The Chamber of Deputies is voting immense sums for their relief.

Prince George of Wales opens Jamaica Exhibition on January 27. Yokohama, January 21, The Japanese Parliament Hou3e haa been destroyed by fire. Berlin, January 21. It is reported that the Emperor admits that there is foundation for the report about his disarmament proposals. He believes the introduction of smokeless powder wi 1 render war impossible. The Emperor is credited with saying that the time is not yet ripe for a complete disarmament. Washington, Jan. 21, King Kalakaua died of Bright's disease. A Bill has been introduced into the Senate, prohibiting the sale of firearms to Indians.

A meeting at Boston resolved to petition the President to veto the Silver Coinage Bill. Tne importers of |St Louis intend, to bring an aotion to test the validity of the McKinley Tariff Act. Valparaiso, January 20. The rebellion in Chili is spreading.

French and American squardons Lave been despatched to protect the interests of the citizens of those countries. It is hoped that the British squadron will remain nautral. The insurgents are now blockading Valparaiso.