NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3743, 23 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISHLondon, February 19. The Pall Mall Gazette accuses the Lord Mayor of gross plagiarism of a sermon by the Rev C. S. Spurgeon in an address which he recently delivered to the Polytechnic Young Men's Christian lastitute for apprentices, artizans, etc, The Lord Mayor denies the charge. | A firm has offered to take up £IOO,OOO of the South Australian loan immediate!}, and the balance in June, at the minimuoi at which the loan was placed, on condition that interest is paid from the date of issue.

An Empire Trade League for the promotion of preferential inter-British trade has been formed in London, and the movement has received strong support in Canada.

Natal has been granted responsible Government, but Zululand is to remain under Imperial control. February 20.

Trust companies, representing 30 millions of capital, are arranging to compel the Argentine Republic to meet its obligations. Lord Carrington has dined with Mr Gladstone. John Burns declines an invitation to visit Australia.

Sir Charles Dilke lias been requested to stand for the Forest of Dean seat. Mr Duncan, editor of the Matrimonial News, has paid Miss Knowles the amount of the judgment in the breach of Promise case—£lo,ooo. The Colonising Committee recommend emigration as a means of relieving distressed districts in, the Highlands, on the principle of Mr Balfour's Irish scheme.

In reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Secretary for War said the arming of coaling stations was on the verge of completion, The armament was also ready for King George's Bound and Torres Straits, though the Colonies had not yet prepared the necessary works to mount the guns.

Obituary—Earl Beauchamp, aeta\ 61.

Mr Justin Macarthy is sending Messrs T, D. Sullivan and Cox on a mission to Australia on behalf of the party who have seceded from Mr Parnell,

The Earl of Zetland, Viceroy of Ireland, is about to pay a yisifc to the western countries.

Messrs Dillon and O'Brien have been remoyed to Galway—-the former to an infirmary, and the latter to a cell.

The seceders from Mr Parnell intend to send delegates to America to obtain funds for evicted tenants. The Prince and Princess of Wales will yisit Ireland in the summer. FOBEiai?. Ottawa, February 19. Messrs Mackenzie, Blake, M'Dougall, and other prominent members of the Liberal Party retire from the elections as they refuse to support an antiBritish policy. The Hons. C. H. Tupper and M'Dougall, representatives from Nova Scotia in the Canadian Parliament, were received with immense enthusiasm on their arrival in Halifax. In addressing their both gentlemen emphasised the fac that the elections must decide the question whether Canada is to remai a British colony or be absorbed by force and fraud into the United States.

February 20. Sir B. Cartwrighfc ridicules the charge of treason brought against him by Sir John Macdonald, and challenges the Government to arrest him.

Washington, February 20. The remains of the late General Sherman were removed from New York to St Louis, escort ed by 20,000 troops.

The flood at Johnstown is subsiding. The loss at Pittsburg from floods amounts to a million dollars.

Valpabaiso, February 80. The Chilian insurgents have captured Iquique, Jjisbon, February 20. The Portuguese Government is trying to raise a loan of nine millions in Paris,

Berlin, February 20. The illness of the Baiser is denied. Pabis, February 20. The Dowager Empres? Victoria will remain in Paris for a week- She is going about seeing the flights of the city unattended.