NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3748, 28 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISHLondon, February 25. Mr Oscar Meyer, who represented New South Wales at the Mining Exhibition, is arranging a trip to Australia in September. Mr Prouse, of Wellington, .sang tlie solos in " Elijah," at St James' Hall, in place of a gentleman who was to have taken the chief part, His appearance was a success. Edwin Walter, timber merchant, of London, has failed for nearly £400,000. The Agents-General intend to wait on JLord Knutsford to urge him to push on legislation in the matter of the investment of trust funds. City influences are strongly hostile to the proposals. Lord G Hamilton states that the delay in the completion of the Australian cruisers is due to defective boilers. Mr Balfour denies that Messrs Dillon and O'Brien are broken in health. The anti-Parnellifces hold a demonstration at Manchester on March 7. February 26. Lord Carrington is making arrangements for the introduction of Australian woods into the chairmaking industry in Buckinghamshire.

It is reported that a company is being formed in New York to lay the Pacific cable without a subsidy, on coudition that it is granted a charter on the teims of the one which expired m 1879.

Mr (I'Brien has been served with a writ for seventeen thousand pounds, the amount of costs in his libel action against Lord Salisbury.

A thousand free laborers have offered their services.

The shipping offices are opening a register for non-Union dockers. It is proposed if the block continues in London to employ free labourers only and lock out Unionists. Half the first penny levy on tonnage belonging to the Ship ng Federation is still unspent. Work is at present proceeding quietly. The miners who went out on strike as an expression of sympathy with the families who were evicted from the Earl of Londonderry's estate have resumed work, but the excitement caused by the evictions has not yet subsided. FOBEI&N, Paris, February 25. Parisian artists are divided regarding what is looked upon as an attempt to remove the art centre to Berlin. Washington, February 25. Floods in Arizona have rendered thousands homeless. Ottawa, February 25.

Sir R. Cartwriglit denounces the charges of treason against him as impudent calumnies. Calcutta, February 25.

A British column has captured Wimths, in Burmah, killing-fifty of the Tsawbwa's followers. Tlie casualties of the victors numbered 13.

Cairo, February 25

The French Ambassador at Cniro is to be replaced by a more energetic official.

The reported flight of Osman Digna is disbelieved here. * New York, February 26. The war in Chili continues to be fought with extreme bitterness. The conduct of the President Balm&ceda is considered to be cruel and grossly unconstitutional, and he threatens to deport all members of both Chambers of the Legislature. The President's family have escaped across the border to the Argentine Bepublic Details of the bombardment of the town of Iquique shows that six squares of buildings were demolished and 200 woman women and children perished.

Paris, February 26,

The prolonged visit of Empress Frederick is regarded with uneasiness. Kome, February 25.

The Government; ol Germany and Austria have assured Bignor Rudinj, the Italian Premier, thftt they are not displeased at the prospect of aii improvement in the relations between France and Italy, which they look upon as an additional guarantee; of peace. Paris, February 26. It is stated that M. Constans, Frenoh Minister of the Interior, has suggested that the Empress Frederick should make a secret departure from Paris. M. Deroulede denounces the Empress visit to Versailles as a- piece of German impudence. AUSTRALIAN- . Melbourne, February 26. The branch of the Irish National League here has cabled to Archbishop Walsh to prevent delegates from either party coming l . There are no prospects of such a mission doing any gaad at present.