NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3755, 9 March 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, March 5. An official intimation has been received to the effect that the New Zealand Government declines to send exhibits to the Mining Exhibition to be held at Sydenham. The Lords of Appeal have decided the apoeal of Vagliano Brothers, merchants, of old Broad street, London, in favor of the Bank of England, An anonymous pamphlet has been issued to the electors of Forest Dean. It states that the woman Fanny, who was concerned in the Dilke-Crawford divorce case, has been found, and that she acquits Sir Charles Dilke of the accusation of having committed adultery with her. She also denies having seen Mrs Crawford at Sir Charles Dilke's residence.

The Belgians on the Congo are accused of cruelties towards the trafficking in negroes for profit and pleasure. March 6. Professor Thomas Smith has been chosen Moderator-elect of the Free Church of Scotland. Fearing a revival of the City "bear" rumours, large blocks of securities are being thrown on the market. Contracts for the settlement of the Argentine finances have been signed, and the feeling in the city has improved. The Times gays that Sir Henry Loch and Mr Cecil Rhodes will return to Capetown well satisfied with the parleying over South African affairs.

England adheres to the agreement of the 20th August last, except as to the boundary of Manicaland, which has been fixed for the 28rd degree East, but Portugal refuses to concur. A deputation waited on Mr W. H. Smith urging that one halt of the nruiber of members on the Labour Commission should be recognised leaders of the labour party. The Shipping Federation have refused to withdraw their ticket. The German Government are purchasing English coal to provide against a general strike of miners. The stevedores and coal Jieavers at London have again refused to work" with non-TJnioniats. The various Unions at Cardiff are greatly divided in opinion on the question af a strike. The Railway men refuse to support tne seamen and firemen in a general strike. It is reported that the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of th Exchequer, will be Chairman of th e Labour Commission. Sir Charles Dilke, in referring to the Federal Convention in Sydney, passes a high eulogium on Sir Henry Parkes as the leader of the grand movernment. The result, he considers, will be that the Australian Colonies, as now constituted, will be replaced by the Dominion of Australia. Mr Henniker Heaton speaks in the highest praise of the speech delivered at the Convention by the Hon Alfred Deakin, of Victoria. Two Protestant clergymen at Arklow, County Wicklow", have been imprisoned for 14 days for holding open air services. Mr Parnell intends to interfere at the general election in the English constituencies possessing Irish votes.

FOREIGN.

Beblin, March 6. The official report upon experiments with Dr Koch's remedy show that of 1061 patients treated for internal tuberculosis, 13 were cured, 171 improved, 588 showed no improvement, and 46 died. Of 708 treated for external disease, 15 were cured, 385 improved, 298 showed no improvement, and nine died.

Capetown, March 6. Details of the massacre in Madagascar show that eleven victims had their head? sawn off. The women who wore killed were first subjected to great indignities, and their bodies afterwards thrown to the dogs. San f Hancisco, March 5. The American Consul at Honolalu has threatened to send a body of marines to prevent bloodshed, in event of a revolution breaking out at Honolulu. ■'*■ March 6. It id reported here that Colonel Ashford conspired to seize the Hawaiian Government retaining the Queen as the figurehead, but the American Consul intervened. The Hawaiian Government are strongly resisting the Queen's command to resign. Constantinople, March 6. The B'rench Ambassador to Turkey is protesting against the appointment of Judge Scott, of Bombay, to a judicial position in Egypt.

Ottawa, March 6. Sir J. Macdonald, (Sir J. S. D. Thompson, Minister for Justioe, and Mr C. H. Tupper, Minister for Marine, have beeu elected, Mr J. Carling, Minister for Agriculture, was defeated at London. The Government have carried the Maritime Provinces by a sweeping majority. The Liberals show a net gain of 11 in Ontario, and the Government have obtained a small majority in the Province of Quebec. It is computed the Maritime and Western Provinces will secure a return of the Government, but with a reduced majority. Mr Edward Blake explains he retired because a commercial union with the United States meant drag, ging Canada at the heels of Washington, and in his opinion it would be better that annexation should come first.

Later intelligence gives Sir J, Macdonald a majority of over 20.