NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3820, 27 May 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

BNOLISS. London, May 28. The Irish Land Purchase Bill has passed through committee.' ;' Mr Parnell admits that the Plan of Campaign will collapse shortly. New Zealand wheat prompt shipment in iron bottoms is selling at 42s The New Zealand Crown Gold' Mining Company has been Tegistere with a capital of £65,000. A committee presided over by Bacon Hirsch, for assisting the Jews expelled from Russia, are arranging for the purchase of h've million acres of laud in the Argentine Republic. They are also arranging to emigrate their compatriots from German ports'. The Bishop of Auckland has arrived in London. In/the House of Commons, Mr.W. H. Smith has given notice that on Thursday he will move that Mr De Cobain, M.P. for Belfast, against whom charges of a serious nature are preferred, be expelled from the House. FOBEIGN. gx Petersbusg, Maj g§. The Russian police are levying heavy blackmail on the rich Jews., Rome, May 25. A trial, which was held at Bari ou the Adriatic, and which has been followed with,a wonderful amount of interest, has just concluded. Borne 180 persons were arrested about two months ago on a cbarge of belonging to " The Malavita," an Italian (tsrjminal association, and much of the evidence whipb. was given in the case was of a sensational pharacter. The Court found 165 of the prisoners guilty, and sentenced them to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to fifteen years. , ; Paris, May 25.

Jews in Rusßia are soliciting the Rothschilds to induce the French Government to use its influence with Russia and Turkey to .permit them to establish a cpiquj jn Palestine. A-thbjss, May 25..

Placards have been posted in Corfu, inciting the inhabitants to rebellion and threatening the King of Greece with death. . Copenhagen, May 24. Influenza is abatinj in Norway, but increasing in.Denmark. ;■■•-■ New Yobk, May 28. The sura of 15,000 dols, being the balance of the American leisU Fund> has been remitted to Archbishop Croke and Mr Juttm McCarthy, to be devoted to the relief of evicted tenants in IrelandWashington, May 33.

Mr J. G. Blaine's family and medical men who are attending him deny the statement made by the New i'ork Herald that the Secretary of State ifl an imbecile. Ten millions sterling in gold has been exported to Europe from New York shi.i? year. The exportation is now ceasing.

May -2f. By an explosion iD a mine at Birmingham, in Alabama, eleven persons were killed.

Mr Blaine is rapidly improving. The President has proclaimed one million six hundred thousand acres of land jn North Dakota open for settlement,

The Irishmen of New are forming a National federation. Mexico, May 24.

The Mexican Government has despatched droops to Acapulco to prevent the Esmeralda getting coal. A conflict with the Chilian, vessel is feared.

Buenos Ayres, May 24. A serious revolution has broken out at Cordoba, the inland capital of Argentine State. No details are to hand as thg insurgents have cut the wires.

May-25. , A revolt has broken out iu Cordoba, during which there was eleven hours fighting, twenty-five persons being killed. Peace has, however, again been restored.

Capetown, May 25,

An attack was made on the Chattered Company'* expedition by Portuguese and their allies, as it was proceeding up Pungwe river. The attacking force consisted of 200 Portuguese and 500 natives, while that of the expedition numbered pnly sixty. The fight took place between Massje Kesse and Fort Salisbury, but the loss on either side has not been ascertained. The Portuguese anthoritieg have closed the Pungwe river. Later. It is now believed that Johnston's police were escorting 350 miners toMashona Plateau, and that they were attacked when within the company's territory. It is behaved that the Enghsh first attacked the Portuguese on the Pungwe river. Calcutta, May 25. Senaputi, Commander-in-Chief of the Manipuris, has been captured after a severe struggle. Be was found about half a mile from Manipur disguised as a Nuga coolie, The British troops which have been-operating against the Miranzais are returning to headquarters,