NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3835, 18 June 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

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London. June 15. London gunnery experts unofficmuj assert'that'' the *chatjgef made by colonial officers in requiring't&V tube to be inserted before,closing the breech block caused the gun to explode at Queenscliffe. 'Madame Melba sings before the Queen on July 8. • Prices for the occasion risen to 20 guineas for each box. v

Heavy shipments are being made of American wheat.to England to fulfil contracts. Four million bushels have arrived during the last, three months. .

General Booth sails/rph) Plymouth on July 25th ihe worUji, -;'. '"■ "■"■" " ':'":;

Tbp Eoyal Society has awarded the founders' medal to the directos of Geographical Survey, of New Zealand. The-apologyoffered by the Prince of Wales has produced a goodimpreseion. The' American papers sympathise with him. ■ The Daily Chronicle, referring to recent official statements in the House of Commons,, says MrjvStan-

hope has gone oat of his way to place a cushion to soften the fall of the Prince of Wales. Other monarohs are soldiers, but the Prince has never served a campaign, therefore he might at least he expected to honor the uniform he wore. Francis Bchnadhors.t, secretary to the National Liberal Federation, denies tbat the -Home Rule policy has been abandoned by the Irish National Federation League. FOREIGN. Berlin, Juno 15. Bismarck is seriously ill with rheumatism of the spine. , Cairo, June 15. •, The Nile is rapidly rising. Rome, June IS.

A terrible tempest of hail has been experienced at Mantua, in Lombardy/ Vienna, June 16. A heavy snowfall has occurred in the Austrian Alps. > Violent storms in various parts of the country have done much damage to the crops.

Paris, June id. The Rothschilds have withdrawn a million in gold from Russia. Constantinople, June 16. The Greek Monastery on Mount Athos has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at a million francs.

Hong Kong, June 18. • The Emperor of China has directed the authorities to see that protection is afforded to foreigners and missions.'

Valparaiso, June 15.

Congress, sitting at Santiago, has conferred extraordinary powers on President Balmaceda for the purposa of quelling the insurgents. The new Presidential eleotionwill take place in July. Claudis Vicuna will probably be Balmaceda's successor.

Buenos Ayiies, June 15. The Senate of the Argentine Confederation has reduced the suspension of payment of interest on loans to three months.

Calcutta, June 16.

- The Regent of Manipur is now on his trial for complicity in the assassination of the English officers. His defence is that his position was merely nominal, that he had no power, and was unable to stop the troops firing on the English force, or to punish the murderers. He appealed to the Court for mercy.