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NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH,

London, July 17,

Key Mr Bevan considers Australia has little to learn from the American system of education, except that some of the States possess a complete system from the primary schools to the university, which is open to the poorest child. Lord Carrington starts immediately on a South African tour,

The P and 0 steamer Bohilla's steampipe burst in the Albert Docks. Six Lascars were scalded, three of them being seriously injured. Miss Francis Saville (daughter of Madame Simonsen) gave a private recital to-day before several leading musicians, including Sir A. Sullivan land Herr Bitcher, who expressed themselves delighted with her voice. Mr Burston, the Victorian bicyclist, who, in company with Mr Stokes, recently made a tour of the world,has just completed a trip of 1500 miles through Norway and Sweden, The weather has improved during the past fortnight. The Emperor of Germany presented the Comte de Paris with a splendid diamond pin in recognition of services rendered by him to destitute German women in London. The British Commission to enquire into the Bearing Sea fisheries is confining its researches to the sealers of Victoria aud British Columbia. The Queen reviewed the troops at Aldershot to-day. Sir T Chambers, Q.C, Recorder of Loudon, is about to retire. Mr Parnell has paid his own costs in tho divorce case amounting to £IOOO. The Education Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords i without a division. The Paris correspondent of the Daily hews states that the French Budget Committee have reduced the war estimates by £3,500,000 and in--1 creased the peace footing strength of the army by 10,000 men. Mr W. H. Smith, who has been seriously ill, has been absent from the House of Commons for a week past. The hon. gentleman is now recovering. The Victorians failed to attain the second stage for the Queen's Prize at Bisley Common. Their highest aggregate was 60, while the aggregate of the lowest successful competitor was 82. The Victorians also competed in other matches, but without success. After the application for a summons against Mr Samuel Storey, M.P., for alleged perjury had been dismissed, the hon. gentleman surrendered himself at Durham Assizes to answer the charge, but no evidence was offered on behalf of the prosecution. Mr Parnell, having refused to pay Captain O'Shea's costs in the recent divorce case, has been served with a notice in Bankruptcy.

70RSXOW. j Calcutta, July 17. 3 The Marquis of Lansdowne, , Viceroy and Governor-General of l India, is very ill with influfinza. Famine is threatened at Fatialla and Eaparehala, owing to drought. Ottawa. July 17. A Canadian cruiser has confiscated seven American fishing boats, which were fishing in Canadian waters. The crews were taken off the boats and landed on Dog Island. The inoident has caused great excitement in Maine State. Pabis, July 17. Th 9 City Corporation have decided on the construction of an underground electric railway. Washington, July 16. The Howell Lumber Company, of Chicago, have failed for a million and a half dollars. Mr Blaine has recovered sufficiently to be interviewed. Tie expresses his intention of resuming his official duties on the 25th September. Delegates haye been despatched by the managers of the Chicago World's Fair to England. July 17. Mr J. Wanamaker, PostmasterGeneral, is inviting tenders for fast steamers, American owned and manned, to carry the mails between the United States, England aud Belgium. New York, July 16. The official report on the method of execution by electricity at Sing Sing Prison is that it is the best ye f ; devised. Mexico, July 17. An epidemic of yellow fever is raging at Vera Cruz, and the populace are fleeing from the city. St. Petersburg, July 16. The Russian Government has protested against the Sultan's reception of the Bulgarian representatives. Prince Metchersky, editor of the Grushdamn, ridicules the alliance be tween France and Kussia. The Russian Government propose to increase the sugar tax. The spring crop of wheat proves to , be a fair average yield. Vienna, July 16. It is rumoured that it is intended to transform the Austrian Navy from '. a defensive to a combatant fleet, at a cost of thirty-six million florins. ;

Sofia, July 16. Tiie Bulgarian Government has discovered the real murderers of M. Belcheff, Minister of Finance, who was shot by mistake for M. Stambouloff, on March 28. Pakiß, July 17. President Cainot has signed a decree creating large French colonising companies. A crisis is threatened in the Chamber of Deputies owing to its refusal to postpone for a month the interpellation of M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, relative to the refusal of Germany to grant passports to French commercial travellers in Alsace and Lorraine. Germany explains that passports are only refused to French political agitators. The Chamber of Deputies has increased the duty to 20 francs, with a view to rescind the decree excluding American pork. ___.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3862, 20 July 1891, Page 2

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817

NEWS BY CABLE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3862, 20 July 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3862, 20 July 1891, Page 2

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