NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3964, 16 November 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

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London, November 13. Obituary—The Dowager Marchio ness ot Westminster.

Obituary—The Hon Lewis Wingfield, and Professor Moselev; naturalist to the Challenger expedition. It is reported that the ParnellWood probate suite will be compromised.

The Corporation of Glasgow has purchased the city tramways. Mr Munro, late Commissioner of Police, has gone as a missionary to Bengal. The Special Commissioner of the Board of Trade acquits Mr Bottomley, secretary to the Hansard 0 nion Publishing Company. He reports that the Austrian business is sound, and if Mr Bottomley consents to co-operate the Hansard Union will recover its losses to a large extent. Sir E. C. Braddon, Agent-General for Tasminia, has an article in " Greater Britain " replying to Mr Christie Murray's strictures on Aus tralia. The Star asserts that the Australian finance is rotten.

H.M.S. Barracouta has completed repairs, and will sail for Australia immediately. The gales are subsiding. The ship Benvenue had a general <*argo which was valued at £60,000. The vessel was valued at £20,000. Both were insured.

FOREIGN,

Washington, November 18.

Complaints are being made in the United States of England sending numbers of prostitutes to that country throuph Canada, and also of paupers being smuggled in by the same route.

Capetown, November 13

The final census of Cape Colony gives the population at a million and a half.

Berlin, November 18. Further failures are impending. Lisbon, November 13, A violent hurricane has been experienced in Portugal. Portugal is despatching a warship to protect her interests in Brazil. . New York, November 18.

The police entered an extensive meeting of Anarchists in Chicago and insisted on the American flag being placed above the red flag. A scene of the wildest confusion ensued, but on the police drawing their revolvers the meeting broke up. Washington, November 13.

Bobbers boarded a train at Milwaukee, blew open a safe with dynamite, and stole £IOOO. Capetown, November 18.

Lord Randolph Churchill is returning. He has abandoned his projected visit to Manicaland.

Extremely rich reefs have been discovered at Fort Victoria, in Mashonaland.

Pabis, November 13,

Great damage has been done by the gale m Paris and Calais. Several lives were lost. A torpedo boat was wrecked at Brest.

Athens, November 13,

A conspiracy against the King of Greece has been discovered. M. Tricoupis, the ex-Premier, is said to be implicated. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Laur accused M. Rouvier, Minister of Finances, of delivering the finances of the country into the hands of Jews, and demanded the expulsion of the Roihscbilds and others. M. Rouvier, in reply, declined to deprive the money market of so important a factor. Madrid, November 13.

The Rothschilds limit their assistance to the renewal of advances to the extent of two million pounds already owing by the Bank of Spain. St. Petersburg, November 13.

The Novosti declares that the exclusion of Captain Younghusband fron? the Pamir Plateau is Russia's reply to Britieli intrigues. Calcutta, November 13. Prince Galitzin has had an interview with the Viceroy regarding the recent proceedings in Pamir Plateau. The Russian commander refused to allow Captain Younghusband to proceed to the passes newly acquired by Russia, and threatened to arrest him unless be left. Captain Younghusbapd declares that the Russians arp trespassing on territory belonging to China, Afghanistan, and the state ot ChitrHl. Valparaiso, November 13. The Chilian Cabinet ha 3 resigned owing to the alleged breach of corn pact between the Liberal and Tory Ministers.

Rjo pe Janieeo, Novemberl3. The garrison, numbering 4000 strong, has risen against General Fonseca. and a conflict is feared between the ships and garrison. The rebel army holds the greater part of Rio Grande, and is receiving constant additions.

Members of the Congress are seeking asylu™ witll * orei 8 D legations

in tins city. Geaajrgi Fonseca is sending troops and ironclads to the disuffeoted ports.

The press gang is employed gathering recruits for the army ia Rio de Janiero. Both the army and the navy are reported to be preparing to declare Fonseca Dictator for life.

Tlie majority of the troops and the citizens in Rio Grande are opposed to General Fonseca.

Montevideo, November It). The Government of Uruguay has massed a body of troops on the Brazilian frontier.

The financial papers at Home com mentintr on the alleged offer of an English syndicate to purchase tho New Zealand railways, observe that they trust the Government would not bo bo mad as to part with their chief asset.