NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3966, 18 November 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH

(Per Press Association)

Loudon, November 14.

The Chronicle"? China correspondent says that the town of Shanghai and Province of Hunan are Beething with a rebellious Bpirit.

Russian incrigues at Pekin are thwarting the English policy. Japan supports China, and in sending a fleet to the assistance of the Government.

November 16,

The steamer Carpathian has been burned off the coast of Africa. Fifteen persons were drowned.

The Pall Mall Gazette considers Lord Carnngton's speech excellent in spirit and expressiveness. The Economist condemns the policy of colonial companies in issuing terminable debentures.

The Admiralty has ordered a court", martial upon the Glucky, which recently met with a mishap on the English coast. The Standard, in view of the result of the South Molton election, nrges the Government to abandon the Irish Local Government scheme which Mr William L. s Jackson, the new Irish Secretary, promised to bring forward at an early date. Mr P. J. Hughes, British ConsulGeneral in Shanghai, has forwarded a request to the Imperial Government that gunboats with shallow draught be sent to Chinese waters to protect the river ports.

FOREIOHT.

New York, November 16

The Herald's correspondent telegraphs that the Sixth Regiment and five warships have joined the Brazilian insurgents, whose troops, now swollen to 40,000, are marching on Rio de Janeiro.

Vienna, November 16.

The false report that the Emperor of Austria had declared that the Russian famine had iucreased ths chances of war caused an immense panic on the Bourse. Government stock foil three per cent in an hour. The panic caused a loss o f a million pounds and many operations are ruined. The I panic on the Bourse is the severest for ten years. It was only wholesale ' buying by Albeit Rothschild that saved the market.

Count Kalnoky assured the delegations that the relations of Austria with all the Great Powers were friendly, and that he had authentic assurance that aggression was not contemplated in any quarter. Rio de Janiero, Noveralier 14. Fpuseca is massing troops and gunboats in preparation for «n attack on Uruguay for assisting the rebels in Rio Grande.

Washington, November 14

Negotiations are being carried tfh in a friendly spirit with Ch'H for the settlement of the dispute about the attack on American sailors. November 16.

President Harrison, in receiving the Chilian Ambassador, declared that the United States did not wish to meddle with tho internal affairs of Chili, and his Government desired to remain on friendly terms wilh that .Republic. He expressed his belief that the points at variance respecting the outrage on seamen belonging »0 »*• United States farehip BaMfflore would soou be amicably sef,tle4,' Bjsrlis', November 16.

A banker at Uuna-Konigaborn, in Westphalia, has been arrested on a phatga of conjraitting nuraepous forgeries. His head clerk ha? committed, suicide.

Hovp Kong, November 16\ The statoipent that Japan will co .Operate with China js denied, Paris, Novembpr 16,

Dora Pedro, the dethroned Emperor of Brazil, publicly annouuees his wil» lingness 0 return to the country shoul4 thQ populace fjpsh-e ifc, "Calcutta, November l(i.

The Chinese troops who recently crossed the Karoponngand advanced on Manouulug, ostenslb'y for the purpose of protecting oaravans, refuse to return and the English officia'B in Burnjuh threaten to disarm them,