NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3971, 24 November 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH

(Per Press Association). London, November 21

Mr David Gray of Peterhead, is endeavoring to form a syndicate in London, with a capital of £25,000, to develop whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. A severe on'.break of influenza has t:«ken place among the Imperial suite in Livadia. There are a hundred .severe cases in Daitford, and many in Bordeau.

Up to the present Prince George Las had no delirium and sleeps fairly well. It is believed the disease was conveyed in oysters he partook of in Dublin. The sons of Sir H. F. Ponsonby, Private (Secretary to the Queen, are suffering from typhoid fever at St James Palace.

London landlords in the guise of ratepayers, aresHtting up a hostile agitation against the School Boards and County Conucil.

Bishop Sel*yn is about on crutches, and is making slow recovery.

Mr Chamberlain denies Mr Gladstone's accusation that be is a renegade and at the same time accuses the latter of having abandoned his party. Daliiel's News Agency uai been floated into a company with a capital of £IOO,OOO.

It is proposed to erect Birmingham into a Bishopiic. A memorial has been published in favour of abolishing Greek at the Cambridge University, but it is not likely the authorities will take any action on it, as the Vice-Chancellor points out that the same proposal was before the Council shortly and was negatived. The fear of a protective tariff being adopted in New South Wales is causing a glut of shipping to that colony. Various lines of steamers are being largely supported. Grant, a Dane, has been found guilty of blackmailing various titled ladies in England by threatening to murder them. Sentence was deferred.

The Daily News challenges the Unionists to openly merge with the Tories.

Lord Hartington contends the Unionist majority will be maintained at the general rlection. Lord Herschell considers it iuipos* siblo for the House of Lords to go on without some reform being introduced. November 14.

The Rev Dr Clutterbuck was sentenced at Bath to four years' penal servitude for obtaining £16,000 by false pretences. The marriage of Sir S. Wilson's son with Lady Churchill, daughter of the former Duke of Marlborough, took place yesterday. The ceremony, which was of a brilliant character, was attended by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess of Teck and many other society notables. The Prince of Wales presented the bride with a diamond brooch.

FOREIGN.

New York, November 22,

A despatch to the world says it is intended to sue Balroaoeda's Cabinet and Congress individually for the sum of nine millions, the raising of which was illegally authorised by them.

Washington, November 21

Major M'Kinley, speaking at a banquet, asserted that America's best foreign trade Was done during the years in which there had been a Protection tariff. Exchanges with Europe showed that the purchases of the latter were twenty-four millions in excess.

Edison has invented an, electrio locomotive, which he claims will develope one horse-power with one or two pounds of inferior coal, and can be safely worked up to a speed of • hundred miles per hour. Teheran, November 21.

The outbreak in the province of Mazanderan has been suppressed. During the emeute 220 persons were killed. The leader of the revolt was captured and brought here. Hongkong, November 22. The situation in China is improving. St Petersburg, November 21,

Persecution of Jews has ceased, and immigration into Eussia is resuming its normal proportions. A brigand entered a train near Moscow, killed the postmen, and stole £SOOO.