NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3976, 30 November 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

BNGtLXSB[By Telegraph.—Press Association.] London, November 27. Mrs Langtry states she has no in*tention of making a visit to Australia A difficulty has arisen with the engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal regarding the cost, which is £860,000 above last January's estimate.

Sir J. Gorat contests Cambridge at the general election. In the personal estate of the late Duke of Cleveland duty was paid on £1,500,000.

It is reported that Bott, the inven tor of the most recent type of pneumatic gun, has invented an apparatus for economising fuel which will have a wonderful effect on the industry and commerce of the world. It is claimed that, the discovery will place the coal deposits in the relation they occupy to the world's demand where they were 20 years ago. The New Zealand Shipping Company and Shaw, Sayili & Co. explain that the mail subsidy is inadequate for the service of regular steamers, .and they would prefer to be left free.

At a meeting of the Union Mortgage and Agenoy Company, of Australia, Mr C. Wigram, chairman, said Europe would consume unlimited quantities of Australian meat, if it could be brought to the doors of the labouring classes at a oheap rate. Prince George is slowly progressing, though he suffers from severe nervous depression. Mr Musgrove, of Australia, lias arranged with Sir A. Harris for a visit of bis opera company to Australia after the London season is over. The repertoire will include Wagner's operas, and Gounod's " Borneo and Juliet." A conductor of note will accompany them. The Earl of Derby has recovered from his attack of illness. Lieut Freemantle, of H.M.S. Sabrina, who is being tried by court martial for sinking two fishing smacks at Portsmouth while engaged in big gun practice, attributes the accident to mirage deceiving him as to the real distance of the smacks.

Lyttelton Harbour Board debentures have risen 1 per cent. Sir C. Russell and Mr Smith, Q.C, have been retained to re-open the Maybnck case.

FORSIMT.

Mexico, November 27,

Bv the collapse of a building during a bull fight in Mexico, twelve persons were killed and nine seriously injured. Kio de Janeiro, November 25. General Fonseca retires to the Is • land of Paqueta. Ottawa, November 27. The Premier of Ontario declares that Canada will not accept annexation to the United States £pr any commercial advantages. The Canadian Government is protesting against Lord Salisbury's action with regard to Newfoundland. Lisbon, November 27. Information has been received that the Mafti tribe has attacked and captured a number of Portuguese stations in Mozambique. Valparaiso, November 27. Congress is likely to impeach 70 of the late President Balmaceda's Ministers and high officials on charts of malversation. I Berlin, November 27. Messrs Hugo, Loewy and Co, bankers in Berlin, have failed with no assets. The failure has created an enormous sensation in financial circles in the city, and Loewy and another of the directors have been arrested. " New York, November 27. At a conference of Irishmen in thir citj it was resolved not to send any mort money to Europe until the fcbifiui'fo ijriefr part/ wasliwltfd,

Washington, November 27. By a landslip tit Tacoma, in California. 12 persons lost their lives. Melbourne, November 28. Although every preparation was. made for Sotting the £6,000,000 loan, it is unlikely it will be offered for some time, as the condition of the London money market is anything but assuring;. Herlix, November 27. Since June a German agency has sent 40,000 iiussinn Jews to North and South America, and some to Australia. It is alleged here that Jew 3 are forbidden to buy corn in Bussia. Forty thousand cises of influenza have been recorded in Berlin during this month.