NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4001, 31 December 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENQLISH. i (By Telegraph.—Press Association, London, December 29. The Marquis of Hartiugton, wh ■ bas succeeded to the title of Duke c Devonshire, will remain leader of th [ Liberal Unionists, and Mr Chambet ; lain will be leader of the party in tb ■ House of Commons. i The Standard asserts that Lon i Randolph Churchill aspires to tb . position of a diplomatic) represents tive, and may possibly be appointe • to St Petersburg to succeed Sir E I Mqrier, who has been transferred t L Rome. It, however, considers that i 1 would be rather a risky experiment. The members of the Royal Familie j of Denmark, Wurtemburg, and Be ■ giuni will attend the marriage of th 5 Duke of Clarence and A von dale an > the Princess Mary of Teck. Th t lilmpress Frederick' of Germany w i also be present at the ceremony. Prince George of Waleß will shortl [ be created Duke of Kent, i There is a great outcry against th ■ possible appointment of Lord Ear i dolpb Churchill to tbe post of Bri is s Ambassador at St. Petersburg, i ■ succession of Sir R. Morrier. The Rev. Q. H. Spurgeon is slow! I improving in health. f Prince Christian was not fhootinj ' but simply advising his son, when . shot from the Duke of Connaught gun glanced off a tree and struck hii in the eye. He is progressing fair! well. Prince Christian will not bo ri moved from Osborne for Bevori weeks. J poaiiair. i Rome, December 29. f Influenza is very prevalent in Nor • them Italy. s Ntew York, December 28. An infuriated mob rescued froi > the custody of the sheriff seven out t laws charged with robbery in Ala - bama and hanged the whole of then December 29. ' Twenty thousand cases of influen/ - were reported during the last fe\ • days in the state of Ohio. » San Francisco, Deoember 29. i The' pacific Company's Btdatae Mearagua has been lost on the coast; < San Salvador. The crew were saved I =====