NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4024, 30 January 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. [by telegraph.] (United Press Association,) London, January 27. The Rev 0. H. Spurgeon is slightly better, An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck the train by which Mr T, W. Russell, M.P. for the Southern Division of Tyrone, was travelling to Oinagh, the principal town of the oounty, ' Sir Samuel Griffith's remarks to an interviewer at Adelaide have aggravated the hostile feeling in the city against Queensland, and it is expected that tho colony's Treasury Bills will be withdrawn to morrow.

1 Merchants, bankers, brokers, and , other commercial men in the citv are t disgusted at "the obstinacy of the I Government, which" seriously pre- ! judices all the Queensland interests, and militates against tho success of I other colonial issues. 1 . All oolouial stocks are depressed, ' and have fallen from £ to } per ceijfc. j _ Tjie Daily Telegraph advocates the ; feiis of loans at from i to || per , cent jnstead of tho f! holo-aud-poruer , Treasury Bills," Tasraanisn Trea3\}ry Jillg yill not 1 be offered. ' ' Holders of fiipee paper .arp ex--1 ohanging it for colonial Treasury Bills, Public opinion on the Continent condemns the treatment meted out to Chili by the United States.; January 28, The World says that Prince George of Wales will probably retire from the navy, and marry Princess Margaret of Prussia,. The rice orops'in Biarn have failed. Influenza is very prevalent among tho upper classes in the Weal End oi London. /' ■' " Obituary—Princess Ludoyica, Her death'yas due to" an attack 'of influenza. " " Rev, Hong Olipong, who hng bepn suffering from influenza, ip in critical condition, PORm Eohe, January 28, Cardinal Ledochowski has been appointed Prelect-of the Propaganda. The Italian, German and Austrian sections, of the Church are discussing tho claims of the various Cardinals to ' the Papal.chair on the Pope Jjeo, ■' : , : i■' i "' ■ MiDßfp, January 2J, : A state of .siegfft'as been declared j at Eilliab; where miners'6ut on strike are defying law and order. All mines j are shutdown, and aro guarded by | ' ' jbuary 8?. \ The men on strike hivo damaged . mino, Bilbao. ?hey 8 a|so jjestrpye/jiljie and stoned : apd fired on the taogs; ; latter • eyenti|aljy succeeded' jn ; order. •' j

Npw ¥ols, January js. A pensatjon. hap bepp ; caijßgi}, in this city by the disclosure that the apology of the Chilian Government was reqeiyed before President Harrieon'p message,-. declaring that the United States' detiilitids should bo onforced, was sent to Congress, In their note ■ of apology, the Chilian- Government, expressed profound regret lor the outrage on the men of the warship Baltimore, and sincere 'espect towards ' the United Sfeti/a. I tfliey also offered ■' to„ fooat#i»%%'AtaG'au Courts.; : ; . j . Washington, January 28, . I lie United States Cabinet haVe

not yot decided whether they will agree to have the dispute with Chili referred to arbitration. The Chilian Government accuse the American Minister of War of not truthfully conveyed their messages regarding the dispute to the President and Parliaments - It has been arranged to hold the conference on the Behriiig Sea difficulty in Washington. , The United States exports for 1891 have increased ,£13,000,Q00 compared with the previous -year, and he imports £5,000,000, Valparaiso, January 27. Speaking in the Chilian Chamber of Deputies, Mr Jordan,, ono of; the members, advocated ut full apology beipg tended to the United States, ami said lie did not'bclieye that tho United StatesGuvernment desiie to humiliate Chili. His remarks were received with loud applause. " Adelaide, Janujrv 28;

L Sir tiaraue) Griffith, in the course of an interview, said lie did not think that Queensland or the other colonics would bo affected in the slightest by the decision of the Bank of England, and he believed the general verdict, when the correspondence was published, would be chat the action of tho Bank was foolish, and unreason able.