NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4026, 3 February 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, February 1, The Times expresses the hope that Queensland will retract and apologise, so that friendly relations witli tho Bank ninny be reuewed. It deplores the possibility of Imperial and Australian interests suffering from tho misunderstanding. Serious disorders in connection wilh the Salvation Army have apaia occurred at Eastbourne. The mob broke the ranks of tho Army procession, and in the melee which ensued many of the lasses wero trampled on the ground, while.aeveral other' soldiers' received very rough usage,

The Standard Btates that immediately on the assembly of Parliament Mr Balfour will introduce an Irish Local Government Bill, Mr Gladstone will remain on the Continent for some time, his friends fearing that if he were to return to England at present be might be attacked by influenza, The Archbishop of Canterbury has ordered prayers to beoffered up for the removal oi the influenza epidemic.

FOREIGN. Calcutta, February 1, The natives of Eangoon have resolved to promote the Mahoramedan religion in England, Sir 0. Hall, Q.C., formerly M.P, for Chesterton, ban been appointed Recorder of London. Athens, February 1, There are 500 tons of water in H.M.S. Victoria, but the leaks have been stopped and the guns removed, and it is hoped she will be afloat shortly, Vbnio<{, February 1, Tho Sanitary Conference has finished its sittings. An eflioient hospital is to be provided on tho Suez Canal, and no ship is to te detained longer tnan five days. Speoial rules have been made applicable to mail steamers, upon their giving satisfactory guarantees. The English delegates have not signed the convention, reserving the question of the method of dealing with troopships, New Youk, February 1, The barque Ferndale, bound from Nowoastle (Sew South Wales) to Portlaud, Oregon, has been totally wrecked in Grey's harbour,' Twenty of those on board were drowned. The captain and officers ot the barque Ferndale were amongst those drowned. The only survivors of the wreck are three seamen. Valparaiso, February 1. . Chili is raising a loan of five millions, in order to withdraw the notes issued by the late President Balmaceda. Brisbane, Fobruary 1, Sir Samuel Griffith reiterates the statements he taado to tbe Adelaide interviewer regarding the attitude of the Bank of England, SirT. M'Hwraith denies,that the colony's Treasury Dills are to be offered for one year at 4i per cout,, and ho says that if tuey are not placed at the price they will probably be withdrawn, He also states that the Government oan carry on at the present rate of loan, expenditure for the next 18 months, and during that period large sales of land in the western districts will probably be effected,