NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4043, 20 February 1892, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(Per United Press Association.) . London, February 18, A heavy fall of snow has been experienced throughout Northern Europe, and in many places 'railway traffic is blocked, There have been several fresh outbreaks of feet and mouth disease in the vicinity of London recently. Daisy Hopkins, imprisoned for drunkenness in the City, is not the girl tiie University authorities sent to the Spinning House. General Booth is making preparations to establish a colony at Fort Elizabeth, in South Africa.

The cattle markets are being reopened.

The Inman line of steamers is refusing passages for Kussian Jews to America

Harrier, a meteorologist, lias started the theory tbat influenza is due to the Krakatoa eruption dust, whiob, nfter a lapse of seven years, is falling again. Obituary—Sir A, C, Campbell, Bart,, M.P, for West Renfrew. The weather is she coldest experienced for 30 • years. It is also severe on the Continent, Sir-W. V. Harcourt, speaking at Whiteohapel, said both the Irish parties and tho Liberals were practically unanimous, in condemning Mr Balfour's Local Government Bill for Ireland as a sham!' ' • Mr Balfour, in a speeoh at the Constitutional Club, said the Irish demands were dangerous and impossible. He did not believe Mr Gladstone had a scheme for Home Rule inexisiehce yet. • Lord Roberts will retain the Tndiun for, another year.

■ TOmUN. ■ Ottawa, February 18, Mr Edward Blake, Q.O, who from 1880 to 1887 led the Liberal Party in the Dominion Parliament, ill reported to be willing to lesume the leadership on condition that a commercial union with the United States is adopted; instead of unrestricted reciprocity,' Two of the Judges of the Royal Commission set up to investigate the BaieObaleur railway scandal,condemn the Hons Mercier and Langevin, Premier and Preaideut'of, the Couboii respectively, fop coipplicity,.but the pthef judges acquit all Ihti accused except of carelessness. . Owing to objections on the part of the Imperial authorities, restrictions on Chinese immigration into' Canada have been .removed, , but the poll tax has been'increased to 500 dollars', ! Pneumonia is ravaging the battle ranches of North Western Canada, Jtio Janeiro, February }B, It ia reported that riots have taken placp in Ceara, a maritime province of Northern Brazil, aid that the Governor.has been expelled, -

. Deiilin,. February 18. Attaoks are being made'on 1 the German polioy in East. Africa, which it is said cause the ut tmost friction with the Datives and di.BCOrd in the Arpiy;; The conduct of the ofeials' is.iapeaohedi