CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4225, 22 September 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

■ London, September 20, Woodliead's wool factory at Bradford has been burned down, damage £40,000, / ■;/' ; Fifteen thousand shipwrights on the Clyde are out of work, A section of the Tabernacle congregation advocate the Kov. 'l'bomas Spnrgeon being appoiuted to the pastorate in succession to his father, Berlin, September 19. The Post states that the army is to be increased by 100,000. • London, September 19. The Times, discussing the seizure of scalers off Copper Island, insists that Russia should be made to apologise for the insults to the British flag, and should indemnify, the crews, St. Petersburg, September 20.

Prince Anton Radziwill, when about to join tbeCzar's hunting parly, suddenly became insane, and ran amuck in an hotel. Ho shot two servants before the policp, hesitating to lire On so exalted a personage, succeeded in stunning him with the nozzle of a fire hose.

London, September 19. Mr W. O'Brien lias appealed to Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, to put a step to the attempt of landlords to disturb Ireland by pushing for recovery of arrears. He asserts that four midnight seizures have occurred lately, Mr H, H; Ohatnpion declares that ho is able to provido election expenses for 100 labour candidates.

New York, September 19. The local Board of Health has ordered the sheriff lo remove all the quarantined passengers from Fire Island, and to prevent any further landings. The Governor of New York, however, has wired to the captain of tbe troops on the island to defend the quarantined grounds at all hazards. London, September 19.

The steamer Uranus has arrived at Hull trnm Hamburg with one 'seaman suffering from cholera. Berlin, September 20. Ihe deatliß in Hamburg to-day numbered 180,

It is expected that owing to the severe loss through the plnguc there will be many failures. At present there are COOO clerks out of work.

Vienna, September 20." Ten deaths have occurred at Cracow from cholera,

London, September 19, In connection with Bwenting, it is stated that • the daughter of a peer died of fover contracted from a riding habit made in one of the "slums." The enquiry shows there is a general laxity in the trado upon sanitary matters;

Sydney, 20tli September; A large procession of workmen paraded the streetß to-day, and proceeded towards Parliamentjßuildings to present resolutions condemning the action oftlio Government at Broken Hill.

A large force of troopors and police on foot took possession of Macquarie-streefc and the vicinity of the Buildings, ■ and prevented" all approach to tbo prccinots. - A deputation of 1G was, selected to interview the Premier, but only three were permitted lo enter, and' Sit George Dibbs then declined to receive them.

The police continue to guard the approaches lo Parliament Buildings during the evening, : Work'is proceeding 1 quietly at Broken Hill, and tbo Proprietary mine will send the first shipment of ore to Port Pirie to-morrow,

Sydney, 2ist September, Mr Want, a Freetrade member, hus announced his intention of voting for tho Government, for the sole reason of maintaining law and order, Mr Cann has given notice of a motion censuring the Government in connection with tie Broken Hill strike,

I Tho Ministry tiro still confident of victory, and believo that tho loss of the Labour voto will be more than counterbalanced by assistance from the Opposition, A large number of Socialists were included in last night's procession. They had a red flag flying, and met at the Statue, two fully 10,000 people congregated, Tho crowd dispersed by midnight,

Much incendiary oratory woe indulged in by the leaders. New Yoke, 20th September, Borgmann, who attempted to murder Mr. Prick, manager of Carnegie's works at Homestead, during the late strike, has been sentenced to 22 years imprisonment, London, 20ih September, The Chamber of Commerce is discussing the reform of building societies, It is proposed that a uniform system of keeping' accounts, and a Government inspection and regulation of advances, should be insisted on.

Hodaut, 20th September, A wonderful discovery of tin ha! been made at Lady Bay, in the Huor district, Tbe wash is 10 feet deep and gave three-quarters of a pound to tho dish.

Adelaide, 21st September. In the Legislative Assembly tho Colonial Treasurer announced that the recnt copious rainfall had increased tbe harvest estimate from 5 to 6 bushels per acre, BmsnANE, 21st September, The Totalisator Tax Bill has passed through tbe Legislative Assembly,