CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4279, 19 November 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, Novem'ber 17. Dr. V. .0. Smith, of Edinburgh, bas been elected Moderator of the Free Church, and the Rev. Marshal Lang, Moderator of the Church of Scotland.

The Queen bas conferred the Albert modal on Wm, Borland, sapper, New South Wales, for bravery at the explosion, of guncotton in April, 1891. The eldest son of Mr Goschen, exChancellor of the Exchequer, will marry Lady Margaret Evelyn Gathorne Hardyj daughter of Earl Granbrook, early next year, November 16. The Howois not injured, and it is hoped she will be dooked on the 'lth December.

Paris, November 10, The Frinoe of Monaco is suing the, Eclaireur newspaper, published Nice, for defamation, in describing his crown as a roulette table. New York, November 16. The north of Hayli is lost to the President, whose officers betrayed him, New York, November 17. The Nicaragua Canal Construction Company is urging the United States Government to issuo a hundred million dollars worth of national bonds to raise funds for the purpose of constructing the canal. Nowb received from Honolulu states that Mr Wilcoxhas succeeded in form- . ing a new Cabinet, vice the Cornwall Government, resigned;

Washington, November 17.

Senator Carlisle will probably bo appointed Secretary of State in the Cleveland Government. .

Paris, November 17,

Tumultuous scenes bare taken place in the Chamber of Deputies concern* w tho Government proposal to limit the freedom of the press, Tho debate has been adjourned, 4f Berlin, November 17^ There is considerable excitement among press representatives in' Berlin owing to the threatened expulsion of a _ New York reporter for adversely commenting on the Army Bill. ■ Ottawa, November 17.

The Canadian and Newfoundland Govemmcnts hare agreed on a basis of unioD, and the people. are now be. tog consulted. One of the conditions insisted on by Newfoundland is that,the Dominion shall construct a rail-' way ncrosfl the island, in compensation for its accepting a Bharoin the Federal debt chavg05........ . Washington, November 17. .

"Mr Chauncey Depew says that tho United States want to make an experiment with the revenue whiohis..entitled to bo allowed a trial, but he doubts whether there is any promise of prosperity in it, Sydney; November 17,

There was great excitement in Apia when the 8.8. Luoeok left, owing to a tribal war whioh had broken out in the island of Tutuila, The qiiarw was a family, dispute, whioh originlß ted in rival claims to the title of

'■ manda," or head chief. The matter has gone so far, and eo much bloodshod haa already occurred, that tho quarrel may aßaumea political aspeo. 1 Hostilities began on the morning of 21th October by the ohief Leiato and Li 3 followers making a raid on the Tillage of Aoa, Wiling.four .and wounding one. On the 29th the chiefs of Fagatona and,Aua went to Pago Pago Jo endeavour tp arrange peace, but. on -approaching the beaoh the Fagasaa : people, who had joined the Pago. Pago party, fired upon them, killing two and wounding three others. A little later Fagatonft ■pd-Qther villages were burned.

Leiato and Lis people returned to Aunua, and entrenched themselves there in a very strong position, with plenty of provisions. The Tiialantoo and Taalatu inland triboß are about

to join Leiato, and if they do the whole of Tutuiia will be involved in war, Plenty of ammunition is said • to be available,

A H.M.S, Kingarooma has arrived, w( The objeot of her visit is unknown, but the oonjeoturo most frequently hazarded is that her commander has instructions as to the dofiuite annexation of Samoa. The latest news states that the natives are now 6ghting in the Bay of Pago Pago, and that the town is destroyed, No native houses aro said to be left standing, but European property is safe so far, though the Samoans threaten to burn the whites : >yi too,.

When the Lubec left Samoa,H. M.S Bingarooma had been ordered to the of confliot in the Island of Vftuila, It was .reported that between 50 and GO natives were killed during the • hostilities, but the news lacks confirmation. Another explanation of the dispute is that the Roman Catholic natives and the Protestants are making a religions war of it.