GABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4326, 25 January 1893, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

London, January 23. The fiev Thomas Spurgeon haß been re-appointed Baptist Missioaer for New Zealand. The death is announced of Lord St. Oswald, formerly Mr Rowland Winn, who was raised to the peerage .in 1885. His age Pour hundred thousand spurious shillings have arrived in England from Germany. Mr Purvis, obief engineer of the B,s lonio, is taking a trial shipment of thirty-three lobsters to New Zealand on the present trip of the vessel, The Daily Telegraph 'states that Lord Aberdeen will succeed Lord Stanley, of Preston, as GovernorGeneral of Canada.

The Tories have issued an argent whip to their party. It is reported that the Queen's | Speech will inolude references to the payment of members, local option, the establishment of parish counoils, and the disestablishment of the Scotch and Welch Ohurohtis. Ninety thousand Welch miners threaten to strike owing to a reduction in wages,

Mr John Eedraond, M.F., was waiting at the prison for Egan, the released dynamiter, and gave him a hearty welcome. The ex-convict-looked the picture of health,

Remarkable secrecy was observed by the authorities, and Egan's release was quite unexpected ■ The Daily News denies that Egan's release is in pursuance of an intention to grant an amnesty to all persons guilty of less than capital offences. Mr T. Healy, M.P., hopes that Egan's release will bo the precursor of other and similar sots of clemency.

Mr William Redmond, M.P., claims that it is the result of a threat to move an amendment to tbe Address in-fipply. The Stnndard accuses Mr Gladstone of having set a murderous ruffian free in order to secure the Pumellite vote,

The Times also alleges that Egan was released in order to purohase support for Mr Gladstone, Thomas Callan, an Irish-American dynamiter who whs sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in 1888, has been released, The people of Limerick are demanding the release of Daly, another dynamiter.

Tbe Clare Magistrates are urging that the police force in the county be increased, in order to successfully cope with the Moonlighters and secret societies, They also advooate the renewal of the Crimes Aot. It is believed that the Khedive intends to test Great Britain's authority over tho Egyptian Ministers, and also her right to occupy the country. He is showing signs of a desire to get rid of the British offioials, Tolegrams from Cairo state that tho fears of the Eoropean residents are not allayed, and the British officials regard their position as shaken,

It iB probable that the strength ol the army of occupation will be in* creased.

M. Waddington, the French Ambassador in London, has informed Lord Kosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that France'approves tho appointment of Riaz Fasha as Premier of Egypt, but declines) to recognise the British right to interfere with the Khedive's selection of Ministers.

New York, January 28, An elevator at St Louis caught fire, and a million and a quarter bushels of wheat wero destroyed before the flames were extinguished, The damage ia estimated at a million and a half dollars,

In the course of an interview, Presi-dent-elect Cleveland said tho Demo* orats had placed him in power to repeal the M'Kinley tariff. Betums show that tho value of the United States imports for tho last year increased by £9,500,000, and the exports decreased by £6,400,000, as compared with the previous year, Washington, January 22. The total number of those injured in the Acton railway accident was 91 Eleven more are in a dying condition. Burning oil was thrown in the air by the force of the explosion, and covered a radius of 100 yards. Sheets of flume descended on the spectators and tho men engaged in the work of rescue, causing fearful injuries. Many jumped into the river in their agony. The scene is desoribed as most awful.

Tangier, January 28. An English attache has returned here from Fez, whither ho had gone to interview the Sultan on matters in dispute with England, Ho reports that the Sultan was most graoious, and accorded him a hearty reception, Hainan, the leader of the recent re* volt, is again becoming troublesome, ana is raiding the country at tho head of a large body of Angheiitos. Berlin, January 28, The naval estimates provide for an additional cruiser on the Australian station.

Ten more persons have died from cholera at Halle.

St. Petersburg, January 23. The Emir of Bokhara, who is on a visit to St. Petersburg, has offered to cede his state to Russia for a pension for five millions per annum.

I Bucharest, January 23. It is stated that Koumania is about to join the Triple Alliance. Paris, January 28, The reconciliation between the exKing o( Servia and his wife Natalie was brought about at tbe instance of the Czar.

Sydney, January 28. In connection with the strike at a local boot factory, Porter, the Secretary of the Bootmakers' Union, and three piokets named Morter, Brain and Hodges, were arrested on a charge of conspiracy and intimidation, Further arrests are contemplated. Brisbane, January 28, A terrific storm has done much damage, Buildings were unroofed and telegraph lines blown down. Si Petersburg, January 28, General Gourko is to be appointed Minister of War, Lisbon, January 28. The Chamber of Deputies is discussing the question of how to deal with the foreign debt. The Premier has stated that Portugal ia now able to pay up one-third of tho interest in arrear. Sydney, January 24,

Terrific southerly gales are raging along the Eastern seaboard, The steamer Tweed baa been driven asbora at Byron Bay, Bhe was insured in the National Office of Hew Zealand for £SOOO, and reinsured for £4500. The steamer Belmore is ashore in Coffs Harbour. Muoh damage has been done to the crops in the Northern River districts, Many families at Lismorehave been flooded out. The schooner Darcy Pratt has bson wrecked near Kookbampton, Qer gtew arc