CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4338, 7 February 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, February 4. The Opposition press exhibits dig.', appointment on learning that Mr H, ,'>. Matthews, late ffomo Seoretary, b// apparently arranged for the arm/j of Callan and Egan before office, iy^ Mr to iSS [Labouchere's amenqment, said the i Government wanted authentio infor* niation before forming a conclusive judgment relative to Uganda. Under pressure ho implied that Sir G. Portal, would unofficially exeroiso authority in the interval between the time of sending in his report and the deois. ion of the Government.

Tho Speaker, a weekly Gladstonian newspaper, declares that the finanoial proposals in the Homo Rulo scheme are altogether different from those of 1886, and no Receiver-General will be appointed, The Pall Mall Gazette asserts that the proposals include a House of Lords at Dublin. tars ijtfhope, (Liberal) and Lindsay have been nominated for the Barnley Boat in the House of Commons, vacated by Mr Jabez Spencer Balfour who has fled from the country. In the House of Commons, Mr Laboucuere said it would be disgraceful if tbo Government quitted office without doing something to precipitate the evacuation of Egypt. Mr Gladstone said the Government wero striving to maintain order in Egypt, and during the occupation by tho British would presevvo harmony with tbo Native Government. The Government was full&dptermined not to drift back. jHf*' Tho Black Watch Las been ordered to proceed to Cairo, At the trial of those charged with fraud in connection with the Hansard Publishing Union, evidence was adduced that a million aud a quarter pounds sterling had been lost to the shareholders, who would not raoeivo a single penny.

After an extremely keen light, the Huddersfield election resulted iu tha Conservative candidate, Sir J. Gros« land, heading the poll with 7068 votes, and Mr Woodhead, Liberal, receiving 7083.

Paris, February i In an _ action brought against oxKing Milan of Servia, a Parisan damusc has recovered the sum of £12,000 on a broach of promise action. Milan is bankrupt, and has asked the Servian authorities to assert his inability to pay. The French Government has encouraged the Porte toßummona conference of the Powers to consider the Egyptian question, and has induced the sending of letters to Egypt stating that the Porte Bustaius the rule of the Khedive,

Paris, February 4, Tho French Government approves the proposal to hold a convention to consider the advisableness of connecting Queensland and New Caledonia by cable. ' *f\ . Cmho, February 4. Tho Khedivo refrains from Bupi pressing the anti-British fanaticism. To-day the Khedive proceeds to open tho Assiout Bailway, and tha natives are preparing to extend to him a hearty reception. Great precautions have been taken in Cairo to repress any rising whioh may occur in the absence of tho Khedive,

Madrid, February 4. Owing to the sufferings of the pßasaufcry,and the existing depression, the Queen of Spain has curtailed her private outlay, and the clergy havo agreed to surrender a portion of their revenuo.

Atiienb, February i, The Italian and Greek as well as British warships are conveying relief to the Zaute sufferers.

The King of Greece will pay a visit to tho group to make a personal in« spection into the disaster,

Suakim, February 5, Osman Digna, eluding tho.troops io. the darkness of night, passed Suakim and reached Binkat, killing a few friendly tribesmen on the way. Washington, February 5. News from South America stales 100 people were killed and 500 injured in riots at Bogota, the capital of Columbia,

Melbourne, February G. It is expected that tho arrest oi Smith for larceny as a bailoe in Wei-, lington, New Zealand, will dear up the mysterious disappearance of Jacobson at Pahiatua two years a"o. Hobart, FebruajdjA The Secretary of Btato.ilfHbT Colonies has requested Bishop Mont' gomery to furnish a roport on tho Kanaka traffio iu the South Sen Islands,

Sydney, February 5. Information has been received from Toowoomba, Queensland; that the town of Ipswich is undor water, which has reached tho height of the roofs of two churohes. Coinmunioa* tion by rail and telegraph with Brisbane is interrupted. At Bundamba, 25 miles west of Brisbane, ecarcoly a house is visible. It is still raining, and people have fled to the high lands. Immenso damage and loss of property is reported,

Lmeb, Further news from Queensland states that tho town of Ipswich is in darkness, the gasometer being Bubi merged, The water is now. slightly receding. - Twenty-five M. y of tain hi fallen in thelastijTJrftirs, A man named Jackson, in removing his family in a boat, collided with a log. The boat was capsized, and four of tho children wero drowned. Hia wife and one daughter climbed a

tree; auotber daughter and a man reached the roof ot a house, Mrs Jaokßon was rescued, but (bo fato of the others is unknown, . In one instance a girl who had been in a tree for three days was rescued, Constablo Gangster, who first wont to rescue her, was drowned, and another

party went out, Many bouses have floated away, while others havo been turned comi pletely round, Scores of families hare been ron<

lercd homoless. A terrible disaster has occurred at

the Eclipse Colliery, Seven miners, named Thomas Wright, George Wright, Patrick M'Quade, H M'Quado, Guthbertson, Walker ailWHiyfo Smart, wout to work in the mine m vusual this morning, Tho flood waters broke into the mine, flooding it to within 80 feet of the surface, Some of the mon who managed to get dear at first signalled to the engineer, but tho engine refused to work, and all perished, With two exceptions tho deceased leave wives and large families. Goodna is completely submerged, and fears are for the safety of the lunatio asylum, whioh is surrounded by water; Much anxiety jsfelt for the safety of the residents between ftd Wfetae; -