CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4340, 9 February 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, February 6. The fieldflrtiltay are being armed with magazine carbines. Mr Wilson, of tbe Victorian Amateur Athletic Association, lecoimnends that an Australian tcamshould compete at the Pun-BritailjslHpntest in London next year. Mr J. Augus Sutherland is equip, ping a private expedition to explore the unknown regions of Australia on the tracks followed by Messrs Gosse v and Giles; also to search for the relios of Leichardt. He is in hopes that tho Royal Geographical (Society will cooperate with him, Iu the House of Lords, Lord Rosebery, Foreign Seoretary, said Sit Gerald Portal, British Commissioner to Uganda, was allowed a free hand, and was empowered to take over the British East African Company's forces. Mr Laboiichere'B amondment to the Addreas-in.Replyjjxpressina a hope that Sir would not be invested to inorease the Imperial responsibility in Uganda, was withdrawn. A Bluo Book shows that Sir Gerald Portal was authorised by the British Government to puy the subsidy to King Mwaoga. The Welch minors have renewed the negotiations with the owners, and it is now proposed to acoopt a portion of the reduction in wages. Mr Asquitb, Home Secretary, has introduced a Bill in the House of Commons dealing with the question of the liability of employers in case of acoidents happening to their work--men. j4gM

Tbo Pull Mall Gozotto says that Now Zealand liaa prolestod against the annexation of Hawaii by tho Uuited States.

The election of a member to represent Burnley in tho House of Commons in place of Mr Jabez S. Balfour took place to-day, and resulted in tho return of Mr Philip Stanhope, tho Liberal candidate. The polling was —Stanhope 6199; Lindsay (Conservative), 550 G.

Berlin, February G. Alarming news has reached tho Berlin press of the slate of aQnirs in the German territory in Africa. The Somalis are said to be in conflict with the German East African Company. Washington, February 7, A hand of negroes took possession of a train near Stafford, in Texas, and threatened to annihilate all the while people on board, The unox» pected arrival of a special train on the scene caused tho negroes to deperse.

Tho missing steamor City ofPekin, has arrived at San Francisco.

It is believed that the president will wait for information from Hawaii, especially as to Great Britain's attitude towards the new Government, before taking (he final decision of Congress upon the question of annexation.

Paris, ]|srnary 7. The indictments against MM. Rouvier, Deves, Grevy, and Renault, in connection with the Panama Canal disclosures, have been dismissed. Senator Berat and M.U, Proust and Fouconnieries, members of the Chamber of Deputies, with tho directors Baihant and Sans Leroy, have been ordered to stand their trial at the next assizes.

It has been olicited that tho Panama Company spent 8,500,000 dollars io. America in obtaining subscribers to the loaus.

Berlin, February 6, Alsace-Lorraine is demanding to be included among the German States, and its delogates in Berlin assert that its protests against German rule are at an end, and that the people desiro peace, and aro willing to co-operato with the other States for the advancement of the Empire.

During tbu recent inlerviow, tho Czarewitch assured Chancellor (Japrivi that there was no alliance in existence between France and Bussia. _ St Peteesbueo, February 6. It ie said that the reports mado by the Czarewitch on his return from tho German capital ba?o satisfied the Czar, who previously suspected that Chancellor Caprivi was intriguing with the Poles,

■Washington, February G, Mr Daly, the American Oomrnissioner for King Tuhuriemo, has forwarded to the American Government a protest against the British flag being hoisted over the Gilbert Group, and asking the United States to annexthe. islands. ~j& Home, FebruafyT" Tho Banoa Aarociationo of Florence has failed, the liabilities amounting to two million lire, Tho manager and cashior of (he institution havo boen arrested for fraud,

February 7. Baron Lozzaroni, who has bew arrested on a charge: of being concert ned in tho Bank of Romo frauds, is indebted to that institution to tho amount of twelvo million lire. Sydney, February 7. Thoro aro no signs of tho steamers wiiioh were expected to arrivo from Brisbano to-day, and it is surmised they have been unable to leave owing to tho floods, If this surmise is correct no news will boreceivod until railway or tolegraphic communication is restored. latkf, A reporter on an Ipswich paper succeeded at personal risk in making through tho flooded country toTrisbane and back. He saya thoro are from eight to ton feet of water in Queen-street, the principal thoroughfare in Brisbane, and 85 feet in Stanley-street, Tho Victoria Bridge and tho Indooroopilly railway bridge are destroyed, and from this causoalono tho loss is a quarter of a million sterling, Tho gas and water supplies in the city are cutoff,

Over 500 houses liavo been washed away, and the botanical gardens are under water,. There is terrible devastation in the vioinity of Broakfast Creek, and hundreds of families aro camping in boats, having been forced by the height of the water to leave their homes,

As far as is known at present, only lour persons have been drowned, Houses are lying about in tho streets in every direction, U The water is now recoding. JSk The Governor has reached Brisbane^* in safety,

; One firm, Wilson k (to,, ostimatos its loss at £12,000 and tho Woollen Factory at £4,000. In many of the warehouses in the city the water is 20ft deep, _ TLa disaster is the most appalling m the history of Australia.

Ipswich, February 7. A man named Jirdine has b'eea drowned in tho floods/ '' '" '" The whole country'is an unutterable Scene of desolation. ' '' " In the Mary Valley hundreds of families are Jiomeles's, and fn Gympi'e 200 houses have' been' swept away. ltypsy, 7. In tho Legislative Assembly' to.

night, tho Premier announced tlio intention of the Government to carry on business in the House, anil claimed the support of those who thought more of their country than of their party, Mr G. H. Reid said tlio Government had become bo utterly disgraced that they had no claim to support. gavo uotico to move that, SWth9 present circumstances, an appeal to the country is necessary, The Legislative Council has inserted the property vole in the Elec» toral Bill, on condition that a person holding both property and residential votes shall not ex"rcise both in one electorate. The Legislative Assembly has rejected the second reading of the Totalisntor BUI by 83 to '2G.