CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4417, 13 May 1893, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

& British and foreign, l.pS'iiON, M:ay 11.,. A great: mast warehouse in Hull has been burnt ct down. The lire was the woik of incendiaries, Mr Hatt.ou Richards, formerly Private Secretary to Sir Wrn,. M'Gregnr in New Guinea, h.as I em 'appointed' Assistant Colonial Secretary of the Goltl 'Boost Colony. ' Mr Eiißjeli's' .amendment to ibe Nome Rtilo Bill, excising t-lie provision f'-r .a Fccond chamber'in the Irish I;p" * jure, Wus defeated by it majorit/ of roT Mr Glnclstoiio declared that Upper Chambers has added to ' ■tho dignity' and stability of the colonies, which did not desire the abolition. Sir Charles Russi'il, in opening (lie ■■ British ease before the Beliring Sea 'Commission, denied that tlie United * States had a claim to exclusive jurisdiction over' Beliring Set or to exclusive property- in the seals found there. . Tho strikers, at Hull aro willing to resumo if the Shipping Federation will give a written assurance that ir it.:, will not .attempt to destroy tho Union, Townsentl will bo hither charged with sending a threatening letter to Mr Gladstone, in which he stated, that Minister bad recently had :sR ; from being shot at Brighton. . .The: Times, commenting on. the opening of the Imperii! Institute, .Says the striking display afforded by tlie .ceremonial, shows that no section of politiciaoscan afford !o i.e indilk-rent to ita duty to maintain the unity of the Empire. Two men have been arrested on ■suspicion of being concerned in tho J ■.'explosion at the Dublin Law Courts.

In her opening addiessat the Imprial Institute the Queeu .spoke in a ■'clear voice, but looked infirm, and was leaning heavily on the arms of the Prince of Wales and ilic Diiko of Edinburgh. St James' Gazette considers it would cement the Empire, if Royalties , wero appointed to colonial Governorships, aud stales that it is possible yet to see the Duke of' C'onnangh t Governor of either Canada or New South Wales.

Tlio Queen, replying to an address from.the Prince of Wales, acknowledged his efforts in founding the Imperial Institute, which was evidence of the universal' loyalty of her subjects aud n fitting symbol of the unity of the Empire, Tho escort a' the. opening cereUtoay consisted of ICO men ol the Life Guards and the members ol the Victorian, New South Wales', Canadian, . and the.. Indian Artillery !e.iir..'j in the order named. Then ■.came' the SOO of'' the Life. Guaruf bringing up the rear, 'i'be colonials forming the escort met with an immense ovation while .awaiting tlio return of Her Majesty .from tho building at the. conclusion of the ceremony. Melbourne, May' 11, A firm of solicitors .bos received instructions, on behalf of tho Scotch 'depositors, to. oppose the reconstruction. of tho Standard Bank. Berlin., May 11. The Kaiser's speech to the troop's lias caused a profound sensation. The organs of the Centre and. J'uicia! Parties criticiso it severely. 'y-fif Athens, May 11. Tho Premier, M. Trlcoupia, has. failed to satisfy British financiers with, rtgard to tho proposed loan. Calcutta, May 11. : •. News lias been received that affairs, in" Orisia,. Bengal, are in a critical condition; Ten thousand insurgents havo surrounded the Baja.li's Palace, The British resident force is -100 ( Qnd an application has been made for .reinforcements. ■' Si. Fkiersbuig, May 11, : A Cossack regiment, stationed at Kieff, mutinied owing to harsh trea - ment, and fired on its officers. who besieged tho" For twenty- eiglit hours brisk firing wont on, 15 being killed and tho same number wounded.