CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4527, 19 September 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

British and Foreign

Lonoon, September 16. Heavy floods have been experionced in Newcastle, and the residents) are flreing for their lives to high land. Many lives have been lost.

The yaobt Britannia won the Cape May Cup, the course beingjropi the Needles to Oherbourggmbl, beat, ing the Navahoe by 3tjpsniutes. The Houae of Commo&a-will rise on the 23rd itist. Mr Gladstone will address a meeting in Edinburgh on the 27th. It is expeoted that bis deliverance will be of an important character, and that he will attack the House of Lords over its action respecting tho Home Rule Bill, The Miners Federation by ballot, refuses to accept a reduction of wages or refer the matter to arbitration. Washington, September. 15. News from Brazil shows that a desperate sea fight has taken place between the loyal Brazilian warship Bahia and the insurgent vessel Alagos, The latter was disabled. The bombardment of tho capital lasted two daya, and the rebels have gained a foothold in Rio do Janeiro. The Presideut has abondoned tho capital, and retreated to Santa Anna with a few loyal troope. The rebels have been reinforced, and been supplied with arms by sailing ships. The rebellion is sproading. Bnhia and Pernambuco are joiniug the rebels, and all the forts in fiio de Janeiro except one have gono over the rebels. An attack on llio Grande is feared. News has been recoivfed that tha bombarders are protecting the islands in the harbour of Bio. Rio de Janeiro, September 16, The insurgents have seized the Customhouse and arsenal, and also captured Niotheroy, a suburb five miles cast of the city. Oavetown, September 16, News has been received that osing to an outbreak of smallpox the threatened attack of the Matabele impis on Fort Viotoria is unlikely to tako place,

Paris, September 16, It is the F Governmsnt immediately two hundred and seventy, one million sterling of 4J percent rentes. Bbussels, September 15. About 125,000 miners in fiorinage will go out cn strike on Monday, Melbourne, September 16. The death ia announced of the Hon, iJ. Campbell, Minister of Education, and Mr Burroughs, member for Bendigo. Newcastle, September 16. Owing to the number of miners out of work, dira distress prevails in the mining townships.' Sydney, September 16. A sensational shooting case occurred on Saturday night. West, a cashier at Anthony Hordern'g big establishment in Gegrt'treet, shot a salesman named Li<fflWi>ad. Liddle was Lnnoying West in some my, and the cashier pointed a revolrer at him. The weapon went eff —acoideutally, West alleges—with fatal results. West has been arrested.