Cablegrams.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVIII, Issue 916, 5 February 1892, Page 6

Cablegrams.

♦ The Daily News states that Queensland has sunk to the. position of the lowest of the Australian colonies, owing to the action of the Colonial Treasurer, whose administration has been characterised by blustering and muddling. The Vienna Court has ordered the waiters in the. hotels at which the Due d'Orleans and Madame Melba are reported to have stayed to give evidence in the divorce case in England. Ten steamers, with 4000 members of the Salvation Army on board, will meet General Booth on his return from the Australian colonies and India. On the Sunday after his arrival the general will review 10,000 of the army in Hyde Park. The Lancet describes a new remedy for influenza. It consists of 30 grains of. potarsium bicarbonate (in other words half a teaspoonful of baking soda) to be taken every three hours A baby farmer in Berlin has been arrested on a charge of murder. In his house the bodies of 15 chilren were found. A state of siege has been declared in Bilboa, Spain, where the miners are out on strike and are defying law and order. AH the miners are shut down and are guarded by the police and military. The Italian, German, and Austrian sections of the Church are discussing the claims of the various cardinals to the papal chair on the death of Pope Leo The trial of the Schneiders (husband and wife) on a charge of murdering a number of domestic servants in Vienna is creating a sensation. The husband, who has confessed his guilt, admits that he outraged three girls and subsequently murdered them. He is now endeavoring to implicate his wife,

The rice crops in Siam have failed. A sensation has been caused in New York by the disclosure that the apology of the Chilian Government was received before President Harrison's message declaring that the United States' demands should be enforced, was sent to Congress. In their note of apology the Chilian Government expressed profound regret for the outrage on the men of the warship Baltimore, and sincere respect towards the United States. They also offered to leave the question of reparation for the outrage in the American courts. The Telegraph says that buyers are refusing the Queensland bills on the ground of the length of the period, and because the price is too high. It expresses the opinion that the colonies' are too hasty in attempting to raise money in the new form. The Daily News that treasury bills are unwelcome in financial circles. Pessimistic views prevail in London respecting the financial situation of the colonies, and complaints are rife that no real efforts are made by the various Governments to effect retrenchment or impose fresh taxation. The general impression in financial circles is that colonial stocks will fall still lower. Lord Tennyson has composed a fine poem on the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. Information from Mentone dated 29th, sa)'s that Mr Spurgeon is sinking. President Harrison explains that Chili's reply was received prior to the issue of the United States ultimatum, but that it was not translated for the reason that its receipt had not been mentioned to the Cabinet. Ohili suggests tlv.it Spain and Brazil should arbitrate. President Harrison recommends the acceptance of the Chilian apology and the- recalling of Mr Egan, the United States Minister. The Chilian Government have received numerous expressions of sympathy at the position they have, been forced into by the United States. New Zealand long-berried wheat, January 28, 44s 3d (market firmer). Wellington mutton, 3fd. Beef — hindquarters 4-g-cl, forequarters 31-d. New Zealand hemp is in good demand, and there has bt-en a further advance of 10s. Fair to medium qualities L 2. Adelaide wheat 44s 9d, Victorian 44s Gd (both linn). The Continental wheat market is depressed, and prices show a general decline of 10s. The bulk of the Arawa's factorymade butter realised 120s per cwt, and dairy-made 104s. The State of Prince George's health occasions some uneasiness. Captain Francis Fox, the newlyappointed commandant of the New Zealand forces, is suffering from influenza which has delayed his departure. The Gladstonite party are arranging to refuse to vote the Government supplies beyond a short period, with a view of compelling them to fix the general elections for midsummer. Tom M'Carthy, of the Dockers' Union, also gave evidence of an important nature, in the course of which he assured the commission that if the introduction of the eight hours principle failed to absorb the unemployed the labor party would use every endeavor to have the length of a day's work reduced to six, four, or even two hours if necessary. Cape peaches are selling in London wholesale at 5s each. The Schneiders (man and wife) have been sentenced to death for the murder of a number of servant girls under revolting circumstances. Prussia has refused to readmit Jesuits into the country. A semi-official announcement states that tho Pope is overworked, but that his health is fairly good. Lord Salisbury is arranging for a royal commission to examine into and report upon the influenza epidemic. The English wheat market February 1, is depressed ; Continental dull ; American steady. Mr Gladstone will remain on the Continent for some time, his friends fearing that if he were to return to j England at present he might be at- j tacked by influenza. , The Standard states that immediately on the assembling of Parliament Mr Balfour will introduce the Irish Local Government Bill. The Czar intends to restore the j system of serfdom in Samara and Saratoo districts, and, if successful, it will be extended to the whole Russian empire. The barque Ferndale, bound from Newcastle (New South Wales) to Portland, has been totally wrecked in Grey's Harbour. Twenty of those on board were drowned, amongst these being the captian and officers. Only J three seamen survived. All the passengers on board the s.s. Eider, which went ashore on the Isle of Wight, were rescued through the gallantry of a lifeboat crew. There were 300 passengers on board. The health of Princess Victoria of Teck has been restored. Wheat has declined 6cl. A mutton famine is threatened in Paris owing to the great increase in the tariff. The Pope is prostrated by a severe cold. An unsuccessful attempt was made by an incendiary to burn down the Royal Castle at ELonigsberg. The rafters of the tower were found to be saturated with petroleum. j

The Czar proposes to rebind the peasantry to the soil, as they were in former days, and compel them to cultivate it, the State retaining twothirds of the produce, and one-third being stored in magazines of each Commune for the support of the peasants. * The Education Bill now before the Prussian Diet places schools under the control of the clergy, and has excited bitter opposition.