NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 574, 24 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Admiral Barriere is dead. The illness of the Kaiser is denied. Mr John Burns declines to visit Australia.

At Pittsburgh the loss from floods is a million dollars.

Lord Carrington has dined with Mr Gladstone.

Sir Charles Dilke has been asked to stand for the Forest of Dean seat. The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Ireland during the summer. The Earl of Beauchamp is dead. The Egeria mutiny cases are to be reopened. The American Copyright Bill has passed by a large majority.

The Prince of Wales has been reelected Grand Master of the Masons.

Natal has been granted responsible Go vernment.

The Russians are collecting transports in large numbers near Herat. The United Labor Council and Shipping Federation have failed to effect a compromise.

Nova Scotia delegates in the Canadian Parliament declare that the electors will decide whether Canada is to be absolved by force, and framed into the United States.

France is angrily protesting against judiciary reform in Egypt. General Caprivi states that it is beneath the dignity of the German empire to punish Bismarck. The Chilian insurgents captured Iquiqui and destroyed Pisagua. The Emperor of Germany expresses his determination to combat the disobedience now abroad.

Count Herbert Bismarck, disapproving of the attitude taken up by his father, has gone on a visit to Egypt. Further disturbances have taken place in Buenos Ayres, and the city is in a state of siege. An attempt was made to assassinate General Roca, Minister of the Interior, but it failed. Trust Companies, representing thirty millions of capital, are arranging to compel the Argentine Republic to meet its obligations. The Shipping Federation is discharging the Ruapehu. They demand that the men shall resume work before they? will enter upon fresh negotiations. Wilson, secretary of the Seamen's Union, arrested on a charge of inciting to riot, has been committed fortrial. The Federation has cancelled the clause giving preference to free laborers. The Daily Chronicle considers that the great labor struggle of the century is looming in the distance. Twenty thousand coal miners in Durham have gone out on strike in sympathy with the 600 tenants evicted from the estate of the Marquis of Londonderry. In the House of Commons a proposal for disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales was defeated by a majority of 32. The Viceroy of Ireland is about to pay a visit to the Western counties. Seceders from Parnell intend to send delegates to America to obtain funds for evicted tenants. Messrs Dillon and O’Brien have been removed to Galway, the former to the infirmary and the latter to a cell. The remains of the late General Sherman were removed from New York to St. Louis, escorted by 2000 troops.

AUSTRALIAN,

A large force of military has arrived at Clermont and other districts where a disturbance is threatened by unionist shearers. All is quiet, and there appears to be less enthusiasm manifested by unionists.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. . Last night. The proposal to construct a bridge over the harbor will be discussed at a meeting on Wednesday night. A child named Keller strayed into the water near Russell, and was drowned. There was a terrible downpour of rain on Saturday evening. The railway line near Newmarket is obstructed by extensive slips. Seventeen Volunteer teams are firing here for the Gordon Rifle shield, and at present the Onehunga Rifles are leading. Maud Harling, a girl of fourteen, was drowned by the upsetting of a boat at a picnic at Motutapu on Saturday. News has been received of the loss of the steamer Tanganini at New Caledonia, but all hands were saved. Bishop Vidgl, Roman Catholic Bishop of Fiji, arrived here yesterday en route for Rome. The bodies of three young men drowned at Wairoa—Burnside, Whitney, and Stephhens—have been recovered. Mr Goldie has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives and his position in Iqoal bodies, for busioess reasons. Sir George Grey says he will stand for Newton if not put to the trouble and excitement of a contested election. NAPIER. Last night. A heavy sea running on the beach at the latter end of last week continued increasing snd washed over the sea wall several times yesterday, but this morning at high tide the sea was higher than has been seen for a long time, and beat over the wa'l with great violence, toppling over and breaking about six chains of parapet from Edwards street southwards, tearing up the roadway and | heaving debris on the footpath of the west side of Marine Parade. In several instances | the sea rushed through the aide streets into *,yhltc Road This was especially the case in Raffle’s Street. Where part Of the footpath and roadway were much broken up. It also rushed through Gray’s coal y 4?- at the corner of Raffle's Street, and into Hastings Street. Before six o’clock fourteen gangs of laborers were set to meet the difficulty, but so great was the accumulation of sand and shingle that it was a long while before any great impression was made. The scene on the Parade this afternoon is a curious one. The day being fine, hundreds of people are assembled, viewing the havoc made by the sea, and watching the great rollers coming, which every now and then topped over, and caused a great scare and rush. A large number of tree guards have been heaved up by the force of the sea rollers, those guards having seats appearing to have suffered the most. Some are lying down, while Others are toppled over. Large blocks of donorete were lying iu the rnldd'e of the road, and come even on the western side of the way having been chucked over by the Seo as If they had been merely pebbles. At the breakwater the sea went clean over the wharf, and did a lot qf damage. The engineer's boat was swept away and the fence round the engineer's office knocked down ; the Board’s too! house was smashed into splinters, the tools buried under the shingle, and the block moulds flattened out; the contractors' divers' dressing house was washed away, together with all diving plant, The wharf itself was considerably damaged. The railway line at the Spit is also damaged. At about 9.30 a.m. the ship Oamaru lost both anchors, and put out to sea. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The Bootmakers' Conference at Wellington Is expected to terminate soon, The decision arrived at will not bo made pub ic until the conference concludes, The Moiiowui left Sen FranoieO for Auckland on Friday last’,