NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 579, 7 March 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

The Imperial Federal League is forming a branch for women. Mr Stanley intends to visit Australia in October.

The “Hawk” says that Lord Onslow will probably succeed Lord Hopetoun as Governor of Victoria. Three battalions of Government troops at Pisagua, shot their officers and joined the rebels.

Mr Harrison, M.P. for Tipperary, seized the National League funds at Belfast on behalf of Mr Parnell.

A rebellion at Bissao, in Senegambia has been quelled, and the rebels punished.

Sir William Cummings claims against each of the defendants in the libel suit. They were the men who watched him playing. Miss Ottie Chew, of Auckland, New Zealand, has won a violin scholarship at the Royal College of Music. The Opposition are said to be dismayed at the success achieved by Mr Parnell in bis recent campaign through Ireland. They fear he will gain a majority.

A London player at the tables in Monte Carlo broke the bank at Monte Carlo, winning ,£70,000. The North German Gazette says the frontier regulations will be made more stringent if the behavior of the French renders it necessary. The World asserts that the anxiety of the Emperor of Germany to conciliate France is due to distrust of Russia.

The German Emperor states that he is determined to remedy the crying injustice under which the laboring classes suffer, but disapproves of irresponsible agitators. Mr Lantier states that the independence of Canada is preferable to annexation. Both sides now expect a majority of 30. The French Budget Committee have advised that three million francs should be voted to relieve farmers suffering from the effects of the recent frosts. Mr Stanfield’s motion in the House of Commons, for the one-man-one-vote principle, was negatived by a majority of 102. Mr Gladstone supported the motion.

The shipping strike is spreading northwards. The port of Aberdeen is now blocked.

Efforts are being made to induce Mr Goschen to act as Chairman of the Labor Convention. Mr D. Patterson, ex-Commissioner of Customs in Victoria, in addressing a gathering of working men at Alderwick, declared that a universal strike meant universal starvation.

The Kaikora arrived at Plymouth on the 3rd from New Zealand, with passengers all well, and the cargo of frozen meat in good condition. The dockers are returning to work. They have withdrawn their delegate from the joint Labor Committee, and refuse to join a general strike. The strikers at Cardiff are appealing to the Shipping Federation to arrange a settlement of the dispute. Fifteen out of sixty blasts of the furnaces have been relighted.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. . Last night. This evening the local Yacht Club is considering the establishment of a New Zealand Yachting Association. News has been received from the Islands of the death of Captain Couch, the well known coastal trader. H M S. Orlando is to be docked here next week. The other vessels of the squadron have not yet arrived. Emma Whittingham, a woman of 21, committed suicide by eating wax vestas. No cause is assigned.

John Riordan, foreman of the railway contract near Hellensville, was lighting a blast of powder to-day, when it exploded, blowing his head to atoms. The Rev. Mr Dewsbury has been electe I President of the Wesleyan Conference. Mr Ward, of Gisborne, was appointed to the Invercargill pastorate in the first draft of stations, but the list is still subject to revision.

The steamer Wainui, from the Islands, reports that the eastern end of Fiji, has been devastated by a hurricane. Dr Collins says he has no intention of resigning because of the Hospital Commission report.

Lord Onslow informs the local papers that there is no truth in the report that hs is to succeed Lord Hopetoun as Governor of Victoria,

At Port Albert an old settler named Charles Griffin met with an accident on Tuesday, which terminated fatally yesterday. The injuries were received by bis being thrown from a young horse. NAPIER. Ln st night. At the Supreme Court on Wednesday night the jury in the case J unes Gollan v. Thomas Kelly returned a verdict for plaintiff for £lOOO, but as only £BOO was claimed the verdict was altered to that amount. Sume law points reserved were argued yesterday, but judgment was postponed. To-day the case of J. P. Smith, hotelkeeper at Farndon,v. Government Insurance Department commenced, claim £255, amount of policy on the life of plaintiff s late wife. The defence set up was an allegation that plaintiff's wife was of intemperate habi s, which was not disclosed when the proposal was and chat she did noc make correct answers when the insurance was effected, Mr Oresswell was for the plaintiff, and Messrs Oornford and Sainsbury for tho defendants. The case was not finished when the Court rose. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. A man named Wyllie, an engine driver on the Otago Northern line, met with a painful accident yesternay. He was on the engine of the Palmerston down train, when a rush of steam occurred, scalding him aoout the eyes. One eye has to be removed. Captain Edwin forecastes heavy galea from the northward, changing by west aud southwest between midnignt on tho 6th and midnight on the 9th. At tho University Senate at Christchurch yesterday the Bev. Dr Bruce resigned hie seat. It was decided to inform the Convocation that at their meeting they are entitled to fill the vacancy. The Women’s Christian Temperance j Union Convention have decided to memorialise religious bodies on the subject of Using unfermented wine in the Communion service, ft was reported that twelve branches are taking up the work of helping female victims of the drink traffic. A boy named Bartlett, aged four years, died in a singular manner. He was-standing on a fence, waving bis hands at a passing train, when he was seen to fall, the mother running up found the boy dead, it is supposed from heart disease. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., show a net profit for the year of £7,291, and have declared a per cent dididend, absorbing £6,578, and they carry forward £1,093, John Marr&U fell a distance of 26 feet from a scaffolding last Wednesday at Dunedin, and received injury to bis held, Which re ulted in bis death,