NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 580, 10 March 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[by electric telegraph—special to STAMDABD.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Prince Bismarck will be nominated as a candidate for the Reichstag. The Chilian insurgents have run short of ammunition.

Mr Parnell intends to interfere at the general election in the English districts possessing Irish votes.

The Freeman’s Journal is appealing for funds in aid of the Parnell cause.

Two Protestant clergymen at Aiklow, County Wicklow, have been imprisoned for 14 days for holding an open air service.

Sir Charles Dilke, referring to the Federal Convention at Sydney, passes a high eulogium on Sir Henry Parkes as leader of the grand movement. Belgians on the Congo are accused of cruelties towards the natives, and trafficking in negroes for profit and pleasure. Numerous protests are being made against Sir Charles Dilke’s candidature for the Forest of Dean. Sir Charles has replied in a pamphlet inviting a libel action.

Robert Antrobus, a junior partner in the Banking Company of Coutts and Co., committed suicide by shooting himself.

Professor Smith has been chosen Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.

Contracts for a settlement of the Argentine finances have been signed. The feeling in the city has improved. The Lord Chief Justice regards the reports circulated to the effect that Mr Justice Stephens, of the Queen’s Bench, had developed symptoms of insanity, to be well founded. The Judges have met to obtain Justice Stephen’s retirement. Colonel Ashford conspired to seize the Hawaiin Government, retaining the Queen as a figurehead, but the American Consul interfered. The Hawaiin Government are strongly resisting the Queen’s command to resign. Details of the massacre in Madagascar show that eleven victims had their heads sawn off. Women who were killed were first subjected to great indignities, and their bodies afterwards thrown to the dogs. At the Canadian elections Sir John MacDonald has secured a majority of 35. Seaboard electorates strongly supported the Government, while Ontario and Quebec were almost equally divided. Two Ministers were defeated. Sir R. Cartwright and the Hon. W. Laurier were elected.

The official report upon the experiments with Dr Koch’s remedy show that of 1061 patients treatedforinternal tuberculosis 13 were cuied, 171 improved, 588 unimproved and 46 died. Of 708 treated for external disease 15 were cured, 385 improved, 298 unimproved, and 9 died. A financial panic has occurred in Buenos Ayres and a great run was made on the Provincial Bank, the Government and private merchants coming to the assistance of the Bank. The Banks have suspended payment for two days to permit of them arranging for a loan in order to secure the Provincial Bank.

Chaucey Depew, one of the railway magnates of the United States, and other directors and officers of the railway company, have been arrested in connection with the collision which took place between the trains in a tunnel on the New York railway on the 2)st ult., resulting in the death of several passengers.

The stevedores and coalheavers at London have again refused to work with non-Unionists. The various Unions at Cardiff are greatly divided in opinion on the question of a strike. The railway men refuse to support the seamen and firemen in a general strike. It is reported that Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be Chairman of the Labor Commission.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. H.M.S. Goldfinch, Rapid, Lizard, and Cordelia have arrived here. The Hon. A. Cadman, Native Minister, bas been banquetted at Coromandel. An unsuccessful effort was made to-day to secure the release of Btemner, an Australian tourist arrested here on a charge of fraud. He was remanded again to await the arrival of a Melbourne police officer. Mr Allen, the member for Te Aroha, said in several speeches to his constituents, that it permitted to take his seat he would do so unpledged to either party. Louisa Fenwick, a girl of 18, was thrown from a horse at Paparoa, and when picked up was found to be deid. Three or four thousand people went by rail, on Saturday, to Mercer, to see the regatta, a feature of which was canoe races by natives. The schooner Waiwera has arrived from Gisborne. A man named Reynolds was caught by the train this morning at Helensville, and had hie leg crushed to minoepieat, SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. A shook of earthquake was felt this morning at Wellington and Christchurch. Ross and Densem, two of the victime of gun cotton explosion at Wellington, have died, In the Admiralty Court, judgment was given in favor of the Captain and crew of the Rowena, a claim for wages, with double pay to the crew for ten days after service of the writ. The Ruapehu left Plymouth on Saturday, for Wellington and Canterbury. Intimal ion has been received that it has been definitely decided to hold a volunteer encampment at Easter at Palmerston North. A. S Paterson and Co., of Dunedin, have been advised by cable that a considerable reduction in the Loudon dock charges on New Zealand frozen meat has been granted by the dock companies, in response to their representations. At the Wellington Supreme Court James Morgan, charged with personation at the general election, was found guilty, but in consideration of bis having been three months in gaol awaiting trjal the Chief Justice sentenced him to half an hour’s imprisonment. The Premier left for Wanganui on Saturday ; the Hon. P. Buckley goes to Auckland to morrow, and the Hon. W. P. Beeves will be the only Minister in Wellington next week. A buggy containing the Hon. Mr and Mrs Soddon was overturned into a creek at Palmerston North yesterday, through the horse swerving at a bridge. The horse and vehicle fell ten feet into the water below, biit all escaped without injury, with the exception of a two-year-old child of Mr Wood, which was seriously injured, A young woman named Annie Crawford, on a visit from Lyttelton, was killed by a trap accident last night, on the Opihi bridge, Timaro, Two sailors took two girls for a drive, and on the return journey both men got out; the horses bolted, and Miss Crawford jumped out and fell on her head, dying within a few hours.

Two shunting trains collided at Lyttelton on Saturday, damaging the engines and three trucks badly. No one was hurt. The Colonial Secretary intends to ask the Governor to request the torpedo lieutenant from the squadron at Auckland to come down and hold an enquiry into the gun cotton explosion. It is asserted that the appliances are antiquated and have been discarded Io the arsenals at Home.' The Unionist steam and firemen on the steamer Industry, have struck. They Shipped kt Uiddlesbote al tbs

rate of £4 15- for >hree years, 011 die H. me article-, and object to doing coastal work at that rate, claiming colonial wages, They were arrested for wilful disobedience of lawful commands.

A fatal bathing accident occurred at New Brighton beach yesterday afternoon. Mr Brown, grocer of Belfast, drove his family to the beach, and shortly after their arrival their son, aged 12 years, went into the si a to bathe. He got into difficulties, and the father went to his assistance. Both were drowned. Mrs Brown waited on the beach some time, and then returned to Belfast. She was so horror stricken, however, at witnessing the death of her husband and son that she was unable to give any particulars of the affair. The bodies have been recovered.

The opening of the Gorge, line, which connects the East and West coasts by railway, was celebrated to-day. The weather was very warm. The day was not observed as a general holiday. There are a large number of visitors in Palmerston. A special train from Wellington brought. 350 excursionists, including the Minister for Education, Commissioners McKerrow and Hannay, Messrs Hogg, Macdonald, Dutbie, and Newman. M.H.R'a. The (rain was mst at ths station by Mayor Snelson and councillor?, who escorted the Hon. Mr Reeves and Commissioners to a large marquee in the Square, where they were entertained at luncbson. The Wanganui train brought about 150 excursionists, and the whole went to Woodville at noon.