CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 325, 15 December 1888, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

London, December 11. The political and persona) cslrangej ment between the llight Hon. W. EGladstone und the Right Hon. John Bright is at an end. Mr Bright tearfully dictated a message to Mr Gladstone. The reconciliation of the friends of both is rumoured. r The Hon. W. Gisbotne will lead a i pa|)er at the meeting of the Colonial Institute adv -eating Imperial federation and systematic State emigration upon terms to be mutually agreed upon ( by Kngland and the colonu-s. The Maiquis of Lome will preside at the meeting. During the discussion .of the estimates in the House of Common*, the votes for the Irish police were violently opposed, and a scene occimed in which -Mrl'amell took part. The c'otuie was twice appht.-dj and the votcii weie eventually carried. ' It is rumomed on good authonky that His Holiness the Pope will leavte Rome and take up his residence in France, in the event of a Europe in war. A commission ot experts has ngu-ed ' that it is absolutely necessary that the Panama Canal scheme should be financially assisted. The Kight Hon. John Blight has rallied in a remarkable manner, and his condition is nosy more hopeful. Sir Julius Voge), speaking at a meeting of the Colonial Institute, urged that Imperial federation ought to be indissoluble, on the ground that it would be cruel to allow the colonies to believe they could break away whenever they liked. Mr Gosxhen returned a favourable answer to the deputation which waited j on him to-day to urge the desirability J of taking a quinquennial census of the j Empire.

j Pakis, December li. Mr. Hermit, specialist in ear diseases assirits that the Emperor William's life is hnnging by a thread, owing to the danger of meningitis or abscess of the brain supervening.

Washington, December 11. Senator .Fry, has brought forward a motion in the Senate to the effect that the Committee of Foreign Affairs be directed to inquire into the iccent proceedings al Samoa affecting the n'uhtb of Ametica. He insisted thai the United States were bound to lesist the I encroachments of Germany. He believed England was' conniving at Germany's action, which he characterised as an oun,igeous inMilt to America. The Anarchists at Chicago have blown up Schurfeldt's distilleiy w'th dynamite, causing great damage.

Bjjklin", December 12. Ii is understood the German New Guinea Company will not continue operations unless Germany subsidises a line of steamers in connection witli the Imperial mail service.

I Roml, December 12. Italy will actively join in the blockade of the Eibt African coast.

Svj>nk\, December 11. The weathei at Wilcannia is intensely hot, and an enormous number of sheep are dying while tiaveliing to water. A violent storm of wind and rain at | lnvereil this evening levelled the convent, and unroofed a large number of buildings, doing serious damage.

Melbour>e, December 11, Owing to the demand at Rodney for water to fill the dams, iirigation has been suspended in the district. The " Age J) to-day asserts that depicssion in general business has leached J an acute stage, amounting in some de- { part ment s of trade to absolnte paralysis of operations. Dining a quarrel in a boat on Lake Windouree, a man named Driscoll struck a companion named Dee on the head, killing him. | Driscoll was arrested.

Brisbane, December 11. Twelve homY rain is reported in the Bowen district.