LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1869, 6 February 1892, Page 3

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Horses in London are suffering extensively from influenza. , A severe gale has caused a number of wrecks I in the English Channel. Baron Hirsch is favourable to the establishment of a Jewish colony in Western Australia, provided he is assnred that it will be countenanced both by the Government and the people. The Dublin " Express " advises the rejection of the scheme of local government for Ireland offered by the Tories. The " Independent " urges the reunion of the Irish party. The butter rrarket has seriously collapsed. A portion of the shipment of Victoria factorymade was sold for 112s to 115s per cwt. A rising at Pahang, near Penang, was suppressed, but the leaders fled into a jungle and escaped capture. The reinstated firm of Baring Brothers show ft profit for the year of L 112.000. L.50,000 is to be carried to the reserve, and a dividend of 5 per cent, is declared. It is rumoured that Spain has joined the Triple Alliance,

In his speech at Exeter Hall Lord Salisbury said that the approaching general election would be the beginniug of a protracted struggle. If England lacked the nerve and manliness to control Ireland then one by one the flowers would be plucked from the diadem of the empire until Great Britain stood alone. The health of Princess Victoria of Teck has been restored. The Archbishop of Canterbury has ordered prayers to be offered up for the removal of the influenza. The prices of food in Paris are rising in consequence of the new tariff having come into operation. Several of the Parisian papers are asking how contracts can be safely made in view of the precarious character of the tariff, and accuse the Protectionists of plunging France into difficulties of a dangerous venture. The Cz:ir proposes to rebind the peasantry to the soil, as they were in former days, and compel them to cultivated, the State retaining two-thirds of the produce, and one-third being stored in magazines of each Commune for the support of the peasants. The memorial issued by the Zemsfcvos predicts that unless the Government change their attitude Russia will become bankrupt or will be dismembered by a popular rising, which will deluge the country with the blood of its inhabitants. Five hundred and seven deaths occurred in London last wppJcfrom influenza. The death rate is 41 per 1,000. Sacci, the taster, accompanied by a German mesmerist, will visit Australia shortly. Bank of New Zealand shares (new issue) are quoted at £7 10a, old £5 10i : National Bank, £1. There are 60,000 cases of intestinal catarrh in Vienna. Lord Salisbury, in his speech at Exeter Hall, refering fco the condition of the agricultural laborers, said at present uo Governmenl could afford to propose to supplement any provision for old age, and experiments in that direction would be very risky. The Mayor of Moscow, who has been making a tour through the famine districts, reports that the accounts of the distress have been exaggerated. The Belgian Socialists are holding a conference in favor of universal sufferage. At the instance o£ the Government, the Belgian Parliament is inquiring into the propriety of extending the franchise. General Booth characterises New Zealand as a garden for emigrants. It is officially stated that the Italian navy is in a position to mobilise in two days. A cablegram which has been received stating that MrDibbs, Premier of New South Wales, is coming to London to inquire into matters relating to colonial finance has caused great surprise in this city. The Western Australian loan is regarded with indifference in London, but that it will be successfully floated is looked upon as almost certain. The Government of the colony wished to apply for half a millioa, but the bank declined to take in hand that sum. Mr J. A. Cox, M.P. for Clare, who recently returned from a tour through the Australian colonies, declared in the course of a speech in Dublin that not more than 50 people in those colonies sided with the Parnellites. The better classes of wool arc unchanged, but medium and inferior qualities are fetching 1 fully 5 per cent, below the prices which ruled at the December wool sales. The present series close on the 20th inst. Many of the United States Democrats, members on the Committee of Ways and Means, are in favour of larger reductions in the duties on woollen goods than the bill introduced by the chairman provides. Some support a reduction of as much as 40 per cent. I