CABLEGRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 2711, 21 January 1892, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.—Copyright)

(by submarine cable.)

LONDON, January 19

Intelligence is to hand of the total wreck of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s steamer John Elder, near the Magellan Straits.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales express their deep regret at the death of Cardinal Manning. The Duchess of Albany, who was suffering from a severe cold, has recovered. The whole of the Treasury bills issued by the New South Wales Government have been sold. The chief buyers were the large insurance companies.

The Judges have appointed a committee to discuss the block of business in the Courts.

Repeated attempts have been made to wreck a train at Reigate, which is on the London and Brighton and South Eastern railway, but failed. Sleepers were found tied across the rails, but were removed in time to avert an accident.

H.M.S. Swallow, on the Cape and West African station, has been ordered to proceed to Zambesi, to assist Major Johnson in the crusade against the slave hunters.

An extensive pale of Crown lands in Queensland is advertised in the English papers at an upset price of ten shillings per acre.

The passengers and crew of the John Elder, which was wrecked near the Straits of Magellan, were saved. Among those on board were the Chilian refugees who were aided to get away by Mr Egan and whom the Esmeralda was sent to arrest. January 20 Last week 271 deaths from influenza wpre recorded in London, besides 63, of which it was a secondary cause. The death rate has risen in London to 40 per 1000, in Portsmouth to 57, and in Brighton to 52. jt is also very high in Liverpool and Wolverhampton. PARIS, January 19 The French fleet has been instructed to land sailors at Tangiers if seamen of another Power attempt to intervene in the trouble with the hill men. The rising is subsiding since the Governor has been recalled. Fighting is reported in Dahomey. Ten thousand natives attacked Kotanou, a post held by the French on the coast. After three hours’ hard fighting the French Bhells proved too much for the negroes, who were driven off with the lopb of 250 killed. The French loss was thirteen. VENICE, January 19. The French and English delegates at the Sanitary Conference have agreed on a compromise respecting British vessels bound to British ports beiDg allowed unimpeded passage through the Suez Canal. ROME, January 20 It is reported that the Pope is suffering from influenza. ODESSA, January 19 During the ceremony of blessing the waters at Tiflis, a bridge collapsed, and many persons were drowned. BERLIN, January 19 Count von Caprivi will introduce into the Reichstag a Bill to restrict emigration. WASHINGTON, January 19 It is reported here that the Government pending war material to San Francisco, and has contracted for the supply of 20,000 tons of coal. The United States, fearing that Canada is building warships on Lake Ontario, in violation of the terms of the treaty,

threatens to build dockyards on the American shore of the Lake.

NEW YORK. January 19 It is rumored that the Chilians fired on the United States warship Yorktown. TEHERAN, January 20

Severe fighting is reported to have taken place at Kallashdash between the Persian troops and the rebels. The former were at first repulsed, but after receiving reinforcements they defeated the rebels with the loss of 200 killed. The troops lost 80 killed and 90 wounded.