CABLE GRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 2715, 30 January 1892, Page 3

CABLE GRAMS.

(Per Press Association.—Copyright) (BY SUBMARINE CABLE.) LONDON, January 28 Obituary—Dr Alfred Carpenter, in his »7th year. The Ruahine left yesterday for Melbourne and Sydney. The Tongario is oading for Port Chalmers and Northern >orts. The Duke of Sutherland sailed on mDday for Port Chalmers. There is still spirited competion at the *ool sales, but prices are unchanged, nferior sorts show no improvement, but >rices for bulky scoured combings are a rifle better. There is strong competition •n the part of American buyers for combug and greasy sorts. The American visible wheat supply is fctimated at 67.200,000 bushels. # Mr R, M. Johnston, Government etatisician of Tasmania, has an article in the Nineteenth Century in reply to the articles written by the Hon. J. W. Fortescue in he same magazine criticising the Austraian colonies. Doubts are expressed *in the City as to rbether any powerful London Bank would ie willing to take the Queensland busiees in the face of the attack made on the ianagement of the Bank of England by ir T. M’M‘llwraith. Pessimistic views prevail in the City Bspectiag the financial situation of the Dlonies, and complaints are rife that no bal efforts are made by the various Govnments to effect retrenchment or impose «sh taxation. The general impression i financial circles is that colonial stocks ill fall still lower. January 29 A matinee given by Mr Gorshie, the olinist, was a great success. He will ur the Australian colonies in July and Dvember in company with Klubam. The Times says that President Harrison 8 been guilty of sharp practice in conation with the Chilian incident, and ■cu Bes him of browbeating the South ■ttierican Republic for the purpose of Baking political capital out of the affair. ■Lord Tennyson has composed a fine ■►etn on the death of the Duke of ■arence and Avondale. ■The latest information received from ■entone is to the effect that the Rev ■H Spurgeon is sinking. ■The Austrian authorities are consulting ■ Gcschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ■to the ability of England to supply ■0,000,000 of gold to enable a gold curacy to be established in Austria. PARIS, January 28 ■The French minimum tariff has been ■pted to Austria, Hungary, Germany, Russia, but Italy is excluded. MADRID January 28 men on strike have damaged Somor.

rosto’s mine at Bilbao. They also destroyed the railway, and stoned and fired on the troops. The latter eventually succeeded in restoring order. WASHINGTON, January 28 The United States exports for 1891 increased thirteen millions compared with the previous year, and the imports five millions. ROME, January 28 Prayers for the Pope’s recovery will be offered up in all the Roman Catholic Churches in this city.