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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1831, 12 May 1886, Page 2

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GENERAL SUMMARY. General summary dates from Europe te April 16. The last words of Mr W. E. Forster, late Chief Secretary for Ireland, uttered before death, were, M No Home Rule.” Reports from all quarters of Ireland on March 30lh, sent to Mr Gladstone, indicate the country to be in a state of feverish excitement, and that the failure of the Home Rule policy will lead to outbursts of violence. Eight thousand ladies of County Cork have aent a petition to the Queen against Home Rule. Three thousand of the signers are Catholics. The Orangemen of Armagh made a public demon* stration on April 10th against Mr Gladstone's proposals. They adopted a resolution denouncing the the Premier, and declaring their allegiance to the Empire. The Prince of Wales has expressed his approval of the Irish policy of the Premier. The Irish National League of America sent Mr Parnell a draft for £12,000 on April Bth. The Germans hare hit upon a new and ingenious way of advertising their manufactures. A vessel baa* been fitted up with a complete assortment of German products by a German commercial and geographical society, and »ent on a voyage arouud the world. It is likely to be of benefit in extending the trade of Germany. Sixty-seven cases of cholera were reported at Brindisi on April 16.' Prince Bismarck celebrated bis 71st birthday on April Ist Two Socialist members of the German Reichstag are about to visit the United States, intent upou raising election expenses for their party in the Fatherland. M. Uochfort has been arrested and taken in fetters to prison. Cloud and Sante Rapido, towns in Minnesota, wer* swept by a terribly destructive cyclone on April Id* At Cloud 40 people were killed and 75 injured. Hal' the town waa laid waste. A terrible accident happened at Fitchburg, Maes. A train went over an embankment 200 feet high, and 20 people were killed. There bare been heavy losses from floods and treahea in the South Western States. The estimated damage is 20*000,000d01. Northern Georgia aud Alabama have been the heaviest sufferers. The principal part of the town of Key, Weet, has been destroyed by fire. The loss exceeds a million dollars. Terrible destitution and riots still prevail in New* fonndland The Chaplain of the United State* Congress, ia opening the session on March 27th, offered up a prayer, which has caused considerable sensation. It is as follows 4 ‘ Give ear, O God of Jacob, and awaken ua to see the danger which threatens the civilised world. A revolution more tremendous than any history tells of, in which the scenes of the reign of terror may be enacted in every oMiitalof Europe and America'* The prayer went on to declare that the time has oome for selfish grinding monopoly to cease, and that most men should learn that their great fottunes are not given to spend on their own pleasures. Lord Wolseley made a speech on Mr Gladatme'a scheme on April 10th, in which be arid the English Empire had been built and preserved through the valor and endurance of its soldiers and sailors, directed by able statesmen. Hitherto it bad been their lot to defend their country against foreign foes, but now tbey were called upon by the people of England to do duty in trampling under foot enemies more tenoua, because the enemiee were with the civil boundaries of the Empire. He called upon the English ko as f “Standoff” to anyone, whoever be might oe, wk* should dare to try to break or dismember the Empire*, thereby ruthlessly destroying it. The speech waa received with deafening chews.