NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1875, 25 August 1886, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A convention between England and China has been signed at Pekin, by the terms of which China agrees to the occupation of Burmab by the English, and promises to encourage trade between China and Burmah.

Serious labour disturbances are reported in Pennsylvania. On 27th July two mining settlements were burned by a mob of Anarchist blacks, who also compelled every miner at the point of the knife or muzzle of a revolver to stop work. On July nth C. D. Graham passed in a barrel the Niagara whirlpool rapids where Captain Webb lost bis life. The cask was picked np at Lewistown. five miles below the starting point, and Graham crawled out with only a slight bruise upon bis arm. He sard, “ When I struck the eddies, it was one continued round of jerks; but I am not hart a bit,” He is a native of Philadelphia, 33 years old. and a cooper by trade. Circulars are being distributed in Wales demanding Home Rule, free education, abolition of landlordism, and the disestabmenl of the Church. Two thousand persons attended an Orange soiree given in Dublin, in the Rotunda, on nth July. The hall was guarded by the police. Thousands of Nationalists surrounded the building, and many placards were posted with inscriptions "We will pay you Orange dogs in Irish com. The one long debt which Ireland owes all braggarts of the Boyne.” The London World stys that Mr Gladstone is going on a yatcbiog excursion as soon as released from official woik. After the prelimingry debate he wilt not be seen again in tbe House of Commons for several months. He proposes to start for Borne early in November, and to remain in Italy t ill after Batter.

The most distressing aeeonnts come in from tbe rite fields along the Centre River, South Carolina. The whole cons try for miles on the East side of tbe river in Willamsbwrg, Georgetown, and Berkeley Counties ia covered with water. Tbe riee in wo-t eases is tofklly destroyed The eoodition of the eotond laborer- is pitiful in the extreme. Their gardene have been washed away, they have aotbing to eat, and no probability of getting work before tbe spring. The waters showed signs of falling) on 27th July, and a terrible etcneb bad ariaen, which is the precursor of malignant fevers. Tbe semi'Offieial Berlin Poet, an organ of Prince Bismarck, in an article to d,y expresses the opinion that the deposition of Frinee Alexander soiree the situation in Easters Europe, which bad become one .1 ifiilf Austria, Germany, and Turkey, it •talcs, acqute-ee in the Prince's deposition. Tbe Poet farther maintains that the event frustrates England’s hope that a sofnliou of the Eastern question would be encored by -1 duel between Austria sod Russia, and with 00l saer.fiee ou her part. ConetJerable unetsinen baa been created by tbe publication of a report that General Iguafceff, the distinguished Russian diplom »- bet. baa been publicly denounced in Germany ou the ground of hit alleged ingratitude. General Ignatiefl ottered a prediction that tbe Preath and Russian forees combined Would shortly attack Germany. Mr John Pallisar baa written to the Time* Mgfag the British Government to make •••an aanndinga bet were Eqmanlt on Van* ■revert laiaad and Honolulu, baton agreeing to support any scheme for laying a cable from Vaaarevart Island, off tbs eoast of Britatii (Vdnmbia. to Australis. Tho Tiam oonsiddais that it ia sresnliil that tbelwbisliii, in tbe Imperial federation ■oveareat timid ha taken by tbe colonise. A petition for winding up the Queensland Stem Shipping Company has been dismissed with sorts.

10m Roman Hgfatisgnle and some other tedfcn knre bow admitted members oi tho pMtpOßk

The Guardian has expressed a hope the report that Dr K»enion is t" he < ffered the vicarage of Blackburn, with :i view to his-, appointment as Coadjutor Bishop of Manchester, is unfounded. It consider that the nomination of Dr Kenuioo as Vicar of Blackburn would be likely to weaken the connection between the Angiican Chutch in England and the Colonies. The Provost Marshal at Mandalay has been publicly reprimiuded, on account of the rrnelties which have lately been practised on British subjects in Bnrmah.