CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1893, 25 October 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BAD STATE OP THE SCOTTISH WHEAT CROP. RAPID TRADE REVIVAL PREDICTED DISTRESS AMONG THE WORKING CLASSES. Lohuon, October 20. Lieut-General Sir Herbert Maepberson, Commander of the British forces in Burmah, died to-day of fever, at Frome, on the Irrawaddy. October 21. It is estimated that half the Scottish wheat crop is hopelessly damaged. Lord Derby, speaking at Liverpool, pre« dieted an early and rapid revival in trad*. It is expected that General Sir Frederick Roberts, Commander-in chief .in India, wiU succeed the late Sir Herbert Maepberson in the command of the British expedition in Burmah.

Mr Hyndmau, one of the Socialist leaden, has written a letter to .the paper* stating that great distress prevails among the working classes, and the proposed procession of unemployed on the 9tb proximo is the only means of compelling the attention of tha authorities to the distress. The Standard asserts that the French Government are considering military aud naval plans to drive England out of Egypt, and that Russia and Turkey approve of the French aims to neutralise Egypt and tha Canal. *

October 22. The Exhibition will close without cere* mony.

The miner that an attack hae bean made on tbe life of the Czar of Russia has proved to be without foundation, as also tbe statement that his Majesty bad killed one of hia aides- de-camp. It ia proposed to form the firm of Arthur Guinness, Sons & Co., the well known brewers, of Dublin, into a company with a capital of sis millions. There have been other severe ebooks of earthquake at Chaleston. United Ireland publishes a plan for organising a general strike in the payments of rent. Pabis, October 21. M. Waddiogton, French Ambassador to the Coart of St James, has been instructed by his Government to urge the withdrawal of British troops from Egypt.