CONDENSED WIRES.

Woodville Examiner, Volume VIII, Issue 806, 26 November 1891, Page 3

CONDENSED WIRES.

During October 30,000 Viennese attacked with influenza. General Booth states that opposition in Australia to his project for forming oversea co’onies is confined to Godless classes and schismatics. Uniform rate of halfpenny for every two ounces on books, newspapers, and pa terns between Great Britain and the colonies comes into operation in January, Sir G. S. Baden-Powell is mentioned as likely to succeed Lord Onslow. Prince George’s fever is fluctuating. Prayers are offered for him daily in St. Paul’s. Lord Lytton, ambassador to Pans, has died suddenly from heart disease. He was writing at the time. At London wool sales there was large attendance. Buyers complain of slow unprofitable trade. 191,000 bales were calalogued, including 21,000 from the Cape. Market is irregular, and not spirited; Good merinos brought from to fid per cent, inferior from fid to 7£d per cent, and crossbreds from par to 5 per cent, lower than last sales. At Melbourne: Merino combing, 9fd to lid; superior greasy merino, Is to Is Id; crossbreds, Is OJd. At Sydney: Good demand, greasy, 7-jd to B£d; washed, 10£d ; scoured, llfd. Russia has ordered half million pounds of soldiers' biscuits to be ready in January. Uneasiness in St. Petersburg in consequence. Switzerland is fortifying Rhone Valley trad roads through Alps,' and spending large sums on munitions of war. Reported that Emperor Francis suggests to William of Germany, Humbert of Italy, and the Czar that they should, agree to a cessation of armaments. • An enormous number of Jews baptised at Warsaw to avoid banishment. Augustus Ironmonger, charged with obtaining money under false pretences, acquitted at Wanganui. Dunedin Public Library proposal lost.

Captain Edwin wires to expect northerly winds and glass fall. Mr Tighe, the well-known blind teacher of the Auckland Blind College, was in Woodville to-day on business connected with that institution. Salisbury, speaking at National Conservative Union, denounced reforms in "Lords and Home Rule. Union decided to defend Welsh Church, and representation tax on kingdoms on population basis. Opening Tasmanian Exhibition great success. [For continuation of reading matter see fourth page .)