NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 441, 15 April 1890, Page 3

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY electric telegraph—special to STABDABD.)

BRITISH AND’ FOREIGN.

SPLIT BETWEEN SOCIALISTS AND UNIONISTS.

THE SU FPRESSION OF EIGHT HOUE DEMONSTRATION S.

GEEMAN EMPEROR IN RUSSIA.

GENEEAL CAPEIVI EENEWS THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Emperor William is taking steps to increase his armament. It is stated that the master bootmakers will insist on arbitration for the settlement of the wages dispute between themselves and their employees. The Czar has agreed to subsidise Danubian steamships on condition that they shall be available as war ships when required. Emperor William received an ovation to-day 'on the occasion of his visit to Wiesbaden. The Kolnische Zeitung attacks the Kaiser and eulogises Prince Bismarck. Non-Socialist'c Unionists in Germany have decilned to co-operate in the Eight Hours' demonstration on May Ist.

The employees of the Austrian a Government and of many Government factories have been threatened with dismissal if they attend the May Eight Hours’ celebrations. Viscount Deerhurst has offered his creditors ten shillings in the at once, and the balance when he succeeds to his father’s title. The hearing of the Dunlo divorce action, in which the friends of Viscount Dunlo seek a dissolution of the marriage tie which binds him to a music hall singer, has been fixed for May. The object of Queen Victoria and Emperor William in meeting is to settle the question of the Hanover confiscations. Mr Stanley has arrived at Cannes, where he was welcomed by the Prince of Wales. He considers that an expenditure of three millions should enable England to completely subjugate the Soudan. Stanley contemplates a trip to Australia after visiting the States. The Pesther Lloyd protests against the continued massing of Russian troops on the Austrian frontier, and says this miserable policy of provocation unsettles the Balkan, and endangers peace, and it is impossible that it can be endured. The Chronicle says that the Kaiser has requested permission to traverse Russia. He will navigate the Volga and Caspian Sea, and visit Central Asia. It is understood that General Caprivi and Count Kalnokyhave formally renewed the Triple Alliance, and it is hoped that England will co-operate. The Pope has despatched Cardinal Gullimberto to Berlin to assist General Caprivi, the new Chancellor, to negotiate with the clerical party.

AUSTRALIAN.

Carbine continued his victorious career and romped home an easy winner in the A.J.C. Plate. The Auckland owned Titokowaru supplied the winner in the Steeplechase, and his stable mate Guy Fawkes secured second money owing to Grafton’s jockey not being able to draw weight. All the inhabitants of Bourke are engaged in throwing up earthworks to protect the town against any further incursion by floods. The Darling river is from 16 to 20 miles wide near Walzett. A dam burst at Brewarrina and inundated the town, but there were no fatalities.

There is great excitment in Perth in consequence of the richest find of gold yet made in the colony having just been reported. A thousand ounces of coarse gold nuggets have been found at Ashburton.

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND.

Last night. Rain has ceased after a continuous downpour of seven days. A fire at Waipawa destroyed the local hotel, which was owned by Watson and Murray. Mr Henry Varley, the evangelist, urged in his address yesterday that the millenium is close at hand and that it will lighten the labors of our politicians. The Teuton, cutter, of Taurangs, is missing, and is believed to be lost. She was managed Iby Turner and Crunamon, two young men of Kauranga. P News has been received of extensive floods at Kawakawa. One fatality has accurred, Harry Devere, comedian, being drowned. Lord Onslow was up yesterday for the first time for a few days, and the opening of the new Costley Refuge is further postponed in consequence. Ths Ellerslie race course to-day was partially covered with water, owing to the heavy rains, and the Ellerslie races were still further postponed. Sir George Grey is confined to his house by inflammation of the eyes. To-day was hu birthday, his age being 78. Dr Newman, M.H.8., of Wellington, to day addressed the Chamber of Commerce on the best means of opening up the North Island. He advocated the central route for the Trunk railway, and a road between Auckland and Wellington. The Directors of the South British Insurance Company have decided that the business of the balfyear has not been sneh as to enable them to declare a dividend. A committee of investigation appointed at last meeting issued a circular strongly condemning the foreign business, and advocates that it be relinquished to a greater extent than has been done. Accounts examined show that bad the extension to foreign countries not been made a register dividend of ten per cent, might have been paid and a fair margin carried forward to the reserve fund. The Auckland Star, in a leading article, speaking of the remarkable success of Little Lord Fauntleroy, says :—•• It is a departure from stage conventionalism, and a departure so decided and pronounced as io be almost startling to our wearied senses. The play comes as a green oasis in the dreary desert of modem drama. It is.beautiful tn conception, charming in detail, and a delightful poem in .three acts. Artless in its simplicity, the story is an enchanting-one of a mother’s love, and it also brings into strong relief the trustful confidence and chivalrous love of the boy lor hie mother. Surely no prettier picture of the ideal of domestic life oould be presented to the eye than that so cleverly ponrtrayed on the stage night after night. Brighter thoughts and purer sentiments oould not bo culled from any source, and to the thoughtful mind the whole drama io a charming moral lesson, whose influence should be potent for good. As a delineation of eharactor it is unique, the dramatis persons rivalling some of the creations of the inimitable Dielreci, The drama owes much of its iMoeeato the capable and clever manner of Its produaUou. Utile Lord Fauntleroy needs Mimommendation, He reputation haa already