NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 470, 21 June 1890, Page 3

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTKIC TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Count Kalnoky is indisposed. Smallpox is prevalent in Egypt. The cholera at Valencia is decreasing. Bank of New Zealand shares have risen los in London. The dissatisfaction amongst the London police is spreading. By an explosion in a mine at Dunbar, Pennsylvania, fifty miners have been entombed. The Duchess of Fife (Princess Louise Victoria of Wales) has been delivered of a still-born child. Portuguese Government requests explanation concerning the burning of flags in Shire district. The Government of the Argentine Republic has cancelled thirty millions of illegally-issued dollar notes. The London postmen intend to prosecute the Postmaster-General for stopping their pay for attending a labor meeting.

Mr Gladstone opposes the concession of Heligoland. The German Press is jubilant in the matter. The French Press considers it a degrading arrangement. South of England defeated the Australian cricketers by 97 runs. Mount Shasta, a famous peak in the north of California, over 13,000 feet in h has vanished. The catastrophe is tjOouted to volcanic agency. TheNihilists’Committeehas announced its intention to resume energetic action for the purpose of putting an end to absolutism, which in Russia takes the form of insupportable despotism. The arrests made are numerous.

Mary Anderson, the well-known actress, has been married to Mr Navarro, a wealthy New Yorker. France is issuing a three per cent loan of seven hundred million francs (£28,000,000), Messrs Bradiaugh and Hyndman have arranged to publicly discuss the Eight Hours Bill. Mr Burns was invited to enter into the matter, but backed out. Ernest Benzon attended the Bankruptcy Court when his case came up. The liabilities are set down at £38,000, and the available assets at £13,000. The opinions of the Press vary as to the cession of Heligoland. St. James Gazette considers that England has made a bad bargain. The Pall Mall Gazette calls it a shameful transaction. The Star stigmatises the Premier as a traitor, and the Chronicle speaks of it as ignominious. After four days' hearing of the case Miss Wiedmann v. -Walpole, the conclusion was come to that defendant sought to establish that the plaintiff was an adventuress. The detective employed by him,however, supported Miss Wiedmann’s case, but nevertheless the jury disagreed, and could not arrive at a verdict.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Dr McLeod, convicted of bigamy, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. Last night. A letter received in Auckland from Sir Robert Stout states that he will stand for the House against Mr Hislop. The Federated Butchers’ Union has now enrolled 100 members, and nearly as many more have promised to enrol shortly. At Hamilton an old man named George Mays was felling a tree, along with bis son, when he slipped and fell in front of his son's axe, which nearly severed his arm above the wrist. The steamer Te Anau, which was behind time, got away for Sydney this morning. A license has been granted by the Taupo Licensing Bench to Ross’ Sanatorium, known as the Taupo Spa. This hotel cost nearly .£2OOO. Mr R. Hobbs, M.H.E., is suffering from the after effects of la grippe, and has not been able to get away to Wellington. The well known native interpreter, Mr E S. Willcocks, died at the hospital on Wednesday evening, at the age of 46, of consumption. The Bev. J. Gibb was virtually acquitted at Dunedin on the heresy charge preferred by the Bev. A. C. Bagg. Mr Jackson Palmer intends to contest the Waitemata seat at the approaching election. The Thames Valley Land Company are ploughing and laying down some 2500 acres of land near Waimskariri block, and are going in for extensive improvements. An o'd native, of a past generation, named Kotuku, of the Ngatiraukawa tribe, died on June “th at the Hanga settlement. He was over 90 years of age, and one of the real old The police have received a message to the foll'-wir.g effect: —A cutter apparently a wreck is dragging past Whakatane heads, in the direction towards Ohiwa. Her topmast, bowsprit, and rigging appear to be gone. , In ab.ut two hours she will probably be on Ohiwa bar. The police wired instructions to the officer In charge at Opotiki to proceed to Ohiwa, and be reports that the cutter Evening Star was drifting about between Whakatane and White Island. The crew have arrived safely at Whakatane. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Garrick’s will was proved at Christchurch. The estate was sworn at under £llO,OOO. Up to date over 5000 tons of potatoes have been exported from Napier since February, and large quantities await shipment, A man named Samuel Klatt was killed at Bulls through a detached branch falling upon him when he was working in the bush. I he Governor has informed Ministers there is no truth in the rumor that he intended to leave the colony at the end of the year. At Henley, Otago, David Gray, Insurance Agr nt, while riding along the road, was thrown from his horse, and received injuries from which be died on the following day, By a fire at Ekatabune, Thompson's livery stables were destroyed, also a portion of Parson's Hotel. A conference of racing club delegates takes place on the loth uf Angust, at Wellington, to form a New Zealand Jockey Club, The Wellington Tramway employees have gone on strike, but their places have been taken by non union hands, and a 90 minotee, instead of 10 minutes’, service is being run,