NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 475, 3 July 1890, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[by ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL TO STANDARD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Count Kalnoky is in precarious health. Spofforth is Captain of the Derbyshire Eleven. Hundreds of deaths are occurring in the United States from sunstroke. Sullivan refuses to fight Jackson because of police restrictions. Lord Carnarvon’s funeral takes place on Thursday at Highclere Castle, London. The postmen are incensed at the espionage to which they are subjected. The Congo Commercial Company are sending an expedition to the sources of the Congo. There is a panic in the Argentine securities owing to the failure of the National Bank to pay recently announced dividends. The London telegraph operatorshave refused to work overtime.

The Kaikoura left Plymouth on Saturday for Capetown and New Zealand. The East African agreement between England and Germany has been ratified. In addition to Heligoland England cedes Maria Island to Germany.

News from the Red Sea is to the effect that the Italian troops killed 150 Dervishes at Dega. They captured several cannon, and released many captives, including women and children. The steamer Duke of Westminster arrived at Capetown on Saturday from London, and proceeds to Mauritius, thence to New Zealand.

English diplomatists consider that Prince Ferdinand’s departure from Sofia is connected with the impending declaration of Independence of Bulgaria. Two French peasants belonging to Epinal, while gathering firewood, crossed the German frontier. When retiring they were challenged and, not answering, the German guard fired and wounded one. At London, William Ewart Moran, charged with repeated bigamy, declared himself to be really Pearce Egan, and said he had never been out of Australian waters from 1877 to 1889, when he shipped as assistant engineer on the Ruapehu. Captain Jorgensen, in his open life boat, the Storm King, has arrived at Albany. The Storm King is from London, whence she started last year, and has called en route to Australia, Madeira, Capetown, and Mauritius. Capt. Jorgenson intends going on to Melbourne, and will then most probably visit New Zealand on his return voyage home, via South America.

The London Court of Enquiry awarded great credit to the captain and crew of the wrecked steamer Dacca for discipline, and the rapid landing of passengers, but regretted the absence of the captain from the deck at the time of the catastrophe. Mr D. Hean’s reports on the Bank of New Zealand have created a most favorable impression'on the London directors. Afresh note issued by the Bulgarian Government warns the Turkish Porte that if they refuse to recognise Prince Ferdinand the people will assert their power.

Stansbury defeated O’Connor by eight lengths, winning as he liked. O’Connor admits that he has been beaten “ fair and square.” He says “ Stansbury is the better man,” and he (O’Connor) will retire from professional rowing. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. Last night. Tom Sullivan, the champion amateur sculler, who is en route for Sydney, was entertained at a smoke concert to night. Bank ot New Zealand shares sold at ths better prices ot 80s and 86s to day. Manager Hughes has been advised that J L. Toole will visit New Zealand in September, and Mrs Brown Potter at Christinas. Tha sheep in Waikato have increased by fifty thousand during last year. The Chamber of Commerce telegraphed resolutions to the Auckland members, objecting to the continuance of primage duty. The Auckland Charitable Aid Board has an overdraft of £1703. The 11. M.S. Alameda left ’ Frisco for Auckland on Saturday last. The N.Z. Shipping Co. have received advices from London that their second new steamer will be ready to follow the Tekoa in about throe months’ time. She will be a large steamer of the most approved modern type, and of 4000 tons register. Petitions bearing nearly three thousand signatures have been despatched to Wellingtoti urging the adoption of Vaile’s stage system on railways.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Lungworm is causing unusual mortality amongst sheep in the Woodville district. There are 110,211 children attending public schools in New Zealand. The Union Insurance Company have declared ten per cent, dividend. Frederick Knight died suddenly at Pahiatu.a on Saturday night. The following members of the present Parliament are unlikely to seek re-election: — Anderson, Withy, Fulton, Goldie, Kerr, White, and Samuel. ; Attention bas been drawn by Dr. Ltvinge, cf Herbert, to the practicability of manufacturing ascetic acid from native woods. Mrs Eliza Peater, an aged woman, who fell in a street in Dunedin, breaking her leg, died from the shock to the system. The Union Co. will provide their vessels with a naw kind of raft known as Tale Lift) ' Saver's Raft. Three men—Wilby, Wilson, and O'Connell —were arrested on suspicion of burglary at Rpngiora railway station. James Carson, an old pensioner, over 60 years of age, fell in the Street on Saturday, in Wellington, breaking his thigh. He died in the hospital from the shook to his system. Tho body of Bernard Milligan, a settler at Spar bush. Southland, has been found in a ditch containing 18 inches of water. He was last seen alive on Sunday, when he accompanied another farmer halfway home. The British and foreign customs revenue collected in the colonv in June was £102,769, as compared with £127,165 for the previous month, and £98,617 for June 1889. Considerable interest is manifested at Christchurch, says a telegram, over tbe expected return of Sullivan alias Clampett.. Tha following letter appeared in last nigh ’s Christchurch Star:—” To the Editor: Sir,— Ou behalf of the syndicate who intend supporting Mr Clampett I may state it will ba only on purely secular linos.—l am, TKIS W. Plustxd." A letter from Sullivan to a lady in the colony is published. In it he expressed penitence for his faults and says he must have been drunk when he had an interview with the Auckland reporter to whom he admitted being “a big fraud.” He does not remember anything about it.