NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 555, 10 January 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[by electbio teleobaph—special to STANDARD.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of five per cent. The Admiralty propose to store 2,000 tons of coal in the vicinity of Sydney Harbor. Newfoundland asserts her rights to expel Frenchmen and leave France and England to settle the issues. Sir H. Loch visits England in connection with the Anglo-Portuguese negotiations. Dr Koch’s process has been applied to lepers with partial success. Mr Balfour has returned thanks for the generous response to the appeal issued on behalf of distressed Irish families. The mortality in London owing to the hard winter is 600 above the weekly average. Prince Henry of Battenburg has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Wight. The Indian Government intend to raise the age of consent from 10 to 12 years, but will not otherwise interfere with the system of early marriage. The Anarchist Conference in Northern Italy has passed resolutions urging the initiation of a general agitation on May 1. Local trade at Coatbridge, near Glasgow, where there are extensive iron works, is paralysed by the strike, and factories have stopped work. Burns asserts that the men are winning. At the instigation of John Burns, 3000 Dundee Dockers have gone out on strike, out of sympathy with the railway men. Traders and manufacturers suffer worse than the Railway Companies, as many of the works are stopped for want of coal.

COLONIAL_TELEGRANS. AUCKLAND. Last night. The Education Institute baa concluded its sittings. The next gathering will be held at Christchurch Lorries’ confectionery works at Newmarket were on Are last night. The damage exceeds £l.OOO. Tbe Masonic Grand Lodge cf Scotland has written publicly repudiating tbe intrusion ot Lord Onslow in the recent dispute. Tbe following cable has been received here 11 No injury has occurred to the N.Z. and River Plate Land and Mortgage Co., limited, in London, from the recent financial events, and the Company's position at Buenos Ayres U in every way moat satisfactory." Several buildings on Wa'laoe's farm at Mangers were burnt down last night, The loss is about £5OO. Captain Campbell and the crew of the Auckland barque Notero were brought up from the Islands by the Wainui to day. They report the loss of tbe Notero on Howland Island. Nomination of candidates for tho Northern Maori Electoral district, which became vacant through the death of Sydney Taiwbanga, took place at Russell. The following were nominated: —Epirama Tumumu Kipa, Wiremu Pomare, Renata te Kawatnpu, Wiremu te Tiano, Temoti Puhipuhitu, Wiremu Katene, Haki Reweti, and Keepa te Whareamu. Mark Rawlings, a well-known citizen and member of the Diocesan Synod and of the firm of Baber and Rawlings, printers' furnishers, and honorary treasurer of the Parnell Orphan Home for (many years, has been arrested for embezzlement ot the funds of the Institution. Over £lOOO is not accounted for. Sailed—Manapouri, for Gisborne, Passengers : Misses Gillies, Gifford, and Newell, Mesdames Wright, Clayton, and Streater, Messrs Colebourne, Young, Sandeman, Bees, Walter, Hentun, and Murphy At a meeting of Garrett Bros,’ creditors it was resolved to sell the stocks at Queen Street, Karangahape Road, and Gisborne by public auction on the 21st fast. Tbe schedule rate ot Thos, Garrett is furniture up to £6O allowed. Also furniture on the Wakefield Street property supposed to belong co Mrs Garrett, senior. The meeting was adjourned to the 23rd, SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The French warship Duburdieu is now at Wellington, The direct steamer Dorio waa at Hobart yesterday. The death of Robert Carey, one of the organisers of the original Pirates of Penzance Company, ia announced. Two shops at Gore, occupied by Brown and Smith, have been burnt down. The Dunedin Harbor Board closes the year with a credit balance of £10,400. Thomas Sheridan died at Christchurch Hospital while under chloroform for an operation for cancer of the tongue. By a fire on the East Coast it ia estimated that 15,000 acres of grass have been burnt, besides a quantity of fencing, and a number of sheep. The body of an infant has been found under some gooseberry bushes in Leicester Street, Christchurch, under circumstances which show that it was murdered, but nothing further has been discovered.

A labor dispute is impending at the Shag Point mine, as owners intend to discontinue working under Union rules after the 13th. The miners have received notice to leave the cottages, and the workmen are determined to maintain what they conceive their right. The jury at Christchurch, in their verdict on tbe body of a child of eleven weeks, who died from diarrhoea, censured the City Council for the condition ot the street drainage. Dr John Sommerville. an old boy of the Dunedin High School, has been appointed to tt;e post of Hospital surgeon at Timaru, Mr DeLaney; manager ot the Caversham gas works, is dead. Thos. Kennedy, of Dunedin, was aociaeqtally killed at the Brunner mine last night. Inspector Pardy visited Parihaka on Wednesday, conveying Governor and Lady Onslow’s photographs to Te Whiti. Sir William Fitzherbert has had a slight' relapse, and fears are again entertained that he -will not be able to preside over the deliberations of the Legislative Council.

It is understood that Ministers are reconsidering their determination to meet Parliament as the Cabinet is now constituted, as some changes in the personnel of the Ministry may be made before the session opens. The New Zealand Government calculate that the colony loses one farthing upon each lejtsr under the 2|d rate. Government is under an engagemeat witfi the Imperia] authorities to reduce the Brindisi rate from 6d to 2]d next year. The land sales yesterday at Dunedin attracted a large attendance, and bidding for small grazing runs was brisk, but there was no oompeiition tor pastoral licenses, All runs but one were sold at the upset price. The Wellihgton branch ot the Irish National League has decided to take no action in connection with the present position Of Irish affairs. The following will represent Wellington at the athletic meeting at Auckland: Balzer, hurdles; King, sprint races; McDonald, Walking ; Jiurqe, jumping. No long distance men go.J ■ f '