NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 575, 26 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The Earl of Abermaile is dead. Queen Victoria will visit Venice in April. A colliery explosion at Springhill cost 150 lives. The Chilian insurgents are triumphing over the whole coast. The Rev. David Bruce, formerly of Auckland, has been elected to an honorary doctorship of St. Andrew’s University. Mrs Sheldon, an American lady who intends to explore Central Africa, with a body guard of soldiers and negresses, has set out for Africa. Mr Parnell, speaking at Roscommon, said he regards the situation as of great importance. It is stated that the future Governor of Ohio, is not Major McKinley, who will succeed the late Mr Windon as Secretary of the American Treasury* The Archbishop of Montreal has enjoined Catholics to remain faithful to the Empire.

A lad fired at General Roca, Minister of Interior at Buenos Ayres. The bullet grazed the General’s spine. It is said the -motive was revenge, General Roca having formerly caned his assailant.

Mr Bowen, formerly member for Newcastle, and a polished speaker, re-enters public life. The Federated'Unions intend to block the Orient Company’s steamers on Monday, owing to the Company insisting on the obnoxious ' federation agreement. The Shipping Federation will engage a thousand additional hands, and provide accommodation for them. The Unions intends to indict the Shipping Federation as an illegal conspiracy, because it is registered under the Joint Stock Act instead of under the Trades Union Act.

Mr Chamberlain, in the course of a speech, denounced Mr Parnell as untruthful and untrustworthy. It was, he said, impossible to rely on the assurance of the Irish leader. The elections for the Senate for the United States give a majority adverse to the McKinley tariff. A repeal of the wool duties is considered certain.

The Figaro asserts that Prince Bismarck is to be summoned before a court-martial and called on to declare upon his honor whether he is the author of an article attacking the German Government. The Trade Union Council for the port of London has declared a general strike pf atl shipping in the riverside trade on Wednesday.

AUSTRALIAN. Bungebah is a firm favorite for the Newmarket Handicap at 100 to 20. Conceit has advanced to 100 to 5, Cooramin is at the same price, and Utter at too to 4. The Brisbane Government has issued a proclamation calling upon Unionists to lay down their arms. All hotels in the disturbed district have been closed-

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. Last night. Sir George Grey, who leaves for the Federation Conference to-morrow, has accepted nomination for the Newton seat. The body of Alice Maude Hailing, drowned at a picnic at Motutapu, has been recovered.

O’Halloran, Postmaster ofWhangarei, was suspended for defalcations in accounts and now cannot be found. .

A boat capsized near Coromandel, and Ji. Melsopp, one of the occupants, was drowned.

At the Police Court to-day a licensing case was called, and Mr Cottei) for the defendant, objected to Sir William Fox adjudicating, on the grounds of his prejudice towards the trade, and asked “ B adjournment. The Bench refused the request, and Sir William Fox said so long as he held a Commission of the Peace he would do his duty, and hear all cases that same before him, The case was eventually dismissed on a technical objection. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s autumn meeting commenced to-day. The attendance was above the average of previous years. The ground is very hard. Handicap Hurdle Race—Little Arthur 1, Ahua 2, Trimolite 3; won by a head. Champagne Stakes—Cajolery (by Apremont—Flattery) I, Florne 2, Union Flag 3 ; won by a length. Dunedin Cup, of qop sovq—O’Brien’s Freedom I, Occident 2, Cruchfield 3. It was decided at Dunedin to hold a regatta on anniversary day in aid of the Kakanui relief fund.

The direct steamer Aorangi arrived at Wellington from London this morning. Lady Scott, wife of the Admiral, was amongst the passengers. A young man named Witters was accidentally drowned while crossing a river at Palmerston North. B The legal instrument giving authority to the Native Land Titles Commissioners was forwarded yesterday to the Governor for His Excellency’s signature. NAPIER. Last night. At tfae Tv.M. Court this morning, Leon Durgas, who attempted sqicide by throwing himself into the sea, was qrdpred to And two sureties of £5O each to keep the peace for three months, and to pay £3 19s, costs incurred by his conduct. The sea has now subsided, but the debris is not quite all removed from some parts of the town near the beach, and blocks of concrete from the sea wall parapet still remain an the ground as evidences of the force of the sea on Monday morning, which many of the inhabitants say was the most violent ever experienced here, and that the sea wall saved a large portion of the town from destruction, It is computed that the damage to the approaches to the breakwater, and |o the plant, will te about £l3OOl

Mr Frank Rhodes, solicitor, had an unpleasant experience during Monday's storm. He was swept off the wharf into the sea, but being a good swimmer he made for the punt and managed to clamber up, and was rescued In a dingy.