NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 576, 28 February 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN

The French Ambassador at Cairo is to be replaced by a more energetic official.

Mr .O’Brien has been served with a writ for amount of costs in the libel action against Lord Salisbury. A resolution has been submitted to the American House proposing to amend the constitution with a view to permit the impeachment of speakers.

Floods in Oregon have rendered thou sands homeless.

The Governments of Germany and Austria have assured the Premier of Italy that they are not displeased at the prospect of an improvement in the relations between France and Italy, which they look upon as an additional guarantee of peace.

The Standard says that the Strikes Commission will consist of the Prince of Wales, Sir John Gorst, Sir Reginald Welby, and Lord Randolph Churchill. The last named will probably act as Chairman.

Intelligence has been received that the Italian troops defeated 600 Dervishes in an engagement at Aquila, killing the General, two chiefs, and 200 men. The Times is of opinion that the Commission to be set up by Government should inquire to what extent strikers have a right to interfere with the hours of labor, and also to report as to the be?t method of averting strikes. The Agents-General intend to wait on Lord Knutsford to urge him to push on legislation in the matter of the investment of trust funds in the colonies. City influences are strongly hostile to the proposals. Parisian artists are divided regarding what- is looked on as an attempt to remove the art centre to Berlin,

The prolonged, visit of Emperor Frederick is regarded with uneasiness.

Mr Balfour denies that Messrs Dillon and O’Brien are broken in health.

The Admiralty, in order to facilitate the commissioning of Australian cruisers, has re-enacted regulations with regard to five years’ service, but it only has reference to the Australian station.

The Hon. C, H. Tupper, Minister of Marine, accuses several of the Canadian Parliament and members of the American Congress of plotting for the annexation of Canada to the United States. Sir R. Cartwright denounces the charges of treason as impudent calumnies, Mr Parnell, speaking at Dublin threatened to support the Tories at the general election, The Parnellite party hold a demonstration at Manchester on March 17Th? British column has captured Wimths, in Burmah, killing fifty of the Tsawbawa’s followers. The casualties of the victors numbered thirteen.

It is proposed that if the block continues in London to employ free laborers only, and lock out Unionists. Half of the first penny levy on tonnage belonging to the Shipping Federation is still unspent. Work is at present proceeding quietly.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. Last night. Sir George Grey left for the Federation Conference by the Tarawera last night. He was presented with a farewell address by the Liberal Association, and a brass band played the steamer away from the wharf. Sir George Grey's return for Newton is cartain. Pastor Birch, of the Tabernacle, was a passenger for Sydney by the Tarawera. He left letters saying he would resign his charge if arrears of salary were paid and he were released from the lease of his house, These terms will be accepted. The relations between the pastor aud congregation have been a scandal for some months past, and it was almost a free fight at the congregation meeting the other night when a vote of censure was passed. O’Halloran, the defaulting Whangarei postmaster, has cleared away by one of the coal vessels, one of which went to Samoa on Sunday last. Constable Gordon has been to Ngaunguru looking for him, and returned without success. The city valuer has sought to make the Auckland Graving Dock subject to taxation, and has assessed .it at £52,900 per annum. The Harbor Board have determined to resist the assessment, and there is no question that they will have the sympathy of the public with them. Relative to the Te Aroha election petition It transpires that Colonel Fraser 1 called bn Mr Allen at the latter’s residence at Annandale, and introduced himself. He was invited fix remain to dinner, which he dial After an hour and ft half he Mr Allen to have a private interview,, when he said he had q painful duty to perform, and thereupon served the petition nptice on Mr Allen. The latter said nothing, and ifte Qolgnel took his departure at once. Seeing that repairs to the ship Leading Wind, which was recently scuttled in Auckland harbor, will cost over £.“000, bar owners have cabled that it is to be sold by auction.

A squared kauri log, marked W 547, found washed up on the beach at Kaweraua, Hokianga, has been identified as one of those shipped on board the missing barq te Kentish Lass. The Rentish Lass was a wooden barqne of 306 tons, owned in Wellington, She cleared at Hokianga on June 14'-h, 1890, for Sydney. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Speaking of bye-elections generally, Mr .ti3.iia.nCo pftysi ■ Ifr iv inn of Government to fight' every election thor occurs in the keenest possible manner, Robert Henry MoCoomb, working at Wairoa Gorge, Nelson, was pushing a piece of rock off the line of road, when he fell with it over a precipice, about 100 feet. His son, who was working with him, and others, found him dying when they reached him. A young man named Shepherd, at Ashburton, was injured by a fellow farm servant jumping on his back in a lark, and died yesterday afternoon, At New Plymouth a man named Salisbury set fire to the bathing-house in the recreation ground at two o’clock in the morning, and then came to town and rang the firebell, the alarm causing considerable excitement. Salisbury gave himself up to the police. It is thought that he is not'right in his mind. The Canterbury Amateur Athletic Clubs Committee have oonsidpred the Association's suggestion of sending a team to Englaml. A motion approving of the proposal was carried by three votes to two. At the Christchurch Supreme Court W. Stoneyar was found guilty of obtaining £340 by false pretences from Eliza Agnes Dixon, and sentenced' to 12 months! hard labor, - Csirn run, Otago, 1700 acres freehold aud 13,530 acres leasehold, with 10,000 halfbreda and merinos, was sold by the Farmers' Agenoy Co, to a Dunedin gentleman for £BOOO cash.

Preparations for taking the census on the night of Sunday, April 5, are practically complete. The colony has been divided into 23 sections composed each of one or more counties and boroughs included in them. r It is stated that some rather warm cot respondence is going on between the Federated Trades Union Pouncil of Wellington and'the Seamen's Onion in relercnoa tp the difficulty . between the Union Steamship Company and / the Trades Council as te tho alleged boyI Dotting of Unionists,