NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 605, 9 May 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN. CHILIAN INSURGENTS. The Chilian Insurgents demand that the President shall sign a resolution to disband the army and navy. The American Government has seized the Chilian rebel steamer, which was loading arms at San Diego, in lower California. LABOR RIOTS. Serious disturbances have taken place at Stroing and Liege, Belgium, and several explosions of dynamite are reported.] It is intended to try and make the strike of miners general. FISHERIES TROUBLE. The British squadron at Bermuda has been ordered to proceed to Newfoundland. FRENCH BREADSTUFFS. France has reduced the import duty on wheat to two francs per hundred kilos. THE BISMARCKS. Prince Bismarck does not intend to take his seat in Reichstag till the autumn Princess Bismarck is seriously ill. A CITY’S GIFT. Mr Lidderdale, governor of the Bank of England, has been presented with the freedom of the City of London, in recognition of his prudent conduct during the Barings crisis. AUSTRALIA’S RAMSHACKLES. The Mildura, one of the Australian squadron, broke down while on her ten days’ cruise.

ARCHBISHOPRIC OF YORK. It is reported that Dr Moorhouse, Bishop of Manchester, will be promoted to the Archbishopric of York, rendered vacant by tbe death of Dr Magee. A DEFAULTER’S LUCK. Collins, an Australian merchant who recently became insolvent, has arranged to transfer his business to a large English commercial house, retaining the position of manager. EDUCATION PROPOSALS. It is reported that an extra ten shillings oer head will be allowed, instead of fees, under tne English free education proposals, by which Lord Salisbury is said to have succeeded in completely “ dishing the Liberals.” A LIBERAL VICTORY. The election for the seat of Stowmarket division (Suffolk) in the House of Commonns, rendered vacant by the death of Edward Green, a Conservative member, resulted in the return of Mr Stern, a Gladstone Liberal, who defeated the Conservative nominee by 214. A LIVELY TORNADO. Great damage was done by a tornado that swept over the State of Kentucky. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed. One very curious thing happened, a church being lifted up bodily, carried a short distance, and then dropped in the middle of a street without being broken up much.

THE ANARCHISTS. A riot, fomented by anarchists, took place at Rome, several of the rioters were wounded. M. Roche, member of the Chamber of Deputies, was expelled for calling M. Constans, Minister of the Interior, an assassin, in connection with the riots at Fourniers. THE LABOUR COMMISSION. The Labour Commission is proposing to sit in three sections. THE O’SHEA DIVORCE. The Pall Mall Gazette states that in consequence of information given by outsiders, the Queen’s Proctor has decided not to intervene in the O’Shea divorce case. CHILTERN HUNDREDS. Sir H. James has introduced a Bill to enable members of the House of Commons to resign without going through the form of applying for the Chiltern Hundreds. THE GAMBLERS’ CHUM. The Prince of Wales has for some time been in great monetary difficulties, his debts being positively enormous. It was suggested that he must apply to Parliament, but the Queen, feeling such a course would cause much controversy and ill feeling, and knowing that Labouchere and other Radicals would work up all the opposition they possibly could, has agreed to advance the Prince several hundred thousands. This is on condition that he makes Prince Victor an adequate allowance. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. The Queen has appointed Lords Salisbury, Herschell, Carrington, Rothchild, Roseberry, Sir Henry James, Sir Lyon Playfair, and Lord Stractley as governors of the Imperial Institute. The Prince of Wales is to be President, and as such has nominated Mr Morley, Sir Fowler and the Earl of Kimberly to be sub-governors.