NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 607, 14 May 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTBIO TKLEGBAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDABD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. THE POSTAL AGITATOR. Mr Henniker Heaton has recovered from his attack of influenza. STILL AFLOAT. The Australian cruiser Ringarooma has sailed for Australia. A DARK ANGEL. E. S. DeCobain, M.P., who is accused of a serious crime, has been identified at Rilbao, Spain, holding a religous meeting. WARNED OFF. Jews holding real property in Russia are to be allowed two years, and those who have none one year, to quit. A GREAT ACTOR’S FAREWELL. Sims Reeves bade farewell to the English public at a concert at the Albert Hall. A TRUCE TO TREE-CHOPPING. Mr Gladstone has been mildly attacked by influenza. SMILING NELLIE. Nellie Stewart, the well-known Australian actress, has been engaged in the opera of “ Nautch Girl ” at the Savoy Theatre. BOOTH AS DIPLOMATIST. General Booth has interviewed the Federal authorities at Geneva, which is considered to be an indication that the Swiss Government will cease to interfere with the Salvation Army. VIENNA IN THE DARK AGEST Owing to the recent strike of compositors in Vienna the leading papers are unable to publish, and a queer state of things therefore exists in the Austrian capital. BLOOD! BLOOD 1 The proposed mediation by which it was hoped to settle the grave trouble between the Chilian belligerents, has ended in failure, and the sad struggle is likely to be protracted. The Chilian troops are reported to have entered San Juan, in the Argentine Republic. It is stated that certain Manchester and Liverpool export houses are supplying funds to enable thegChllian insurgents to carry on the war. LIBELLING A BACCARAT PATRON The journal the World officially denies a statement it made some days ago, that the Prince of Wales was insolvent, and had asked for extensive advances from the Queen.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION. A serious explosion of petroleum took place on board the steamer Tancarville, at Newport, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, resulting in the death of eight persons. Thirteen others were injured by the accident, DESTRUCTIVE FIRES RAGING. Great forest fires are raging in Central Michigan, the flames covering an area of 130 miles by 70 miles. The Chicago North Western railway line is on fire in several places. Many townships are completely surrounded by the flames. THE IMPERIAL HUMBUG. The various Australian colonies have been asked to name their representatives on the governing body of the Imperial Institute. PORTUGUESE TROUBLES. The new Portuguese financial measure is causing a further run on the banks. The Portuguese have collected a force of three thousand men on the Zambesi, which it is believed is intended to operate in Manicaland. FIERY GRAHAM. Mr Cunningham Graham, M.P. for Lanark (N.W.), has been summarily exfrom France, for making fiery speeches to the Socialists, and otherwise identifying himself with them. A PERSECUTED WOMAN. The Skuptschina has ordered Queen Natalie to quit Servia, but she still refuses to leave, on the ground that the constitution permits her to remain in thp country. NAPOLEON’S CLAY. King Humbert has ordered the remains of the late Prince Napoleon to be buried temporarily in Rome. TUBERCULINE. The United States Medical Association has approved of Dr Koch’s tuberculine as a pure for consumption. Professor Virchow, of Berlin, declares that not a single cure has been effected by the treatment under Dr Koch’s tuberculine. and that in all the reported cures there has been a serious relapse.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. The Governor and Lady Oaglotf have gone South, via Napier, A new Naval Artillery company, called St. George’s, has been formed here, The Auckland Opera Club have got permission tq play Princess Ida. The Devonport Kerry Qampqny have taken the contract for working tbs ptlot service of Auckland. The Auckland census returns for the County of Eden (including the city) are as follows : Males 26,748. females 27,460, making a total of 54,203 ; the Munukau County, males 6,248, females 5,899, total 12,147; City of Auckland included in the above, males 14.966, females 15,040, total 30,006; the WaitemaU County, males 4,881, females 4,217, total 0098; Bodney County, males 1870, females 1594, total 3,464 ; the other counties are not yet complete.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Bast night. The census shows the population in Masterton to be 8,115, being au increase of 559. Ths cable steamer Recorder goes out on Friday with five knots of cable to repair the first break. If favorable weather is experienced she can complete the work in nine hours. John Henderson was flaed £25 for sly grog selling at Berwick. The land transactions of the colony for April are—Cash purchases, 2474 acres by 29 persons, for £1586 ,- on deterred payment, 5,168 acres, by 86 persons ; leased with tbe right oj perpetual renewal, 29,195 acres, to 79 persons, The total disposed of is 36,838 acres,‘to 144 persons, Takapu won the steeplechase at Hawera ; Christmas was first in the bandieap hurdles, and Sir Maurice in the maiden steeplechase. The Bank of New South Wales and the Union Bank hays both decided to make Wellington their headquarters. The French Consul at Wellington has received information that the Commander inChief of the French naval division in the Pacific returns to France owing to illhealth. TWo petitions were lodged at Oamaru yesterday against the election oj the Oamaru Licensing Committee, Tbe principal objection is that the Beluroing Officers were not legally appointed. At a public meotlng held In Cavershtm,

Dunedin, resolutions were passed recommending the newly elected Licensing Committee to close four hotels and to abrlieh all bottle licenses. Petitions to that effjet are to be circulated for signature. There has been considerable talk of betting, and of long odds being laid in connection with the football match at Dunedin on Saturday, between the Kaikourai and Alhambra clubs. A meeting of the local committee of the Rugby Union has been called to make inquiry. An eight-roomed house at Karori, Wellington, owned and occupied by Mrs Kingdom, was burned down last evening, owing to the upsetting of a kerosene lamp. Everything was destroyed. Judgment was given in the Appeal Court this morning in the case of Whitaker v. Hutchison an appeal from the judgment of Chief Justice Prendergast, refusing to strike out the paragraph in the defence in this action, charging SirH. Atkinson and Mr Mitchelson, members of the Ministry, with being indebted to the Bmk of New Zealand, and with having on that account confederated, and collusively acted with the plaintiff Whitaker iu assisting the Bank in its financial difficulties. The Court found that the real question to ba determined was whether the evidence that Atkinson and Mitchelson were heavily indebted to the Bank was admissabte, in support of the justification of the alleged libel by defendant, on the ground of its truth. Sir H. Atkinson and Mr Mitchelson were presumed to have taken a leading part in tha transaction, but in order to establish this, the Court thought it rslevant to show the actual position of tbe other members cf the Ministry in relation to the plaintiff, either in his capacity as Chairman of the Directors, or of Attorney-General. In order to prove that the transaction was at the instigation of Whitaker, it seemed relevant for the defendant to show that the individual members of the Govern mon t were at the mercy of the Bank of which he was Chairman of Directors. The appeal was dismissed with costs on the lowest scale.