NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 626, 27 June 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[Special to the Standard.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Mr Parnell has obtained the license to marry Mrs O’Shea. The death is announced of Professor Weber, electrician. The Duke of Connaught has laid the foundation stone of Church House. The State Council of Switzerland has refused an amnesty to the men who revolted at Ticino. The Turks are endeavoring to deter the Jews from establishing a colony in Palestine. The steamer Jap capsized off the coast of Japan, and fifty persons were drowned. Four hundred and fifty men of the Yorkshire Regiment are encamped at Mafeking for the purpose of watching the movements of the Boers. Mr H. Campbell, M.P. fer Fermanagh, obtained £250 damages against the Cork Herald for alleging that he rented houses for Parnell’s immoral purposes. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Princesses Victoria and Maud, visited the Victorian Agricultural Society’s grain trophy at the Doncaster Show.

The Education Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons.

Mr Dillon will shortly replace Mr McCarthy in the leadership of the Irish party. The sentences of death passed on the Colonel and Major concerned in the Manipur 'massacre have been commuted to penal servitude for life. Russia is organising an exhibition at Athens, with a view of developing her commercial relations with Greece to the detriment of British trade. Sir G. Baden Powell, who has been appointed Commissioner to inquire into the Behring Sea Fisheries affair, sails on Saturday for New York. Rioting at Bordeaux has been renewed, and the men are smashing train shelters, and stoning the police and hussars. The strike has, however, ended. Mr Laurier, leader of the Canadian Opposition, made a vigorous attack on the new Premier, describing him as a creature of the Pacific Railway Company. | The Government propose to introduce a Bill providing for the appointment of two judicial agents to deal with the Newfoundland Fishery dispute. Owing to British interference Canadian fishermen are again entitled to obtain bait for Newfoundland fisheries.

The navy is deficient by 20,000 men. Lord Hamilton, in the House of Commons, stated that arrangements had been made to obtain 12,500 more men before 1894. The insurgents in Chili are making desperate efforts to secure the aid of France. They have also offered the territory of Tacua to Peru in return for assistance, but the Peruvian Government peremptorily refused. The Emperor of Austria, after inspecting the British squadron now on a visit to the Bay of Fiume, on the Adriatic, assured Admiral Hoskins, of the flagship Victoria, that in the event of a war he hoped to have the British on his side. The Vienna Press attach immense significance to the visit of the warships. AUSTRALIAN. A number of country elections took place in New South Wales on Wednesday, bringing the state of parties to — Ministerialists 42 Opposition 31 Labor 29 Independent 5 Ossified according to sides taken on the fiscal policy, the result is— Freetraders 54 Protectionists 49 Doubtful 4 The elections will conclude on July 3rd. The Shaw-Saville Company’s Arawa arrived at Hobart, from London, with 46 passengers for Australian ports and 86 for New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. Last night. Frosts have continued here for more than a fortnight. The only passenger for Gisborne by the Rotomahana to-day was Miss Mavin. The O Battery of Volunteer Artillery has disbanded, owing to want of encouragement from the Government, and the best shots of the corps have joined the A Battery. The Kaihu Valley railway, which cost £30,000, was offered at auction, but did not elicit a bid.

Mr De Castro has submitted a second 1 proposal for lighting Auckland by eleotrioty, but the City Council decided to keep the power in its own hands. At Mercury Bay William Mooney was crushed by a log, and dangerously injured. Puhipuhi shares, which fell to Is 6d in price on Tuesday, were to-day sold at 4s. NAPIEB. Last night. The Chief Justice has been occupied yesterday and part of to-day hearing an action by P. A. Herman against James Irvine, to recover £125, amount of a promissory anote made by defendant in favor of J mes Turner, and endorsed by the latter to plaintiff. His Honor reserved judgment. His Honor heard two divorce cases to-day. In Lnffoloy v Laffoley, the wife petitioned for a dissolution of ths marriage on the grounds of adultery and desertion. The parties were married in 1886, and five years later the husband deserted her and came to Napier with another woman, and lived at Waterworth's Hotel as busband and wife, A decree nisi was granted. In the case Stark v Stark, the husband petitioned for a divorce on tbe ground of adultery. The petitioner married respondent in Napier in 1883, when he was a boy of fifteen, and she aged twenty-two, being a widow with two children. They parted immediately on leaving tbe church, but about six months afterwards they spent three days together, and the marriage was consummated. Subsequently respondent went to Wellington and lived with another man, by whom she had several children, and whom she married. A decree nisi was granted. Acting on instructions received from tbe Government, Inspector Emerson proceeded to Omahu, Napier, on Wednesday morning, and warned the natives there to stop ploughing etc., on the disputed land, and he further Informed them that he was authorised by Gov. ernmeat to tell them that the Chief Judge of the Native Lind Court would dispose of th? application for a rehearing of the c’aim to the disputed land within two months, On Wednesday Mrs Donnelly obtained an injunction from the Supreme Court restraining the natives from going on to the land. Since then they have made no attempt to disobey the injunction, SOUTHERN N’EJWS. Last night. The Wellington Harbor Board has approved of the proposal to reclaim the Oriental Bay for a recreation ground, and will promote a Bill next session to give effect to the decision. Mr Justice Williams granted a decree nisi, in Georgina Ryden v, E. Ryden, petition for • divorce on the ground of cruelty and adultery, : lie hie wife custody of tha twd children, i

Frosts’ are unusually prevalent lately, and Wellington has experienced more than generally occur in winter. With the exception of the case of one or two nights frosts have prevailed for several weeks. At the Christchurch Court this morning the case commenced against William James Bead, for having acted as Licensing Commissioner at Sydenham, he being the holder of a paid office under the Government of the colony —to wit the office of Lite Insurance agent and canvasser—contrary to clause 11 of the Licensing Act. He was fined one shilling and costs, and will have to vacate the seat.

New Zealand is not represented at the Stock Conference in Sydney this year, as the Minister of Lands, in view of the Bitting of Parliament, and re-organisation of the Department, could not send a delegate.