NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 627, 30 June 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[Special to the Standard.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Mr John Morley is seriously ill. The West End tailors have surrendered. The agitation in Berlin for a repeal of the corn duties is.increasing. The next Postal Conference will meet in Washington. Mr Gladstone is improving in health. The Royal Commission on Labor is engaged taking the evidence of textile operatives. Mr Parnell and Mrs O’Shea will be remarried in the Church towards the end of July. They propose to visit America in the autumn.

An agent of Baron Hirsch is travelling in Southern Russia, with a view of studying to establish Jewish colonies. The Czarina and Czarewitch have arranged to visit Paris in August next, and subsequently the Czarina will visit England to see her sister, the Princess of Wales. The visit of the Empress of Austria to Vienna is considered to indicate the eventual co-operation of Austria, England, and Italy for the defence of Constantinople.

The treaty of Commerce between Spain and the United States has been signed, and comes into operation in September next.

The Bill submitted to the Cortes, authorising the sale of the Portuguese colonies in East Africa, has been rejected. Captain Verney has been removed from the position held by him as deputylieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

The Government are prepared to consider any cases of direct loss inflicted on British traders by the prohibition of sealing in the Behring Sea. The Westminster Aquarium Company recovered damages from Mr Parkinson, a member of the London County Council, for libel in alleging that the Marionette performance was indecent.

In the House of Lords a motion was tabled by Lord Denman to reject the Irish Land Purchase Bill, but it was negatived, and the Bill was read a second time.

The Emperor of Germany visits London early next month. Prince Alexander of Battenburg is suffering from gastric ulcer, and his condition is considered critical.

The armies of the Powers forming the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, and Italy) will shortly be provided with steel cuirasses impenetrable by rifle bullets. The Radical opposition to the free education proposals of the Government is increasing. The excessive heat which was experienced after a recent thunderstorm continues throughout Germany. A waterspout broke over Soldin, a province of Bradenburg, destroying the crops.

The Chilian insurgents are organising a final attack on the strongholds of the Government troops. The Canadian Parliamentary Committee of Privileges fs still engaged on the evidence in connection the charges of corrupt practices brought against some members of Parliament. In consequences of disclosures previously made Sir Hector Langevin was recently called upon by the Premier to resign his position in the Cabinet.

Severe floods have been experienced in lowa. Many houses have been swept away, and several towns are inundated. An insurrection has taken place in the Argentine, in the province of Catamarc. The Provincial Government was overthrown, and a provisional adminstration has been appointed instead. The German Government propose to institute a State lottery of 8,000,000 marks to combat the slave trade in Africa. The Government has ordered three United States warships to rendezvous at Shanghai, to prevent the persecution of Christians by the Chinese mob.

The Canadian House of Commons has appointed a Commission to take into consideration the liquor traffic, and ascertain what effect prohibition would have on the revenue and the people of the Dominion.

The Commission appointed to enquire into alterations necessary at Westminster Abbey recommend that the edifice be enlarged. Bidding at the wool sales has been very stagnant, but there is now an appreciable alteration in prices. Butchers, bakers, and grocers’ assistants are out on strike, and conflicts have taken place between them and the police, resulting in several of the strikers being arrested.

London? market cablegram, per L. and M.A. Co., dated 26th June :— Tallow—Tallow is dull of sale. Good beef tallow is worth 25s 6d per cwt. Frozen meat —Market weaker. Price of mutton has declined Jjd per lb since last report. Prime N.Z. lambs are worth, per carcase, 4jj'd per lb. N. Z. beef, forequarters, is worth 3Xd per lb; hindquarters, 4%d per lb.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. Last night. An enquiry has commenced into the charges of the illtreatment of the patients against the warders of the Whan Asylum. Ths Thames Anti-Vaccination Society is petitioning the House to make vaccination optional. Frank Hooper, of Mercury Bay, was in. jured by the explosion of a gun loaded with powder only. A child ot Mr A. Ewans, of Awstu, was badly injured through its dress catching fire. Louisa Hammond, arrested in connection with the robbery of £5O from a farmer, died in gaol quite unexpectedly, There are about 160 candidates up for the pupil teach ire’ examination in Auckland this year. Colonel Fraser, Sir W. Buller, and Dr Broome have been nominated for the Te Aroha electorate,

Fresh proposals have been made for a settlement of the boot operatives! strike, hut it is very doubtful if they will be successful. It was discovered on Saturday that a portion of the workings in the Rawakawa Bay of Islands mines were on fire, It may or may not be disastrous. At the Supreme Court, in re Graham, Pitt and Bennett, This was an appeal from the decision ai the Deputy Official Assignee at Gisborne, who refused a certain proof of debt. Mr Cooper appeared in support of the appeal, and k?r Bell, agent for Mr DeLautonr, asked that the matter should stand over till the arrival of M l ' iJeLautour, This was agreed to. The Supreme Court has granted a rule nisi in the Base re Pratt and Pratt, on the wife's petition. The patties are ot Maori birth, A young man named Geo, Lysett was oom. mitted tor trial for uttering a silvered penny for paid a crown at Ohrictohurch. The Ashburton p,aoifig Club has resolvsd to ask the district members 'to oppose the 1 proposed totaijsator tax. The Tinwald Club passed a similar resolution. The Employers’ Conference finished its 1 sittings this morning. Government will be 1 acquainted by letter of the resolutions < arrived at. Before separating the Conference 1 had a discussion on the financial proposals ’ of the Government, with the result that a resolution was passed condemning the t *1 overwhelming Impost 6t a shilling on the i Income tax,I’isad 1 ’isad objecting tc any dlffcrcßco $

being made between incomes. No objection was taken to the income tax per sc, but the general feeling of the meeting was that traders had got used to the property tax and would prefer to see it left alone. The Labor Conference held its final sittings this morning. The last measure taken Into consideration was the Slaughterhouse Amendment Bill proposed by the Auckland Trades and Labor Council. All the Bills were highly approved of, and only recommendations of a minor character will be made to the Government. The Conference discussed the New Zealand Labor Federation scheme, which includes direct benefit to members answering its provisions, and it was decided to approach Government on the subject. The deplorable state of workers engaged in various associations in town and country districts is to be brought under the notice of the Ministry.