NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 634, 16 July 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

By Electric Telegraph.] [Special to the Standard.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Mr Blain’s friends assert that the reports as to his health are the result of conspiracy. Messrs Redmond and O’Kelly. Pamellite delegates to America, have sailed for London. President Harrison does not propose to contest the Presidency again. Turkey refuses to admit Russian Jews into Palestine, except as pilgrims. There is no prospect of Russia exporting corn, as she will require the whole for home consumption. A cordial reception is being prepared for the French fleet at Cronstadt. The Canadian Government announce that they have not formulated a policy of Imperial Federation.

An order by the Duke of Cambridge, abolishing the Orange Lodge Battalion, applies to the army generally. The Marquis of Waterford has given notice to inquire whether Government will create a Department of Agriculture for Ireland.

The Roumanian Crown Prince’s engagement to Miss Varesco is again officially denied. It is expected that the Western Australian loan will command 11% premium. A paper is being read at a meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce, advocating the colonisation of Soudan by a chartered company. The city men doubt the correctness of the cable message, stating the Victorian budget shows a deficit of a million. The employees of thirty more building firms in London have struck for eight hours a day, and tenpence per hour. By a land slip in Vancouver Island, the village of Nanaimo was destroyed. Forty-one persons were killed, and many others seriously hurt. Mr Mahoney, M.P, for Meath, in the course of his speech, said it was better for the Irish to be slaves of England than of Rome.

The Queen reviews the troops at Alder* shot on Thursday, The Rev. Mr Spurgeon is less delirious: Letters and cablegrams expressing sym* pathy continue to be received by his family from America, India, and the continent. Several English Bishops, and the public, exhibit deep concern at the rev. gentleman’s serious condition.

The Emperor of Germany lunched with the Marquis of Salisbury, afterwards took a farewell banquet of the Queen at Windsor, and then left to join nis yacht at Leith, for a cruise in Scottish waters. Fresh evidence has been procured which proves that the Jubraj wrote the letter ordering the massacre of the British at Manipur. The Prince of Wales visits Germany in the autumn. In the House of Commons, Mr Goschen formally moved that DeCobain be summoned to attend in his place. AUSTRALIAN. Heavy rain has continued to fall In many, parts of Australia, aud in Victoria especially great damage has been done, The course of the river Yarra presents a most desolate scene, factories and houses being submerged, and in South Richmond nearly two thousand people have been driven from their homes by the floods. The floods are the worst known for about thirty years. So great was the excitement in Melbourne that at times business was almost entirely suspended. Of course all riverside work was stopped by the floods and the workers had to be discharged.

On Monday last the steamer Bancoora went ashore near Cape Ottaway, in close proximity to where the Joseph Scammell was wrecked. The crew are safe, and tugs have been dispatched from Melbourne to render assistance to the steamer, which is lying in a very dangerous position. [The Bancoora is a vessel of 2880 tons, commanded by Captain Brown, and owned by the British India Company’s line of steamers. She left Calcutta on Tuesday, June 9th, for Sydney, and was therefore 35 days out when she ran ashore. The ill-fated steamer had to call in at Adelaide and Melbourne before leaving on her return voyage.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. Last night. Ethel Farley, five years of age, fell downstairs, and died from concussion of tha brain. The inward San Francisco mails are due hare on Friday by the Mariposa, Ninetynine ounoea of silver hava been brought in from Puhipuhi, taken from 17 cwt. of stone. The funeral of Sister Agnes, Rev. Mother of St. Mary’s Convent, took place this morning at St, Mary’s Convent. The ceremony was very impressive. The steamer Waihora, which arrived here this morning from Brisbane, hid taken across some two hundred shearers from Lyttelton to Queensland, landing them at Rockhampton, whence they were distributed amongst the up country stations. She leaves hare thia evening for South, in order to convey a further lot of free shearers, also about two hundred in number, from Dunedin to Brisbane. A fire was discovered in the premises of Mr Gatenby, draper, Newmarket, under circumstances that leave no doubt that the premiaes were burglarioualy entered, and then set fire to.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The Aorangl, two days overdue, arrived at Wellington to day from London. The Post states that the idea of forming * team of football girls in New Zealand hae been abandoned. The question of the formation of a Ne-i Zealand Jookey Club has been discussed, and it was decided that such an association should be established ae from the first day of January next. Te Whiti, 11 prophet,” and a native chief, of Parihaka, hae been adjudicated bankrupt, on creditors' petition. A correspondent of the Post writes to say that he has been observing the tun lately, and had never seen it so covered with epqta as now. There are five large groups visible, each including many spots. The election of Directors of the Union Insurance to.day, resulted in the return of the Hon. J. T. Peacock, Hon. E. W. Parker, and Mr G. G. Stead. George Widdecombe has been committed for trial at Dunedin for the larceny of jewellery. Mrs Birrell applied to the Judge at Christchurch for an order to restrain her husband, now completing a sentence for forgery, from coming to her hones on his release. The Judge said that if the husband went there in assertion of his right a* husband, the law could not interfere, and the extraordinary remedy of an injunction could not be involved. The injunction w** refused.