NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 663, 24 September 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

By Electric Telegraph.] [Special to the Standard.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The Yemen rebels have captured Sana. Gold is being shipped from America tc Germany. The Pope threatens to excommunicate duellists. The Marquis of Lansdowne propose: to make a tour of Eastmere. It is stated that Sir James Fergussor has been appointed Postmaster-General vice the late Cecil Raikes. The reported fighting between the Russans and Afghans on the frontier i; denied at St. Petersburg. The Post asserts that Austria will no regard the capture of Constantinople as ; causus belli. The Servian Government has des patched 5000 troops to the Bulgaria: frontier.

frontier. The French Minister of Marine urges that a naval credit of 720,000 should be voted to put the fleet in a thoroughly efficient state. The German East African Company demand that Major Wissman should be appointed Dictator. The dockers at Havre who struck against a reduction of wages have had their demands conceded. Mr Parnell is opposed to the abolition of plural voting, on the ground that it would deprive Ireland of 23 members. The starving peasantry in the Southern and Western provinces of Russia are burning houses for the purposes of plunder.

The first connection between the American and Canadian Railway systems has been made by a tunnel under the St. Clair river. The Eastern Railway system of France is now capable of transporting 80,000 men and horses to the frontier in forty-eight hours. The President declares it equal to any emergency of war. It is reported that Fiance and Russia have renewed their demands for the British withdrawal from EgyptLa Tribuna states that the fleets of England, Italy, Germany, and the United States will make a demonstration in] the Chinese waters under the Duke of Genoa, and that the French and Russian fleets will abstain from taking part. The Chinese Government offers to indemnify French sufferers in the recent riots. The loss of French property alone is estimated at two millions. The vessels seized by a Russian cruiser in Behring Sea are American. The dockers threaten to bring on a general riverside strike unless their demands are conceded. The Durham miners are seeking to have an eight hours’ rule brought into force in the more firmly established pits. The Daily News states that Germany proposes to abolish the passport system in Alsace and Lorraine which was introduced after the Schnabel incident, Cardinal Manning has issued a special pastoral letter to his congregation, enjoining them to rear up their children as abstainers. The Pope, in the presence, of twelve Cardinals, received a deputation representing so.ooo French workmen and pilgrims, thanking His Holiness for his recent encyclical letter to workmen. In replying the Pope reiterates his warning against Socialists, and advised workmen to place reliance on Christianity and thrift. Consuegra has again suffered from a storm, under which houses left standing by the floods have collapsed. The misery of the wretched survivors has thus been greatly increased. Up to the present 1,780 bodies have been recovered in the town and neighborhood. The London Trade Guilds have voted donations in aid of the sufferers by the floods. Balmaceda committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple, at Santiago. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. List Night, A movement is on foot to inaugurate a Northern Railway League in order to see that fuller justice is done to this end of the colony in matters connected with railways. The idea of the League is to interview members, and keep the question of railways extension in the North constantly to the front A large number of hading citizens comprise the membership. The late Opposition candidate reoeivd a vote of confidence at a meeting of electors at Hamilton last evening. Mr Bryce spoke at some length, and a resolution was passed condemning the Government for the eourro recently followed in connection with the censure. The N.Z. Shipping Company's new steel cargo steamer fe Koa arrived from London via Teneriffe early thia morning. She has 6000 tons of general oargo for New Zealand, 1350 tons being for Auckland. She leave? h’re on Saturday for Wellington and the Siuth. NAPIER. Last night. Ths Juvenile Opera Comnany has Hi excellent business with the Mascotte, which was taken off last evening. On the opening night ths Theatre Royal was packed, even standing room being unobtainable downstairs. The local papers are most Commendatory in their notices, and especially command the excellence of the mounting) dressing, anl scenery. The drilling, marching and tableaux arc regarded as superior to those of the a’ul* companies, and both principals a-'d chorus act with great spirit, and evident appreciation of their work. The Mikado is being staged to night to another big house. The production is characterised with tho same attention to details as those which preceded it, and the little people, in the habit of so diminutive a nation as the Japanese, are peculiarly happy, while their fan play and such business is marked by a precision and perfection too often wanting in adult representations. The company leave for Gisborne on Saturday. The Criminal sittings ot the Supreme Court opensd yesterday morning before the Chief Justice. There were only two oases for trial, one ol larceny and one of personation. Patrick McClusky, alias Michael Patrick Cronin, pleaded guilty to stealing wearing apparel from a tent at the Government relief works at Pahistua, and was sentenced to six months’ hard labor, in addition to a 12 months' sentence he is now undergoing. Patrick Frawley was charged with personating Pater Thompson at the Dinevirke polling booth at the lata general election. The evidence showed that prisoner was in a halt muddled stats from drink, and though ba obtained a voting paper ha was not allowed to vote, as he was recognised as not being Patar Thompson. He was given into oustody, but was subsequently allowed to depart and summoned for personation. Ho, however, did not appear, and was arrested at Gisborne. It was contended for the defence that Frawley intended voting in hie own name, but in bis muddled condition ba did not make himself understood, Tho jury took the same view, and acquitted him. Coleman v. Otsne Meihana, Paremena One One v. same, and Otane to Buri v. sama, were actions to recover possession of certain subdivisions of Karamu reserve, and by consent judgment was given for plaintiffs, with one shilling damagas'in each case, and £5 5? costs. To day the Court was occupied with an action by Paremena One One and Hotene te Buri v. E, ft. Ward, H, R. Lascelles, P. Barker, and W. L. Rees, for the recovery of certain deeds and promissory notes, and that the said notes be declared null and void. Paramcne One One and Hotene Te Buri gave evidence as to documents signed by them at Ward's request. The Court then rose lor the day.