BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1819, 30 July 1895, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Per Electriq Telegraph— Copyright. Per Press Association. OBITUAKY. London, July 28. The Earl of Verulam. THE SOUTH POLE. Mr Neumayer, Hamburg, will read a paper at the Geographical Congress tomorrow referring to the nature of the ice-cap at the South Pole. He suggests three meridian routes as best adapted for the purpose of .inquiry, either the meridian of New Zealand, of Cape Horn, or that of Kerguelen Island. THE AORANGI. The Aorangi left Plymouth to-day for Wellington and Lyttelton, with 8560 tons of cargo and 100 passengers, • EGYPT, Reports from St. Petersburg state that Russia will support the claim put forth by France for the British evacuation of Egypt. THE NEW SGVTH WALES ELECTIONS. In commenting on. the New South Wales elections, the Advertiser says that owing to the all powerful rampant democracy of that colony the result is fast approaching conditions when the possession of property will be treated as a erimi', as the labour party virtually controls the Legislative Assembly.

THE AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION

Mr W. H. Tong, President of the Board of Agriculture, says that while Government aw unable to remove the, farming depression, it is intended to lighten the burden of taxation by relieving veal estate at the expense of .personal property. THE UNIONIST VICTORY. Mr Chamberlain's letter attributes the Unionist victory entirely to the strong feeling against Home Rule, and the prel f^erenee for domestic and social reform* j to revolutionary legislation.

The IrteA Catholic states, that a highly

honoured clerical dignitary writes suggesting that a national convention should arrange to withdraw the Irish members from the Imperial Parliament, where their presence would be little better than a mockery, owing to the Unionist majority. THE EtfPEROR OF GERMANY. The Emperor of Germany will arrive m England on Saturday. He will visit the Lake District, and afterwards attend a review at Aldershot. PARAGUAY. Lane, the promoter of the New Australia venture, writes to the Chronicle that Cosmo Colony, m Paraguay, after some years' struggle, is succeding. A block of 25,000 acres haß been divided into 90-acre sections, which are producing enough for the wants of the settlers, none of whom have withdrawn. IHE HARPER CASE. July 29. Leonard Harper leaves for New Zealand m custody on August Bth. At the hearing of the case counsel for the prosecution stated that accused was anxious to return. THE MALAY STATES. It is reported that prior to leaving office Lord Ripon sanctioned a scheme for federating the Malay States, except Johore, under a Resident-General. A DENIAL. New York, July 27. Official denial is given to a report published m the New York papers that the Inaians m Idaho had besieged and massacred 72 white families at Jackson's Hole. The report stated that the Federal Cavalry had started to the rescue too late, and were still a hundred miles distant when the massacre began. It was added that the Indian rising m Idaho and Wyoming was general. ABYSSINIA. Rome, July 27. The Italian press is generally convinced that war is imminent m Abyssinia. The Corrieve newspaper, pub. lished here, says that Russia and France are endeavouring to entangle Italy and Great Britain m the African difficulty, with a view to free their own hands m action m the East.

Baron Blanc, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, asserts that Menelek, ruler of Abyssinia, after owing his throne to Italian influence, betrayed Italy for the purpose of gaining favour with Russia.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Tokio, July 28.

A train containing four hundred sol- ! diers, who were returning from the war, was derailed between Kobe and Hiroshima. One hundred and forty of those on board were killed. The railway ran parallel to the sea, and the waves from a raging storm had swept the railway metal into the sea. PORT ARTHUR. The Japanese troops have destroyed the forts at Port Arthur. CHOLERA. Cholera is prevalent m Japan, and 5000 deaths have been reported since the outbreak. DEFEAT OF THE TURKS. Sofia, July 29. News is received here that the Macedonians defeated the Turks and cap. tured and burned Menlik.