HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7830, 7 April 1891, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

{PER PEMBBS ABSOOIAKOff.I Received April 6th,' 10,50 a.m, - A "RING" IN COAL. BhrlinJ April 4. German companies are 'buying enormous quantities of coal in England and America, for the purpose of creating a German ring. "; BULGARIAN AFFAIRS. Soma, April 4. An anonymous letter, threatening Prince Ferdinand, Princess Clementine and M. Grekoff unless they leave the country, has been traced, to a cavass belonging to the Russian Embassy. THE VICTORIAN LOAN. jypj|PO#, April 5. It--is expected loan will realise a minimum of 9?£. Tenders will be opened on April 13tb. The Banks are discussing the underwriting, but their decision has been kept seoret. BROKEN HILL. It is reported a Company baa secured two blocks of the Broken Hill consols property for half a million. Received April 6th, 11.10 am. THE CENSUS. j '~... London, April fi. Sixty thousand enumerators are engaged in taking the census. LORD SALISBURY'S DIPLOMACY. Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, {speaking at Birmingham, said the I country hardly knew the danger it had ' gone through in connection with the Behring' Sea and Newfoundland I fisheries difficulties, and what ie had escaped tlirough Lord Salisbury's diplomacy. '.'..-' '' \ ELECTION PETITION; A petition will be lodged against ; Alderman Collury, who was elected for | Sligo, on the ground that the priests induced a hundred eleotors to declare [they were illiterate, thus destroying the secrecy of the ballot. , Received April 7th, L2O a.nu I THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. j Buenos Ayebs, April 6. Government have deoided to issue i paper money on a metallic basis. GERMAN AFRICA. Berlin, April 6. General Yon Caprivi, the Chancellor, states that the German Southwest African colonies will be ceded to .Great Britain unless the AngloHamburg syndicate obtains the necessary capital. THE SLIGO ELECTION. London, April 6. It is now reported that no petition will be lodged against the return of Alderman Collury for Sligo. '. Received April 7th, 11.30 a.m. FLOODS IN AMERICA. Naw York, April 5. Severe floods have taken place in Ohio. Numbers of families are houseless, and twenty-two miles of railway line have been submerged. INFLUENZA. Influenza is ravaging Illinois, Winconain and Minnesota. INDIANS AS SOLDIERS. The efforts which have been made to induce some 2000 Indians to enrol in the infantry bf the United States Army have proved unsuccessful. Tag Indians prefer to join the cavalry regiments. Received April 7tn, x.45 a.m. SPEECff OF MR PAfiMfiLL / London, AprilJ. Mr Parnell, speaking at Dublin, said that the Liberals were, notorious for making political prisoners, and the Tories' for liberating them. THE CHILIAN WAR. Valparaiso? April 6. Balmaceda denies that he has consented to withdraw from the Presidency, on condition that hf is allowed to nominate bis sucoesaor. Several ships ot;the German and Chinese squadron have been ordered to Chilian waters.