HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8097, 13 February 1892, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Preea Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright. COLONIAL STOCKS.

Lomdon, February 11.

The Standard declares that a foolish scare possesses the market in regard to Colonial stocks, because of the difficulty experienced in selling tuein, and it deprecates the people precipitating matters. BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION. The Governments of Italy, France and Sweden have been asked to appoint delegates to take part iv the I Behring Sea arbitration. England and I the United States will each nominate I two delegates. THE TREATIES QUESTION. , Sir Michael Hicks Beach having refused to renounce the favoured nation clause in the treaties with Germany and Belgium, it has led to much disappointment in Canada, and the Press there complain that it makes parleying with the United States for reciprocity more difficult. The Empire Trade League intend to carry on a vigourous campaigu in England. IMPORT OF CATTLE PROHIBITED. The import of cattle from Denmark is prohibited. . [ INFLUENZA. Under instructions from the GovernI meut the Medical Department in enquiring into the influenza. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY CO. At a meeting of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand Mr 11. R. Grenfell, Chairman, said the Agent-General for New Zealand had stated that the Government did not intend to tax debentures. Shareholders urged that the Company should go into liquidation or amalgamate with a larger Company. PAN-BRITANNIC CONTEST. London, February 12. Lord Jersoy writes that the idea of Pan-Britannic contests deserves the fullest consideration and discussion, CHINA AND PAMIR. Hong Kong, February 11. China is secretly mobilising her forces in Kashgar, with the avowed intention of occupying Pamir. FLOODS IN FRANCE. f ■ Paris, February 11. ' disastrous 'floods have occurred in the south of France. THE AMERICAN COINAGE. Nkw York, February 11. The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives is favourable to Mr Blaiue'e Free Coinage Bill. ANARCHIST OUTRAGES IN SPAIN. Madrid, February 11. In consequence of tiie execution of the Xeres marauders the anarchists in that town are in a state of excitement. More bombs have been thrown, and numerous arrests made iv the town. -Their comrades threaten reprisals for the execution. Anarchists from Paris are joining their ranks. RAILWAY COMBINATION IN AMERICA. Washington, February 11. •The controllers of'five of the leading and adjacent,'railways in the centre of the United States have determined to join their forces. They expect to save £800,QQ6 and monopolise the carriage of anthracite coal. DISCOVERY OF SALTPETRE. Bbrlih, February 11. Immense fields of saltpetre have been discovered in German Africa. RUSSIAN NEWS. St. Petersburg, February 11. A maligoanc form of typhus has broken out in Southern Russia. The Government has granted an additional 60,000,000 roubles for the relief of the famiue districts. The Russian squadron in the Levant has been ordered to cruise in company with the French fleet.