HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 8408, 8 January 1891, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

-JLONDON, January 7. (Received JWRiary 8,1891, at 11 am.) The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom U 000 quarters, and for fehe Continent 640 1 ,000 quarters. The. Ameripan visible supply is estimated at 25,856,000 bushels. Bank of New Zealand shares', new issue, are quoted at L 7 10s, The brokers having, refused the shippers’ demands fot a reduction of freight, the Committee will decide on the rates both for steam and sailing freights.

THE GERMANS IN AFRICA. ZANZIBAR, January 7. (Received January 8,1891, at 10.45 am.) Dar-es-Salaam, a port on the mainland south of Zanzibar, becomes the German naval seat of government. Emin Pasha has been appointed governor of the land territory.

PERSONAL. CAPETOWN, January 7. Sir H. Loch visits England in connection with the Anglo-Portuguese negotiations.

THE INDIAN RISING. WASHINGTON, JANUARY 7. The reported battle with the Indians whs fiply an attack on a provision train; Short Ball, the Indian threatens to capture Pine Ridge, regardless of cost. It is defended by only 600 regulars.

THE UNITED STATES COINAGE BILL. WASHINGTON, January 7. It is expected that the Senate will pass abd the House will reject free coinage.

INDIAN MARRIAGE LAW. CALCUTTA, January 7.

The Indian Government intend to raise the age of consent from ten to twelve, but will not otherwise interfere with the system of early marriages, which has been so much criticised of late.

ITALIAN ANARCHISTS. ROME, January 7.

An Anarchist conference at Tigliole, in Northern Italy, passed resolutions urging the initiation of a general agitation on May 1.

LONDON’S DEATH BATE. LONDON, January 7.

The mortality in London owing to the hard winter is 600 above the weekly average. A DASTARDLY ACT. LONDON, January 7. Sleepers were placed across the North British line, but were discovered in time, and the attempt to wreck a train failed, [Special to Press Association.]

PERSONAL. LONDON, January 7. Prince Henry of Battenberg has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Wight. THE KOCH CUBE. MADRID, January 7. Koch’s process has been applied to lepers with partial success. ANOTHER FISHERY DISPUTE. ST. JOHN, January 7. The Newfoundlanders assert their right to 'expel Frenchmen, and leave France and England to settle the issues.