BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVI, Issue 20225, 17 April 1891, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

UNITED PREBSASSOCIATION Sr STMTCTKIC TELFORAPH- COPYRIGHT ; , Received 5, 8 p.m. London, 18. Tb» h> hundred nud fi ft y two leaders were received for the Victorian loauThe largest was sent in by a life in* sutajice company for £145.000 at a shilling premium. The Lonriou and Westminister Bank 'ook £800,000 at the minimum. The failure of the loan is attributed to the abstention of the ns^ociated banks and syndicates through fear of increasing tie bankrate and the additional withdrawal of ■'' gold. Tim genera] opinion* in the qifcy. is tbat the rebuff will prove a valuable lesson and show Victoria, she { roust put a check on borrowing. Many people express surprise that so much was subscribed. The shipping federation has decided that exiting shttluiß. registration tickets insure the '.'tyjjder for £25 if drowned or killed on a federation ship; officers benefit to a greater decree. The London strike co3t the federation J815.000, including £12,000 for Ifages piid to free labotevs. Mr, Goschen will deliver his budgot speech on April 23. Wool is firm and nnohanged. .Received 15, a t 10.30 a.m. London, 14. • Rioting, which lasted many hours, took place at Bradford where the mill hands have gone ont on strike. The police questioned the right of the men to hold a public meeting and when they attempted to disperse the gathering the strikers forcibly resented, the interference. The outcome was a general riot and the assistance of the military wob evoked. The soldiers and police, with fixed bayoneta, chars ged the rioters and daring the souffle many of the latter were wounded. {Several of those in the crowd threw open knives at the police. Twenty of the .rioters were arrested. Calcutta 14. Detachments under Liems. Grant Kiiil "Prfeerase Ihvi joi'nl Leslie's •coioDt ».t Pntef:, iw..n.;y u.:h-9 hf-yoad ln'-'i 'jfr ■;;'* '":• ; .< •• m ••■rived of Qf.u r... u\kl\:m-^:. .*'-$ V uwvai at T&PM. Itcoivoi 15, •-.(• 1i'».20 i.m. V.niv-n, 14. V rr-;;'.tii» >\.n-. \- <\i r :r\ :■:> j..,,. iihi- V .:...•:. .-..-. ••.; • , tho O- i»l>.ieS tl'-Vv \.:.n :■■ .A\ ■■. ! '; hoii'OW 100 chnaply uiiii ffiat liu-ii 1 most sanguine friends must now see that th« time has arrived for them to be at least moderate in their demands The Standard states the rebuff will prove a useful lt-Bson to Victoria which, like her neighbors, has trusted to extravagant borrowing through the syudicHip *yst«m. It adds that the subscription list, though not providing sufficient money to cover the loan, is a healthy one. The Daily Telegraph thinks the minimum wan fixed at a high price and that the rate of interest ought to be about 4 per cent, Mr Edwatd de Cobain, M.P., for Belfast East, is the other member acensed of being concerned in a grave criminal offence. Both he and Capt. Verney have made then escape. j The Australian cruiser Katonmha ) bas made a successful trial trip, during whioh she averaged 18 knots per hour. The Imperial federation league con» Bidtrs the time inopportune to summon a conference to prompt common interests in a policy between the colonies and Great Britain, but will appoint a deputation to wait on the * Marquis of Salisbury submitting the views of the colonies on the subject. The influenza which is spreading throughout Yorkshire, is attacking its previous victims, many of whom have succumbed. ; Eeceived 15th at 11.45 a.m. Capetown, 14. It is reported that Portugal will ratify the convention giving Umtassa Kraal to the Rhodes Co., Portugal re* taining a portion of the llutai river basin. _ Calcuttaj 14. B*v?r<> fighting has taken place he-' tareea the British troops aud the rebel Micoozai for possession of the Samana •<i'Wge. Mallads are preaching at Jochad against British authority, but the Affridea tribe are still hesitating to join the rebels, New York, 14. It is expected that lynching will be frequently resorted to as a form of punishment in some parts of the States.