BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 8902, 19 September 1889, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,—COPYRIGHT,] [Special to Press Association.] [Received Sept. 18, at 19.5 p.m.J PARIS EXHIBITION. PARIS, Sept. 17. The Exhibition awards will be presented on Sept. 29. The occasion will be celebrated by a pageant displaying the costumes of the various countries represented at the Exhibition. CAPTAIN WISSMAN AT ZANZIBAR. ZANZIBAR. Eepi. 17. Captain Wissman, the German commander, has destroyed Port Konditgeh in consequence of the natives furnishing supplies to the Arab insurgents.

RIOTING IN INDIA. CALCUTTA, Sept, 17. A serious riot took place yesterday at Robtuk, near Delhi, between Mohammedans and Hindoos, ou the occasion of the great Moslem festival of Muharratu. The police fired on the mob, killing and wounding many of their number. It is feared that similar riots will take place at Delhi, and precautionary measures are being taken. [Received Sept. 19, at 12.40 a ru.] RELEASED. NEW YORK, Fbpx. 18. Deputy-Marshal Nagle, who shot Mr Terry, barrister, of California, for striking Chief Justice Field at a railway station in the early part of last month, has virtually been acquitted on the charge of manslaughter, and released from custody.