ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 201, 27 August 1888, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

(PreßS Association.) London, August 24. The freights to tho Colonins continue to rise, «nd advance from 25 to 60 per cent is repotted. Shipoing is vary eearce. Ten thoaaand pounds worth of bonds stolen from a city firm in Octob-r laßt, have been recovered ; the tbief , a lad named Cas?y, having recently confessed to the robbery, ard aupplieJ information as to where tbe bonds were to be found.

The Austrian Government have intimated their willingnesn to abolish the sugar bounti s if the American and Brazilian Governments will agree to tbe same course. The French Government alone objeot to sign tho agreement.

Augußt 25. The contraot for tbß Midland Railway of New Zealand h*s been figned. Tenders for tha nocosaary capital to constrnot the line will be invited in November.

Mr W. L. Roes has made a request to the Imperial Government that th«y should guarantee 3 per cent on £1,000,000, to be raised with a viewto assist colonial oolonizitioa. Lord Knuisford has referred Ihe propoasl to Mr Goßchen. Mr Rees will shortly commeooa a sories of lectures ia Eugland, nnd is announced to address the British Association at Bath and the Trades Uongrosa at Bradford.

T>?e American and European Powers have supplied the Agent-Geueral of New South Walea with valuable official reporlo relating to agriculture.

Wabhikgton, August 24. 1 President Cleveland has sent a message to Congress in which he says She aotion of the I fc! Senate in the rejection of the Fisheries Treaty I n will compel them to pursue a policy of vigorous rotalja tion, which is calculated to infliot the! n utmost damage * He aeka Congress to give I g him the power to suspend the privilege of free I transit of Canadian exports and imports 1 1 which are carried across the, United States I t territory. He advises that tolls be levied on 1 all .Canadian shipping using American lakes £ and canals. He says that it is evident that the Senate intended that the diplomatic efforts made to prevent vexatious interference t with commerce should not succeed at present, j \ and he would not hesitate to enforce the I retaliatory powers already conferred upon I him. A Government only half performed its I duty when it protected citizens at home hut J permitted them to be imposed upon and I humiliated by the unfair and over reaching I I dispositions of other nations. A. Bill has been introduced into the House I , I of Representatives providing for the defenea I J of Atncrioan shipping in acoordanca with the 1 terms of the message of President Cleveland. I I The Bill was referred to the Foreign I Committee. I August 25. I j In concluding his rneasage to the Congress, I , President Cleveland expressed a hope that 1 I the poliov sketched therein would be oaimly I I and firmijpflarried out. I I ' Cabul, August 23. I 1 I At the request of the Ameer, the Foreign j I Secretary of the Indian Government will ' j shortly pay a visit here to confer with him I " I in reference to the reoent rebellion. I ' Bbblin, Autmst 24. I It is officially stated that the visit of I 1 Signor Crispi to Prince Bismark ia in con- , I neotion with the Triple Alliance, and to J I ascertain the definition of the conditions on ' which one of the Allies could claim the assiet- ' ence of the other signatory Powers. ? The Emperor William has promised to assist the German Antarctic expedition by I contributing naval materials. Munich, August 24. I King Otto of Bavaria is lying seriously ill. n Paris, August 24. :e It is explained that the order given by y Vice Admiral Krautss, Minister for Marine, d for the equipment of several gunboats, was n incidental with the proposed naval evolutions ft I similar to those recently carried out by the v. British Government. ir I A banquet was held in the oity this evenir I ing to celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of the Comte d« Paris. Dandffit P&aquier, n j in a forcible speech, denounced the system of c Republics, and said a Monarchial Govern- , I meat would be the only salvation of France. c Hia speech was received with great lr enthusiasm.