HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8172, 2 May 1895, Page 3

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph .—Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received May 1, at 10 30 a.m. London, April 30. The mnrriajje of Lord WillUm J3ercsford find the Duchess of Marlborough has bd«>n clebra^ed. The Tunrs oiutioon the public against repeating the mistakp of recklessly 'ondii q money to the Aus'rali.n colonies, thereby intlttng needlrss loans. The paper rends, with gntific<tioi>, the stitement of the Premier of Victoria (hat ho has no intention of borrowing. Arrivrd — Fi r oshire and Buikhall. The Stratford, from Ly'telton, which put into St. Vincent with (he loss of three binder of her propeller, will bo towed to London, nnd thin save tho nroMßity of diBch<rging cargo. The charges of conspiracy ngniiW Wilde »nd Taylor were withdrawn, leaving only ihoe of misdt memio'. Wilde is now in »he witness box. 110 denies everything, snd represents hinibclf .»9 tho victint of blackmail. A Hu 1 firm has offored to buy 20 000 rabbits per wo k at Is 6^d for !nrgu-s>z d and 61 for small (^ic), dellveri a to b'jjin in London a' the eid of August. Tho firm is wiling t<i sell on c mmission if this course is pr< ferred.

Calcutta April 30, Th« Khan of Dlr captund 1500 . f tho tnemy. Amoi q the prnpr r»y found m thtir possession we c 10.000 c bridges soiled in Governmont boxes, thus show* ing 'hit an illicit trado in ammunition is being c>rried on. The Amcei's officials at Aamar arrested Umra Khan, his cmslns, and 400 followers. Colonel Giteacre'a brig -dc wnd d knee deep through six mile? of snow on (he Lowari Pa^s.

Madrid, April 30. The Cuban insu gents ware twice deftated will great loss.

Pretokh, April 30. Tho Tranavnal has protoittd sg-tinst the Annexation of Amhi^ifa.

Capetown, April 30 Tlio Chambr r of Commerce opp isca tho ide-i of » discriminating t^^Jt^, wish* ing to oatablish a free market with all ountries.

New York, April 30. It is believed that Nicaragua will fpeedily pay the Biti-h indemnity.

Received Mny 1, ot 10.50 a.m. London, April 00. A cargo of Victorian «he«t. ex Migronesia, has been re-sold at 25 1 G l. The wool fnl*>fl opened to«dny with a catalogue of 13,605 bales. There was a fair attendance, but the lots ofiVred prored to be a poor selection and competition was weak. The Home trade woie the chief buyers, foreigners doing nothing much. Of the wool offered and withdrnwu good sorts were about at par with March prices, inf« rior 5 per cent bolorc. Received May 1, at 7 p.m. London, April 30.

Howard, a stylish American orator, lias been arrested on a charge of being concerned with other prisono.-s at present in custody in an extensive forgery of b.uik notes. Ho had hundreds of forged notes of French, Belgian, and German banks in his possession, and complete engraving plant was found in his chambe s at Belgravia, at 4he West End of London. Accused explained that he was a scientific experimentalist, and did nob f< rge the notes for circulation. The Duke of Orleans sustained a fall while hunting in Spain. He had one of his legs fractured, and dangerous symptoms have supervened, and tlio patient's condition is causing his friends great alarm. Taylor swore that he was absolutely innocent of the charge brought against him. Mr Edward Clarke, counsel for accused, made an eloquent address to the jury, in which he claimed an aquittal on the ground that the chief witness for the prosecution was a man of questionable reputation. The iudce sums up to-morrow.

Cairo, April 30. The steamer Tibet, with French troops fnr Madagascar, ran ashore in the SuezCanal in a bad position, and is blocking traffic.

Berlin, April 30. Colwisunann has been appointed Governor qf German Eaib Africa.

Received May 1, at 8 p.m. London, April 30. The election for Leeds constituency, rcnflfred vacant by the death of Mr J. L, (Jane, took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr Lenby, the Liberal candidate, who defeated Mr Uowen, a Unionist candjdate, by a majority of 1141 votes. The Hon. Afr Ward, speaking at the Colonial Institute, said prohibition had not worked well in the dUtricts in which it had been tried in New Zealand. He emphasized the great excess of the exports over the imports of the colony, and also advisod more immigration. He was confident the colonies would soon regain the times of prosperity which prevailed prior to the boom. Speaking of the women's franchise, he said it had been a great success. The Bishop of Salisbury, who has returned from his tour through New Zealand and Australia, also spoke. Ho suid New Zealand was the most com r ortable country for a poor man, bub the accumulation of wealth was discouraged. The Australian Estates and Mortgage Company proposes to issue half a million of secured mortgage debentures.