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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8507, 29 June 1896, Page 3

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« HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS; By Electric Telegraph,— Copyright. (per press association.) Received June 27, at 10.40 a.m. London, Juno 26, Arrivrd — Seriol Wyn, Lorn Wellington (Febmnry 22nd). Sailel — Ruapehu, for AuckKnd. Obituary — Due de Nemours, one of the Orlean princes. Ontario. June 26. Mr Laurier is forming a Ministry m Quebec. A measure providing for » icvisioo of the tariff wiil be otic of the first brought down. Received June 27, at 10.50 am. London, June 26. News h*s been received that Andrew n Swedish won-tut, has .reached Spi'zbetgon, a group of is'and* m the Arcio Ocean, north-we*t of Nov.. Zembla. Mr Trenwith, formerly leader of the Labor Party m Victoria, who was Buffering from cataract m the eye, has been operated upon by Dr Nettleship. The operntion is regarded as perfectly satisf«cory. Lisbon, June 26. ! The Government has given its sanction to British reinforcemtnts being landed a* Beria, a Portuguese seaport on the sou h c it coast of Africa. Cairo, June 26. Osm*n Aztak, one of the Khalifa's com menders, has warned dervishes m Dongola that the Egyptian fore, is very strong, but that their guns, armour, and bullets are like water. Capetown, June 26. Earl Grey, Administrator of thu Chartered Company, haa communicated witb the Cape Government > hanking it for the offer of assistance, bub stating that-, the white troops operating m MatabeleJanc*, toge'her with the reinforcements arriving, are sufficient ior the defence ot Hu'uwxyo. A quicker route of transport is, he con aiders, necessary. Major-Gener .1 Carrington was d> sirnus of increasing the force, but feared the difficulty of transport. The Premier offers to provide a transport corps. Berlin, June 26. The National Zeitung dec ares that if Great Britain ignores the demand of Dr Leyds, Secretary of State for the Transvaal, for the prosecu ion of Mr Cecil Rhodes, the independence of the Transvaal will be fcrerfered with. It. considers the trial cf Jameson and hiß officers a farce. Received June 27, at 11 a.m. Washington, June 26. Sir J. Panne forte has asked Mr Olney, Secretary of State, to s cure the release of Mr Harrison, 'he Briish official arrested by the Venezuelans, Received June 27, at 11.10 a.m. London, June 26. The Bradford wool market ia firm with a slight adv .nee. The B^nk of England returns published to-day show the total reserve m not. and bullion to be L 38,922,000, the pro portion of reserves to liabilities being 59.38 per cent. Three month's bills are discounttd at | per cent. Consols, 112. New South Wales 4 per cent Inscribed stock, 121|; 3 do, 102£. Victorian 4 per cent inscribed stock, 115 ; 3| do, 10? i. South Austrdian 4 per cent, 113$; 3_ do, 111. Queensland 4 per cent, 115f ; 3* do, 109|. Tasmanian 3& per cent, 110}. Western Australian 34 per cent, 112. New Zealand 4 per cent, 117 ; 3£ do, 109£ ; 3 do, 103. New Zealand mutton — First quality, 3£d per lb j seoond quality, 2 3-stha of a penny j lamb. 4|d. Hemp is unchanged. The English wheat market shows a general decline of 6d per quarter. The Continental market ie dull, and the American has a downward tendency. Sugar— German beet, 10s ; Java, 12s TJd. New Zealand tallow is unchanged. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. m Clyde. 46s l_d. Silver. 2s 7d and 916ths of a penny. Received June 27, at 9 p.m. LOI.DOK. June 26. Harrison, the Bri-ish official, was arrested by th . Venezuelans while he was pvprseeing the construction of a road a'ong the left bank of tbe Cuyunl River. He is imprisoned at Cuyuni. Nineteen o'her British people have been arrested. Mr Chamberlain is communicating with the Governors of the colonies respecting the colonial nomination for the position on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Paris, June 26. The French newspapers are excited over the frequent number of flights of carrier pigeons from Cherbourg. Capetown, June 26.. Ctprafn Laiug's force surprised SaHmbo's kjra-d at Belingwe, killing Silimbo and his three sons. It is feared lhat all the Hartley settlers have been killed, as the district ia held by I 3000 rebels. Judge Vincent is commanding Fort Salisbury, and statf-s that reinforcements of 500 foot and 500 horse are required.