SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7896, 15 March 1887, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

A GOOD SURPLUS. London, March H. The Economist expects a surplua in the revenue of a million and a quarter. DUTY ON FLOUR IN PRANCE. » London, March 14. The duty imposed on foreign floor imported into France has been fixed at , eight francs. BANK OF 80UTi"AUSTRALIA. London, March 14. Shares in the Bank of South Australia are selling at £27. THR RIOTS AT YOUGHAL. London, March 14. The latest news from Youghal.Oounty of Oork, states that the excitement there is quieting down. E". DELESSEPS' MISSION TO BERLIN. London, March 14. M. de Lesseps has returned from his mission to Berlin. AUSTRIA MASSING *HER TROOPS. London, March 14. The Austrian Government are massing 70,000 troops in Lemberg, a city of Galicia. —— GRAND JUBILEE YACHT RACE. London, March 14. The Royal Thames Yaoht Olub ie organising a Jubilee race, to be held on June 14, and open to the world. The race will be round the United Kingdom, and the prize £1000. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. London, March 14. The Nord Deutsohe Gazette states that Russia has determined not to compromise her liberty of action, by i entering into any further engagements as to her course of action with regard to Bulgaria. THE P. AND O. CO. AND THE IM> PERIAL INSTITUTE. London, March 14. The P. and O. Company has given £500 to the Imperial Institute. THE GEEMAN ARM! BILL. London, March 13. Tho Septennate clause of the German Army Bill has passed. ' RUSSIA AND WAR. London, March 13. The Austrian prese declare that Russia is quite unready for war. THE REVOLT IN BULGARIA. London, March 13. Fourteen rebel sergeants have beer, shot at Rustchuk. Lokdon, March 14. M. Karaveloff and others arrcsteo with him for conspiracy, have been re leased on bail, in order to conciliate Russia. THE INDIAN AND~ COLONIAL EXHIBITION. London, March 14. Reports have been revived of an unsatisfactory nature respecting the finan< cial management of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, and a thorough searching audit is demanded. A complete statement of receipts and dis-, bursements has been long promised, and general disgust is now being ex> pressed at the delay in producing the accounts. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. London, March 14. Mr. Downer, Premier of South Aus tralia, has arrived in London to attend the Imperial Conference. THE RECENT STEAMBOAT COLLISION. London, March 14. An enquiry is to be held on the 21st instant, into the collision between the Ada Melmore and the Kapunda. CHARGE AGAINST THE CITY AUTHORITIES. London, March 14. In accordance with the promise made in the House of Commons when the charges of corruption were made against the London Corporation, & committee has been appointed to investigate the whole matter. GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND. London, March 14. The Radicals fear that the Government intend to " dish " the Separatists by accepting the principle of Mr. Chamberlain's scheme to apply the Canadian system of government to Ireland. THE GERMAN BOUNTIES ON SUGAJt CONDEMNED. London, March 14. The extent and the effects of the export bounties on sugar are under the consideration of the German authorities'. An opinion is expressed that the present bounties are unnecessarily and injuriously liberal. It is stated that a Bill to reduce them will be presented to the Reichstag. (reoter's telegram.] THE PORTUGUESE AND ZANZIBAR. Aden, March 13. The Portuguese Governor of the Mozambique has been ordered to proceed to Zanzibar, for the purpose of renewing relations between the Sultan and the Portuguese Government. RAILWAY TOWARDS CANDAHAR, I Calcutta, March 13. The Indian Government has ordered a survey to be made of the Khoja-amran range of mountains, with the view to extending the Quetta railway in that direction.