HOME AND FOREIGN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8881, 18 May 1892, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. VISIT OF SIR WILLIAM JERVOIS TO NEW ZEALAND. London, May 17. Sib William Jervois sails in the Kaikoura, on the 26th instant, for New Zealand, where he intends to spend some months, THE ENGLISH BUDGET. London, May 17. The Budget resolutions have been agreed to. THE ULSTER CONVENTION. London, May 16. The Duke of Abercorn will preside at the Ulster Convention. THE DUKE OF ABERCORN. London, May 17. The Duke and Duchess ox Abercorn propose to visit Australia shortly. THE GRAND ORANGE LODGE. London, May 17. Mr. James McCalmont, M.P. for Antrim, is presiding at the meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge. ;the pahang REVOLT. Singapore, May 16. The Sultan of Pahang is pursuing Orang, the rebel leader, whose son was killed in the recent skirmish. PERSIA AND RUSSIA. London, May 17. Persia has raised a loan in London to pay off _ the holders of the tobacco monopoly in preference to accepting aid from Russia, which was offered a short time ago. THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL, London, May 16. The London County Council propose, after the next 18 months have expired, to expend £600,000 on public works, including £420,000 for housing the working classes and £200,000 for the purchase of tramways. LORD SHEFFIELD'S TEAM. London, May 16. In the match between Lord Sheffield's eleven, which lately returned from Australia, and another English eleven the first innings of the former closed for 89. The highest scorers were: Peel, 35 ; Bean, 18 ; Lorran, 11; Abel. 10. Ifi the trundling department Martin took four wickets for fourteen. At the end of the day's play the English team had lost one wicket for 45.

VICTORIAN BORROWING. London, May 16. The cable announcing that the Victorian Government is waiting a chance to float a two million loan has created uneasiness on the money market. A large number of the leading firms of brokers in the city declare that they are able to place a two million loan at at 94. It is believed in the city that it is possible to place a million of Victorian Treasury bills on similar terms to those of New South Wales, though both operations will damage colonial stocks. BANQUET TO SIR R. HERBERT. London, May 17. At a dinner tendered to Sir R. Herbert (who recently retired from the position of permanent secretary to the colonial office), Lord Knutsford and all the Agent-Generals were present. Sir Charles Tupper, who proposed the toast of the guest of the evening, spoke in eulogistic terms of the services rendered by Sir Robert in consolidating the British Empire. In reply to the toast Sir R. Herbert said he would be grateful and delighted to assist in developing the resources of the various British colonies. Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales, I proposed the toast of Lord Knutsford.