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New Zealand Mail, Issue 878, 28 December 1888, Page 17

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(Received December 27, 12.30 p.m.) St. Petersburg, December 26. Salabrachoff Toutcheff has been appointed Russian Minister to Bnl garia. : London, December 26. Obituary—Sir Frederick Pollock, Indian officer. Mr R. Walrond has been appointed secretary to Earl Onslow, Governorelect of New Zealand. Dennis, proprietor of the Court Society Review, has been compulsorily made a bankrupt. In an affidavit he declares that the proceedings have been instituted by Mr Henn*ker Heaton, M.P. for Canterbury, to prevent him bringing an action against Heaton for LSOO, which Dennis states is due to Him for writing Heaton’s letteia and speeches. The Government are forming a Railway Volunteer force. The Great Northern and Nqrth-Western Companies have undertaken to provide a thousand men. Berlin, December 26. Lieutenant Wissman, who is to lead the expedition in search of Stanley, has been attached to tbe German Foreign Office (Received December 27, 1 p.m.) Melbourne, December 27. Great heat was experienced all. over Victoria yesterday. Arrived, yesterday—Tarawera, from Bluff. Sailed, yesterday—Wairarapa, for Bluff. A man named John Auglin fired at his brother-in-law, breaking his arm. He then fired twice at his wife and killed her, after which he gave himself up. He waa absurdly jealous of his wife, who had separated from him on account of his crueltv. Adelaide, December 27. Christmas Day was the hottest ever experienced here, the thermometer being 107 in the shade. Hobart, December 27; The. Ruapehu met'with a slight accident to her machinery wh.ic.li presented fyer leaving for New Zealand, till o o’clock last night. During the voyage a passenger named: Cross died of consumption. ' December 2s. Ij'orty three British residents at Chittagong have been massacred by Burmese. An expedition will be despatched to punish the murderers. \ London, December 26. Her Majesty’s Speech, on the occa

sion of the prorogation of Parfiament, makeß no reference to Irish affairs. It remarks that thb rising of Dinizulu has met with no sympathy from the £ulus. . ; \ Arrived—Bass Rock,- barque, from Lyttelton (September 8).,. Mr Bright has had a serious relapse, and is again in a precarious condition. Suakim, December 26. The British cavalry made a reconnaissance in the direction of Hasheen, but saw nothing of the enemy. (Reoelved December 27, 1.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 27. Potatoes.— Owing to large arrivals, potatoes have receded iu price, and are quoted at present LlO to Ll2 They, are expected to be still lower in a few days. Onions, Lll to Ll2 ; maize, 3s 6d to 3a 7d ; oats, 3s 7d to 4s ; brau, lOd j'pbl’ard, lid. Wheat —Chick feed, 3s lOd to 4s ; milling sorts, ss. Butter—Loca 1 , Is 3d to Is 6d; best imported separator-made, la 3d ; dairy, Is to Is ld. M There are large supplies on the market. Cheese —Local, 6d to 7d ; New Zealand, 7d to 7fd. Melbourne, December 27. In consequence of the holidays, no commercial reports are available. Adelaide, December 27. The wheat market is stagnant. Wheat.—Farmers’, lots, Is at .Port Adelaide; 4s 4d at'outports. Flour -Stone-made, Lll ; roller-made, Ll2. Bran, Is 3d ; pollard, Is 2^d.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, December 23, Some excitement has been caused by the imprisonment of Miss Sterling, an English Salvationist, at Orbe, Switzerland. Miss Sterling was sent to gaol for 100 days in October last on a charge of converting children of tender years. She has now been released, pending an appeal against the conviction. December 24Mr Walter Reeks, of Sydney, has completed the details of a yacht to re present Australia in the next race for the America Cup. The address to be presented on the prorogation of Parliament, in referring to the fisheries question, regrets that it had not had a satisfactory result. With regard to Egypt, mention is made that affairs there are satisfactory, and the brilliant success over Osman Digna is referred to. In India it states that everything is tranquil and prosperous. Mr James O’Kelly, member for Roscorqmon North, wliq, in August last, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, on a charge of inciting witnesses to refuse to give evidence under the Crimes Act, has been discharged from custody. Rome, December 23. Mr Gladstone arrived at Naples today, and was received with enthusiasm by the populace. Oratorical welcomes were delivered by the students. Signor Crispi is re-modelling the Cabinet. ' , Ottawa, December 23. The Supreme Court of Canada has given a decision upholding the right of Manitoba to qonsiriicfc top lied River Railway. New Yo,rk, December 24 A steamer leaving Memphis, a town of Tennessee, to-day caught fire. The vessel was crowded with passengers, and a panic ensued, and 200 persons jumped into the river. The pilot stranded the vessel. The number of persons drowned is estimated at 30. (Received December 27, 10.30 a.m.) London, December 26. The British Consul at Samoa has issued an .official proclamation, to the effect that there is now no Government in existence in Samoa. The Times stigmatises the report of a Russo-Japanese treaty as a mere canard. Suakim, December 26. The troops are grumbling at the cessation of active operations. Washington, December 26. The United States Government claims an indemnity of half a million dollars from Hayti for the detention of the American steamer. A steamer caught ijire in Louisiana waters, and a. terrible catastrophe followed. Thirty of those on boa<rd Were burned; to death, and. sixty were drowned in their efforts tp escape. Only ten lives were saved. London, December 26. It is stated that^. Abyssinia intends to assert her righfc&ffo-territory on the coast of East Afric&w < Paris," December 26. General Boulanger contests the vacancy in the representation of Paris. London, December 26. Sir F. de Wintou expects to receive

direct news of Stanley in a fortnight. He is of opinion that the explorer will arrive at Zanzibar in April or May. Lord Salisbury, iu the course of a speech, denounced the embargo laid upon trade with Persia by Russia as ac attempt to levy blackmail.