ENGLISH.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1163, 15 June 1894, Page 31

ENGLISH.

London, June 6

Edison is producing in London the third act of Grundy's "Sowing the Wind" jointly by telephone and his new instrument, the kinetograph. The latter reproduces 75,000 photographs. London, June 7. A letter from Newfoundland appears in the Times, protesting against the Governor's action as unconstitutional in proroguing Parliament for a month to enable the remainder of the bribery petitions to be disposed of. It is contended that no power exists to collect Customs revenue after the 10th inst., and it is stated that the Goodridge Cabinet now represents only 12 votes in the Legislative Assembly. London, June 8.

Sir John Hall, of New Zealand, addressing a meeting of the Colonial Party in the House of Commons, said he questioned whether it was advisable for New Zealand to establish a protectorate over Samoa. On the subject of the estate duties, he thought Sir W. V. Harcourt's proposals would atienate the loyalty of the colonies. Mr O'Connor, of Sydney, speaking before the Colonial Party, said they would win the gratitude of the colonies if they could succeed in obtaining for them relief from the estate duties.

It was urged that another colonial conference should be held either at Melbourne, Sydney or Capetown in 1897. Bishop Tucker, of East Africa, considers that events will soon compel the building of a railway to Uganda as a means of restraining slavers and securing the safety of the British stations on Lake Victoria Nyanza. Sir Charles Tapper, in a letter to the press, contends that in the event of war a Pacific cable may possibly be found to bG vital to the best interests of the Empire. Sir John Pender, of the Eastern Extension Company, on the other hand, claims that as the existing cables follow the trade routes they will be more easily protected. London, June 9.

Cold and wet weather is affecting European crops. Tho market is hardening, and a general recovery is expected. Letters are appearing in the daily newspapers demanding a judicial enquiry into the collapse of the Anglo-Australian Investment and Finance Company. Serious complaints are made regarding recent shipments of Queensland beef, and some of it is selling at 2d per lb. The National Bank of Australasia sued Messrs Meyers, Spaull and Schlengeman, of London, as agents for Rochausen, of Melbourne, for .£I4OO. The claim was for the amount of bills of exchange discounted, which were afterwards dishonoured.

Counsel for the defence raised a question as to the liability of agents and submitted that "owing to the failure of the bank to notify the colonial principals of the dishonour, the defendants were not liable. The bank ha 3 treated the defendants as principals. The jury disagreed in the case. It is understood that the British Government has instructed Lord Jersey, British delegate to the Canadian Conference, to avoid Samoan and kindred topics, and confine his attention to tho proposed Pacific cable and trade and postal mattera.

The Pall Mall Gazette considers that as a former Governor of Now South Wales Lord Jersey will favour any proposals put forth by the delegates from that colony. The paper .adds that it is necessary to safeguard British interests, and advises the appointment of an additional delegate. Ottawa, June 8. The Tariff Conference meets on the 21st inst. London, June 11. Twenty-fivo thousand forged five-pound notes havo been sent from Germany to England. Lord Chief Justice Coleridge is sinking. A Hornet torpedo-destroyer, having a speed of 27$ knots, and claimed to be the fastest boat in the world, has been built at Yarrow. The Indian Government has retained the services of M. Hoffkino for two years in order to continue the work of inoculating against cholera. In the action brought by the National Bank, the defendants asked for a verdict on the ground that the case did not require a jury. The Judge replied that he was unable so to rule, as the nature of the evidence precluded him from doing so, and he suggested a new trial.