HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6229, 11 April 1895, Page 1

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(PER united press association.) Received April 10, at 2.30 p.m. Calcutta, April 10. Tie Head expedition has reached the Pangdora River, the enemy having evacuated the country, which is now occupied by friendly natives. The first brigade remains in the Swat Valley, while the other two continue to advance. Umra Khan is concentrating his forces at Kala Daroch, in Kashgar Valley, below Chitral. "His two brothers and cousin, who were engaged in the fighting which took place in the Swat; Valley, have fled. Washington, April 9. The Supreme Court has decided that the chief proposals in the Income Tax Bill are invalid. This ruling means an annual loss of two million sterling. London, April 9. Sir Frederick Leigh ton has been ordered abroad for the benefit of his health, and Sir John Millais will preside at the Royal Academy banquet. The Financial Times, commenting on mining matters in Australia, says that it is surprising that British investors neglect the saddle formations in the Bendigo district, Victoria. Received April 10, at 7.30 p.m. London, April 9. The date of the departure of Lord Brassey for Melbourne is not yet arranged. He has been created a G. C. M. G-. At a meeting of the North Crossus Mine Company the Chairman said the reports of the temporary manager did not confirm the statements in the prospectus, and they were now awaiting independent testimony as regards the value of the mine. A vote of thanks moved by the Leader of the House to the retiring Speaker was carried unanimously, the Irish party joining in the eulogies. Countess Russell, during evidence on the application for the restoration of conjugal rights, apologised for the charges against Roberts, in connection with her husband, made 12 months ago. Lord Fingall has wired to his attorney (the Hon. Mr Plunkett) that there is no suspicion that the Londonderry mine was a swindle, and that terms advantageous to the shareholders have already been made regarding the vendors' profits, and he hoped that Australian holders of the remaining three-tenths would act The profit on the sale of the mine would, he thought, be L 350,000. Mr David Murray has given L2OO to the Bimetallic League guarantee fund. Received April 10, at 10.30 p.m. I <ondon, A jril 10. It is officially announced that Sir Thos. Fowler Buxton has been appointed Governor of South Australia. Rsceived April 11, at 1 a.m. London, April 10. The Budget will be delivered on the 2nd of May. The Court of Apppal reluctantly dismissed the appeal in the case of the Cassell Gold Extracting Company v. the the Cyanide Gold Recovery Company, holding that the plaintiffs' patent claims were too wide. Should the Parnellite party support Sir M. W. Ridley for the Speakership the Government still expect a majority. New York, April 10. Several free libraries in the United States are destroying the works of Oscar Wilde. It is said that unless an indemnity is paid Great Britain will seize, the Nicaragua Customs until the claim is liquidated. It is believed the American Government acquiesces. Calcutta, April 10. The offer of several Indian priuces to assist the British in suppressing Umra Khan in Chitral has been partially accepted. Constantinople, April 10. " The evidence collected by the Commission to inquire into the Armenian atrocities confirms the published accounts of the Turkish soldiery.