BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5578, 25 September 1889, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

••* LJ| _.---A||, M I, mtm , (Hv Kli-utrJt! TolOcfrauh.— Copyright. »Psr Tress A»= •toclatlon.- Heceivcil September 2-i 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, Skpt. 23. Tiie Egeria, the survey ship, has been recommissioned for Australia. It is intended to convert the celebrated Pear's Soap business into a Company with a capital of one million. Mr Balfoi.r, Irish Secretary, denies that Government has any intention of founding and endowing a Catholic University in Dublin. Loicht, sugar expert, estimates that the yield of European beet sugar (new crop) will be 425,000 tons, in excess of last year. Tae total product of last year was 207,000 tons in excess of the previous year. Stocks in Europe and North America at the end of August were 157,000 tons below that amount at the same period of 1888. Wheat has advanced Gd per quarter. H.M.S. Curacoa replaces the Opal on the Australian station. (Received Sept. 25, 12.40 p.m.) Sept. 24. At the wool sales there was a moderate catalogue. There was -v large attendance, and competition was very keen. Prices were fully sustained, and in good merinos a five per cent, advance on July rates was realised. In cross-breds prices are unchanged. Mr E. N. C. Braddon, Agent-General for Tasmania, has paid the Main Trunk Railway Company, Tasmania, the sum of L 15,000, and the latter have withdrawn their opposition to the Tasmanian loan, v.iiich has been quoted on the Stock Exchange. HONGKONG, Sept. 24. The Chinese Privy Council is discussing the proposol to expel all Americans in Chinese employ. Restrictions have been imposed on American merchants and missionaries in treaty ports. (Received September 2.1, noon.) BELGRADE, Skpt. 24. Queen Natalie arrived here on Sunday last. Ex-King Milan threatens that if she remains in the city beyond three weeks, he will take steps to assert his paternal authority regarding the education of his son, who reigns as King.