BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5634, 3 December 1889, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

[By Klectric Tele-rapli. Copyright —(Per Press As bodation.— Received December 1, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 29. Obituary : Martin Farqualiar Tapper, P.R.S., etc., the well-known pocfc and prose writer, whose work of "Proverbial Philosophy " went through countless editions. The deceased was descended from an ancient German and Guernsey family, and was 79 years of agu. New Zealand cheese is firm at an average of 43s ; New Zealand butter ranges in price from 38s to (iOs. At the wool sales there is every indication of prices hardening. New Zealand hemp is quoted at from L2B 5s to L 29 10s. It is expected that Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will approve of the decision of the Departmental Committee established to inquire and report on the advisability of trustees being allowed to invest in colonial securities. The recommendation of the Committee is believed to be that at the time of investment, the minimum 4 per cents, beat 105, and the 3i per cents at 02. This decision does not altogether fall in with the views of the Agents-General, and it is hoped that a compromise will bo arranged, and that all legal negotiations will be settled by Wednesday next. Replying to Lord Salisbury's despatch protesting against the Portuguese encroachment in Zambesi, and refusing to recognise the assumption of the control of country to the north and south of Zambesi by Portugal, the Portuguese Government declare they have no desire to encroach on the established rights of other countries, but they assert that the countiy claimed was discovered and explored by Portuguese a long time since. (Received December 3, 1.30 a.m.) Dec. 2. Lord Stanley ridicules the idea promulgated by Lord Roseberry in favor of the British Imperial federation. It is reported that Edison has discovered a process of conomic treatment of New Zealand ironsand. An additional 4000 votes have been received by the Dockers Union in favor of the surplus being devoted to relief purposes. At the wool sales foreign buyers have secured fully three-fifths of the total quantity offering. LISBON, Dec. 1. Dom Pedro, the deposed Emperor of Brazil, who arrived at St. Vincent on Saturday, states that General Fonseca, leader of the recent revolution in Brazil, refused an interview with him prior to his departure from Rio. BERLIN, Dkc. 1. The Emperor has consented to his sister the Princess Marguerite, entering the Greek Church to enable her to marry the Czare witch. Dec. 2. Fourteen persons have been killed and many injured by a colliery explosion at Bochum, Westphalia. ZANZIBAR, Dec. 2. Major Wissman has received letters from Stanley stating the supplies forwarded by him have been received, and intimating that in all probability he will reach Baganiayo on Wednesday next. BOMBAY, Dec. I. A native trooper of the Bombay Lancevs stationed at Desa. ran a-muck and killed Colonel Heyland ; he also fatally wounded two native officers. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Two of the knives which belonged to Dr Cronin have been traced to the possession of Coughlin, the detective, who is now on trial charged with complicity in the murder. BOSTON, Dec. 30. The lire which occurred yesterday, and in which damages to the extent of a million dollars was done, was caused by the electric light. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The feeling ir. Congress in favor of free coinage in silver is increasing.