BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5669, 16 January 1890, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

By Elootrio Telegraph— Copyright. — Per Press Asso'. — Received Jan, 15, 5 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 14. Obituary : Lord Napier, of Magdala, aged 79, and Lord Cairns. Both of these noblemen fell victims to influenza, aggravated in Lord Cairns' case by pneumonia. Mr Garner has secured the Australian rights, on behalf of the "Triumvirate," to Gilbert and Sullivan's now opera " The Gondolier." Jan. 15. (Received Jan. 16, 12.20 p.m.) Ten thousand quarters of wheat, Jan-uary-February shipments, have been sold at 36s 3d. The influenza epidemic is abating throughout England, The charge of criminal libel preferred by Lord Euston against Mr Parkes, editor of the North London Press, for connecting his name with the West End Scandal is proceeding. Evidence in support of this plea is now being tendered by the defence. News by the mail steamer from Rio de Janiero states that in the revolutionary rising at that place in December last, one hundred persons were killed and twenty one executed. It is announced that the daughter of an English clergyman, at present an inmate of a convent in Rome, will proceed to Molakar to take up the work of the late Father Damien. (Received Jan. 16, 1 a.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The Governor of Ohio praises the Australian system of ballot, which has been tried in the State. Murphy, the New Zealand pugilist, knocked out Weir, of San Francisco, in 14 rounds. Sullivan and Jackson fight in 'Fiisco for 15,000 dollars. The application for new trial made by the counsel for tho condemned men on the charge of the murder of Dr Cronin has been refused except in the case of Kuuge, who received a sentence of three years' penal servitude. | A tornado swept the town of Clinton, Kentucky, and demolished fifty -five houses. Eleven persons were killed by falling debris, and fifty three were injured. VIENNA, Jax. K>. A Buluarian loan of one milllion was •overed six times over in this city. ZANZIBAR, ,Ta*. 15. Grav»urith, the German officer reported to have been captured by Arabs, has arrived at Bagomayo. CAIRO, Jan. 14. Mr H, M. Stanley received a brilliant reception on his arrival in this city. He was entertained at a banquet both by the Khedive and British residents.