BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6143, 15 August 1891, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Per Press Association — Electric Telegraph. —Copyright] LONDON, Aug. 13. The Hon. Mr Fortescue is publishing mother article on Australia in the Nineteenth Century, Sir Saul Samuel declares no definite ;iffer Eo take up tho loan for New South Wales at 97 has been made, and the alarm of the brokers is therefore groundless. The general opinion in the city is that a public loan of one million and a half would be readily taken up at 97. Stocks liavo recovered to-day, the forward movement being duo to the belief that the Intention, if any, to effect a private issue has been abandoned, and tho sudden squall on change has now collapsed. Li a paper read at tho Colonial Institute, Mr D. Morgan declared that it was uncertain who discovered Australia and when. Arrived : The Ben Novis, from Timaru April 23. Reports exceptionally heavy weather. A fire broke out during the voyage in the cargo, and a portion had to be jettisoned. There ib little prospect of saving anything from the steamer Wallarah. Aug. 14. Drs Thompson (Sydney) and Bowen (Melbourne), representatives to tho Hygienic Congress, were invited to lunch at Osborne to-day, and had an audience with the Queen. Baron Hirsch has completed the purchase of the land in the Argentine Republic for the settlement of Jewish refugees. The price is stated to be a million and half sterling. He will probably arrange for a further settlement in Asia Minor. The Queen cabled to President Harrison a message of sympathy at the death of the Hon, Russell Lowell. Dalziel's Agency states that England settles 6000 crofters, all naval reservests, at Vancouver as the nucleus of a force in case of emergency in the Pacific. In a paper read before tho Hygienic Congress to-day ib was stated that fully 19,000 deaths from cancor had taken place in England last year. PARIS, Aug. 13. The Patriots League organised an ovation in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis on his departure from Vichy, and the Republican leaders are indignant at the effusive displays towards Russia and the Grand Duke. The Powers have addressed a fresh note to China on the subject of the recent disorders. The foresfc fires round Toulon are still raging. The French Colonial Department intend to organise another large expedition to Lake Tchad. Aug. 14. The mayor of Vichy welcomed the Grand Duke Alexis as High Admiral of the brave Russian fleet. The foresb fires at Toulon have been smothered. BERNE, Aug. 14. The Geographical Conference now sitting here has passed a resolution expressing sympathy with Mr Stanley. The Congress recommends tho adoption of the English prime meridian. LISBON. Aug. 14. The Government has issued orders prohibiting the further importation of wheat into Portugal till the stocks on hand are consumed. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 14. The new naturalisation laws requires a knowledge of Russian. The secret orders received at Moscow will have the effect of expelling every Jew from Russia. VIENNA, Aug. 14.^ In the house occupied by the SchnieI dors, who were arresjued_on a charge_ o£ [decoy rag— nnd— murdering" servantgirls, were found six trucks containing clothes identified as belonging to missing domestics. Sixteen girls have been lost during tho past. month. CALCUTTA, Aug. 14. Senapati and the Tongal General were publicly hanged to-day. Valparaiso, Aug. 14. The insurgents hailed with great enthusiasm the arrival of a vessel at Iquique which brought them 7000 rifles. NEW YORK, Aug. 13. The deck of a pleasure barge in New York harbor, upon which 800 excursionists were clanoing, gave way owing to the supports being rotten, and eight women, four children, and two men were killed, and 30 others injured. Aug. 14. All sealing vessels have been notified to loave Behring Sea. OTTAWA, Aug. 14. The Government has accepted a motion to the effect that the acceptance by Ministers of gifts from contractors and others is opposed to commercial morality. Sir W. Langevin has admittod.askuig Peters, contractor, and McGreevy for his election expenses. His examination has now closed and he is generally considered to have damaged his position.