BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6147, 20 August 1891, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

I—-.1 — -. Per Press Association — Electric Telegraph* —Copyright] LONDON, Aug. 18. Soventy French cadets, forerunner of the French floet, hare re-viaited the Naval Exhibition. At a banquet in honor of their visit the health of Her Majesty the Queen was toasted with enthusiasm. The Church officials are in quandary regarding the remains of fourteen hundred persons found in the vaults of the city churches. Dootors objecb to them being replaced on the score of ill-health. In the county cricket match Middlesex defeated Surrey by an innings and twenty runa. English flour during the past week has advanced 3s. At the annual meeting of the"! London Omnibus Company, the directors said the outlook was gloomy in view of the shorter hours worked by the employees and the increase of wages. The returns for the half-year were the worst ever experienced by the company. A dividend of five per cent, was declared. Avo 19. M. Blowitz: affirms the truth of the revelations regarding the downfall of Prince Bismarck, but admits that ho did not inform Count Munster of his intention to publish the conversation. The "Holy Coats" at Troves and Argenteuil hay© been examined with a microscope. The latter proves to be of camel-hair and the former of linen. The French and English Admirals of the Mediterranean squadrons are holding a friendly meeting afc Villefranche. The ! populace of the place are very enthusiastic. A boats load of tourists met; and cheered the French fleet as it was passing Folkestone on it way to Portsmouth. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is two million quarters, for the Continent two million five hundred and forty four thousand. Shares in the Bank of New Zealand (new issue) LB, : National Bank LlO. Money has an upward tendency owing to the continued withdrawals of gold. Three month bills If per cent. PARIS, Aug. 19. Twenty people who wont mad with fright during the collision at St. Maude have been declared incurable. BERLIN, Auo. 19. Germany is buying large quantities of rye in Russia before the inhibition of ex* port which comes into operation on the 20th inst. The price of cereals is falling. Protests from the German Catholics against the exhibition of the " Holy Coat" afc Trevea are increasing in number. . • CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 19. The Turkish Government is fortifying the Russian approaches to Constantinople. VIENNA, Aug. 18. By the bursting of rain clouds half of tho village of Kollrnan, Tyrol, was destroyed and many persona drowned. June 19. Forty people in all were drowned in the Kollman disaster. BUDA PESTH, Aug. 19. Three women poisoners, have been arrested at Syentamas in Hungary, on a charge of poisoning thirty husbands at the request of their wives. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19. Eight thousand foreign Jews have baen ordered to be expelled from Odessa. HONG KONG, Aug. 19. The bulk of tho Chinese army defies the authority of tho Pekin officials The Government is roportod to be paralysed. Rev. Mr Grey, an English missionary, has been nearly murdered at Ktrin. BRUSSELS, Aug. 19. Two anarchists in disguise have been arrested at the Brussels Congress. . NEW YORK, Aug. 18. A syndicate has lodged a sum of thirtyseven million dollars to assist the Union Pacific Railway Company. OTTAWA, Aug. 19. The report thafc McGreevy had been arrested for failing to attend tho bar of tho House of Commons and explain his refusal to give evidence is incorrect. McGreevy has gone to New York and sent in his resignation, in order to avoid expulsion. Tho British Association has opened its meeting here.