BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6487, 3 October 1892, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

[Preu Association— Electric Telegraph— Copyright] LONDON, Oct. 1. Lord Donington has been converted to the Roman Catholic faith. Messrs Negretti and Zambra, the wellknowa instrument makers, adopting Mr W. B. Perceval's suggestion, have invented a thermograph to record the maximum and minimum temperature of steamers' cooling chambers during the voyage. The instrument will run for two months. Mr Sandford Fleming, one of the directors of the Canadian Pacific Cable Company, has written to Sir John Lubbock strongly urging that the Home and Colonial Governments should no longer delay establishing a cable service across the Pacific. Tiie Cabinet has decided to evacuate Uganda, but offer to contribute towards the cost of occupation until March because Sir Gerald Portal, British Consul General at Zanzibar, considers immediate evacuation unsafe. The Government declare they will reserve a free hand in the matter in future. The Times, in discussing the division in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, considers that Mr Reid, leader of the Opposition, has better reason to be pleased at the moral victory. It states if Sir G. R. Dibbs succeeds in conducting the affairs of the colony with a not very trustworthy majority he will prove himself to be a tactician of no ordinary stamp. The cotton masters of Lancashire intend to enforce a reduction of 5 per cent, in their employees' wages, and serious difficulty is likely to result. M. Padarewski, the eminent pianist, who is lying seriously ill in Paris suffering from rheumatic fever, is out of danger, but it will be two months before he is able to appear before the public. He loses £9000 by having to cancel his contracts. The revenue for the quarter ended 30th September has increased by £137,000. The Chronicle states that a receiver has been appointed for the Proprietary House and Land Corporation, New Bridge-street. The liabilities are set down at £80,000, and it is believed they are more than covered by the assets. There is a general feeling in the City that the Queensland Government have damaged colonial credit by not issuing their Treasury bills through the usual channel. The Daily Telegraph, referring to Queensland surrepititiously placing the bills, states that the way the Australian colonies arc raising money is much commented on in the City, and that tiie proper course would be for the Government to issue a loan. The Statist asserts that the issue of Treasury bills is damaging Australian credit and is unfair to holders of 3^ per cent, stocks. Mr W. L. Murdoch is willing to play with the Australian team visiting England next year, and will captain it if desired and there is no objection made to it in England. Dr. Usher, of Melbourne, who claims to have discovered a cure for the crave for alcohol, was to-day examined before a committee enquiring into the treatment for habitual drunkards, when he made some important recommendations. The Jamacia o per cent, loan of £180,000 at 103 has been subscribed two-fold at an average of £103 10s. At the wool sales there is keen competition and prices remain firm. Cross breds have improved. M. Leon Adolphe de Jardin has been appointed French Consul-General in Melbourne, and Paul Horden, German Consul in Levuka. The Times publishes the text of a message sent by Count Shiskin, of the Russian Foreign Office, to the Sultan of Turkey. It is bullying in tone, and demands that Turkey should cease to hold friendly relations with Bulgaria. (Received Oct. 3, 10.40 a.m.) Oct. 2. — The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of Y2h per cent, and carried forward £9600. A commission has been appointed to advise the Government as to the expediency of modifying the Indian Currency Act. Lord Herschel is president. . The Duke of Connaught sprained his knee while shooting at Balmoral, but is recovering. BERLIN, Oct. 2. Scholtz and Viette, bankers, of Berlin, have been arrested on a charge of fraud. The liabilities are stated to be a million and a half sterling. | CALCUTTA, Oct. 2. The Ameer has defeated the Hazaras and captured Wzughan. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 2. The Russian scientific expedition despatched to Thibet is expected to be absent two years. SOFIA, Oct. 2 The Bulgarian Government has agreed to permit Russian schools in Bourgais to be reopened. VIENNA, Oct. 1. The merchants and Custom officers arrested in Bukowina. a province on the Russia frontier, on a charge of robbing the Austrian Customs of immense sums by systematic frauds have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, ranging from four months to four years. (Received Octobers, 10.30 a.m.) YOKOHAMA, Oct. 2. The Japanese press is indignant at the expulsion of Japanese laborers from America and urges reprisals. PARIS, Oct. 2. The Dahomeyans after losing several hundred in the recent battle kept in the field under fire in order to collect the dead, and the slaughter was so great that the loss was increased to 1500. The Figaro publishes what are asserted to be suppressed details of the recent spinners strike at Londoz, in Poland. The mob attacked the Jews, outraged and murdered their women, when the Cossacks troops intervened and two hundred of the mob were shot. The Figaro says General Gourko, Governor-General, issued orders to " Kill without mercy. Do not spare powder."