BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6543, 9 December 1892, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

[Press Astociation— Electric Telegraph — Copyright.}

LONDON, Dec. 7. It is reported that a syndicate who recently made heavy purchases of Broken Hill shares are throwing the shares on the market again at the price quoted in New South Wales.

Some uneasiness is felt about Uganda in consequence of Capt. Williams returning to the Coast ill and leaving the couutry in charge of a junior.

St. James Gazette says it is glad to see Mr O'Connor had grit enough to keep the Broken Hill leaders in prison despite the efforts of the Trades Hall. Three thousand persons were present at the Agricultural Conference to-day. A resolution was passed that imports which compete with English agriculturists ought to be taxed up to the same amount as Home products. Mr Jasper Moore, M.P., said a duty of 10a on American corn would produce five millions for the relief of agricultural interests. Other speakers contended thafc foreign and colonial imports were ruining the dairy industry, and urged that imported meat should be subjected to the Merchandise Marks Law, and retailing bntchers licensed so that the public were not misled into buying colonial for English meat. A resolution in favor of bimetalism was carried. No tender was received for 175,000 tons of steel rails to be manufactured in New South Wales. There is an impression that the ironmasters fear a labor straggle, and also as to an uncertainty of prot«ction in that colony lasting. The Prince of Wales is going in for yachting again, and is having a new cutter built. Deo. B.— The Financial Time s deck res that the market is suspicious of Queensland coming with a new loan. Obituary : Mr James Gavin S. Anderson, the managing partner of the Orient Steam Navigation Company. PARIS, Dec. 8. M. Ribot, the new Premier, has authorised an autopsy of the remains of the late Baron Reinach. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 8. China claims the whole of Alichur, Pamir. The Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg states that his Government will consider any encroachment by Russia very seriously. MADRID, Dec. 8. Canova's Cabinet has resigned in consequence of the Madrid municipal scandals. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Jay Gould specially bequeaths a million pounds to his son George in recognition of his remarkable business ability, and the remainder equally among all his children. Nothing is left to charities or public institutions. The American imports from Australasia during 1892 show an increase of two and a quarter million dollars. The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives have under discussion a Bill providing for the repeal of the Act authorising the monthly purchase of silver, and aiso a measure directing the Treasury to sell a hundred million ounces of silver for gold. President Harrison suggests that a poll tax equivalent to the cost of the voyage to Australia be imposed on emigrants. ZANZIBAR, Dec. 8. Sir G. Portal, Commissioner in Uganda, will be escorted to Lake Nyanza by five hundred of the Sultan of Zanzibar's soldiers. OTTAWA, Dec. 8. The Canadians have invited the British Association for the Advancement of Science to meet here in IS9-3.