BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6898, 9 February 1894, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Prns Association— Electric Telegraph— Qopyr ght. LONDON, Feb 7. Terrific gales are ragiug on the coast. Dunscombe Hall, m Yorkshire, was totally destroyed by fire. The imports into the United Kingdom for the past month showed an increase of £530,000, and the exports an increase of £126,000. Feb. B.— On Monday Mr R. Reid will receive a deputation of colonists now resident 'ia London, who will explain the difficulties with regard to the distribution of colonial butter, and to suggest a scheme to secure better prices. It is officially announced that H.M.S. Orescent will replace the Orlando on the Australian station. The Sydney loan is expected to be subscribed three-fold. Two cargoes of Australian wheat, January and February shipments, have been sold at 265. Brigadier. General Kitchener, Pasha Soidar, of the Egyptian Army, and Mr Justiqe Scott, Judicial Adviser to tho Khedive, have been created K.C.M.G.'s. Mr Gladstone returns from Biarritz on Saturday. Mr Cecil Rhodes has decided nob to visit England for the present. Tenders for the city of Sydney loan of £300,000 at 4 per cent, at par were opened to-day. The amount tendered was £1,200,000 at an average of about £102 145. One tender was for the whole amount. The Liberal Federation are arranging to hold a great meeting at Portsmouth for the purpose of dealing with the attitude of the louse of Lords and demanding precedence for a new cast of programme. PARIS, Feb. 7. The feeling is growing m France that the protection policy is likely, to imperil friendship with Russia. The French Government has issued an order that canned provisions are to be exclusively used m the army m future. - Feb. 8. — News from the West Coast df Africa states that the French commander recognised the claim of the Republic of Liberia, and withdrew his men. from the town of Leavally. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 8. Five thousand workmen m the ironworks at Nijintagiel resisted the collection of arrears of taxes. The soldiers were called out to enforce the collection, and a serious conflict ensued, many on both sides being killed. BERLIN, Feb. 7. The commercial concessions made* to Germany by Russia will also apply to England under the terms of the favored nation clause. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Senator Cameron has given notice to move that the coming into operation of the new tariff be deferred until January 1896. The House of Representatives passed a resolution censuring Mr J. L. Stevens, the United States Representative m Hawaii, and declaring that the annexing of the group or establishment of protectorate was uncalled for and inexpedient. The resolution was carried by a two to one majority. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The warship Kearsago, which sank the Confederate steamer Alabama during the civil war m 1864, has foundered m the Carribean Sea. All on board were saved. CALCUTTA, Feb. 7. Serious rioting has occurred between the Mahomtnedanß and Hindoos at Fezoli, m Bombay province. Several temples and mosques were destroyed any many casualties are reported. The troops were called out to restore order.

Feb. 8. — Indian consol bills have been allowed at Is 2 l-32d. CAPETOWN, Feb. 8. Two african traders, Dawson and Taylor, have started to find Lobengula and offer him terms on behalf of the Chartered Company. It is reported that all his followers have deserted him.