BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7659, 18 June 1896, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Prets Assoetation— Electric Telegraph— Ooptrioht. LONDON, Junb 16. The Times states that the Imperial Government will favorably consider any request from the colonies for a conferenoe ob~ to the desirability of establishing a zollverein or other trade agreement. oci>e 17. — The London Counby Council has called upon Lieut. Simmonds, chief of v ji. the Fire Brigade, to resign, on the grounds $ of his indiscreet and partial action in connection with his patent hose appliances. Lord Hopetoun, in an interview, said his recent visit to Berlin had dispelled the last) remnant of bitterness arising over Dr Jameson's raid. CAIRO, June 16, Eight hundred oases of cholera have been reported during the past week in Cairo. BERLIN, June 16. The Emperor has forwarded to the lab (Royal) Dragoons, Great Britain, a gold laurel wreath in memory of the Battle of Waterloo. WASHINGTON, Junk 17. Eastern influence has forced the middle and weatern States to accept a plank pre- .^ serving the existing gold standard until ~^ there is an international agreement for free silver coinage. Mr Fairbanks, temporary chairman of the convention, with Major y McKinley's approval, insisted on the restora- . tion of a protective tariff to maintain the > highest standard value. BELGRADE, June 17. Servia has called upon the Porte to officially recognise its independence, ac has ' been done for Bulgaria and Greece. ROME, Jijnb 17. Italy and France are negotiating for a commercial treaty, and it ia believed that Signor Rudioi is willing to sacrifice British interests in Egypt to purchase the friendship of France if a majority of the Chamber sup« port him. NEW YORK, June 16. A dastardly outrage has been committed' at Wycoff'a Bank of New Amsterdam id ,_j* ! iis city. A robber entered the bank and demanded a large sum of money which was deposited in WycofTs private room. As tho v request was not complied with, the would-be ~ thief drew a revolver and shot Wycoff dead, and subsequently shot himself dead. '