BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9640, 15 January 1903, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

«- (Bleotrio Telegraph -^-Copyright— United Press Association. LONDON. Jan. 14. Lonany's desertion, of the Princess Stephanie is denied. Frederick Quick, a London merchant, has bequeathed to 'Cambridge University sixty thousand pounds for biological research. Mr Burgoyne, of the Burgoyne Co., Australian wine' importers, m a letter to > the Daily Telegraph, suites that the im- ■ ports to* the United Kingdom of French 'wines decreased last year by 25,717 gallons, and. the importation, of. Australian •wines increased by 256,090 gallons. Mr Duyitt contends that before the Slate assists the transfer of land from owner to occupier Home Rule ought to be established. (Received January 15, 9.37 a,m.) LONDON, January 14. Owing to the cost of bringing Cornish i clay to the potteries, firms m Stafford- ; shire are establishing a large military i ware factory m Germany to compete : with the Germans on. the London, market, i Marconi has promised to a-ssist the Me- ' teorqlogical Bureau with inf ormaition 1 •about barometric pressures, supplied from ■ iships crossing the Atlantic. i China, suggests that she pay her indemnity on a gold basis if allowed to collect import duties m cold. America, refused, alleging that the United. States i was willing to accept the indemnity m ; silver. I Dr. Davidson, the new Archbishop of •Canterbury, will be enthroned on Febimarv 12th. : LONDON.. Jan. 14. Reports from Tangier state that Men•ebbi, the Sultan's Minister of War, was killed m a fight outside Fez. The pretender has concealed enormous booty. The prospectus of the Federal Supply :nnd Cable Storage Company has been withdrawn, owing to a dispute between the promoters. (Received January 15, 8.25 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 14. The Budget revenue for the year was 200 million pounds slerlinsr. There is a small surplus. Lurge additional provision is made for the army and navy, and for railway extension. BOMBAY. January 14. The Duke of Conuuught visited the Khyber Pass. Some 3000 troops lined the Pass. Afridi headmen visited the Duke NEW YORK, Jan. 14. , Castro lias levied a charge of two and a.-half millions on Bolivaris. Riches, and Caracas merchants, including £200,000 from Guzman Blanco's firm. Boron Sternberg, acting German. Minister m the United States, has been in.structed to emphasise the community of ' .America, Gentian and British interests ; i.in connection with Venezuela. Lieutenant Peary is seeking a suitable •steamer to make a fresh attempt to reach the North Pole. . Five Hutfdred of Castro's forces successfully defended Cumana for seven hours, ruipturing two. hundred out of eleven hundred revolutionists, also three hundred Tn«4i.sers and thirty thousand cartridges. The revolutionists retreated. PARIS. January 14. M. Combes, the Premier,, refused authorisation to 47 religious congregations. M. "Bougheois lias been elected President of the Chamber of Deputies. BERLIN. Jan. 14. Judge Guggenlieimer, of Munich, and L. Steut. Belgian Consul, m the same ; city' have been sentenced to four aiid two I months respectively for duelling. A quarrel arose over Guggenheimer's adjiltery with Stout's wife. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 14. . .The Porte forbade the shorter route for Egyptian .pilgrims to Mecca,' bub the Klm'live ' telegraphed that" Egypt, has a right- io adhere to the shorter route. - ■ 'WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. A Special' Committee of the United States Senate awarded ex-Queen Lilukulani £88^455 as compensation for personal damages liy the annexation -of Hawaii. '