BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3532, 1 August 1884, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,

[Beuter’s Agency.]

[Received Aug. 1, 1881,1.10 a.m.] Bank Dividend. London, July 31, The English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank have declared a dividend

for the past half year at the rate of 10 per cent per annum and carries forward and places to the reserve £20,000. The Maori Embassy. King Tawhiao and the members of the Maori embassy will have an audience with Her Majesty the Queen to-day at Osborne. Another Outbreak. The “ Daily News,” in its issue this morning, published a telegram stating that a serious rising had taken place in the province of Yemen, on the Bed Sea coast of Arabia. The Arab insurgents declared themselves followers of the Mahdi, and mustered in great force. Sewa, the capital of the province, has yielded to them, and they have also captured several towns and villages. The Governor of the province having found himself entirely unable to cope with the insurgents, the Porte has despatched a force of 10,000 troops to restore order. CholeraSt. Petersburg, July 30. Cholera of a mild type has appeared in this city, and oases have also occurred at Cbarkoff, in Southern Russia. [Special to the Press Association.] London, July 29. At a meeting of the Federation Conference, Earl Rosebery suggested that a Royal Commission should be appointed to inquire into the practicability of the Federation of the Empire, or to ask the colonies to suggest a scheme. Ho also urged that a Vigilance Committee of both Houses should be appointed t° watch over and ventilate colonial questions. Lord Honnanby said he rejoiced at the objects of the movement. Sir Francis Dillon Bell and Sir Saul Samuel were present, but neither of them spoke. July 30. Tawhiao and bis party, on their return to Hew Zealand, will proceed via San Francisco. The Becidivisto Committee here reported that the Press sympathy with the colonists is remarkable. Writing on the Federation Confer, euce, the “Times” states that in the main it will solve the superficial difficulty, but the problem is, will it not diminish the local government of the colonies. Lord Wemyss suggests that the Federation Council should comprise the leading members of the Imperial Cabinet and the Agents-General of the various colonies. Lord Lyons strongly urges the colonies to be satisfied only with the abolishing of the rdoidiviste scheme. The reports received from M. Ferry are more encouraging. The area of cholera in France is spreading, but the disease is less intense.