BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4552, 24 November 1887, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Pun KleotrioTelegrafh—Oopvhiohi.) (Reuter’s Agency.) (Received 11.46 p.m., Nov. 23rd.) THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN COMMISSION. Vienna, Nov. 22. Government have appointed thirty persons all of whom are men of great influence, to act as the Austro-Hun-garian Commission for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. M. Ketzmayern has been appointed Executive Commissioner. ADVICE. Paris, Nov. 23. M. Olemenceau has informed M. Grevy that he will best serve the Republic by resigning the Presidency. M. Olemenceau has declined to undertake the formation of a Ministry. M. Grevy then summoned MM. Freycinet and Floquet, who in turn also declined to form a Cabinet. The President, who is obdurate in the intention not to resign, has now summoned M. Brisson. (Special to the Press Association.) (Received 7.40 p.m., Nov. 23rd.’, NEW SOUTH WALES CRICKETERS. London, Nov. 21. Mr Allcock proposes that, in the event of a New South Wales cricketing team visiting England, they shall play three matches against England at the Oval, Lords, and Manchester, two each against Yorkshire, Surrey, Notts, Gloucester, and the gentlemen, one each against North of England, Sussex, Players, Middlesex, Kent, Oxford, Cambridge, Lord Lonsburgh’s eleven, and Past and Present Cambridge. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. Herr Ratzlayer has been appointed Executive Commissary for Austria at the Melbourne Exhibition. THE LATE SIR W. MoARTHUR. Sir J. F. Garrick and Sir Saul Samuel, the Agents - General for Queensland and New South Wales, will attend Sir W. McArthur’s funeral,

MAIL CONTRACTS. Mr Cecil Raikes, the PostmasterGeneral, claims that the carriage of parcels shall be included in the new mail contracts, but the companies object to the proposal. OBITUARY. Lieutenant-General D. J. Gamble, 0.8. A JUST SENTENCE, Mrs Mary Jeffries, on a charge of keeping a brothel, has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and fined £4OO. Mrs Jeffries obtained great notoriety about two years ago when she was fined £2OO on a similar charge. THE FIRE AT BARNUM’S. B. T. Barnum’s loss in the recent fire is estimated at 700,000 dols. THE DYNAMITERS. The dynamiters, Oallan and Harkins, were associated with Miller, chief of the party, Oallan had in his possession a case of dynamite, and papers found on Harkins point to a plot against Mr Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland. THE SUGAR MARKET. The sugar market is quieter after the recent speculative advances. Trade demand has been satisfied. German beet sugar is quoted at 13s 9d per cwt. The stock of raw sugar in England is 30,000 tons below last year’s supply.

(Received 1.15 a.m. Nov. 24th.) TROUBLE IN PARIS. London, Oct. 22. It is feared that unless General Boulanger is included in the new Cabinet, an outbreak will occur, and in consequence extreme precautionary measures have been adopted by the military governor of Paris. THE CROWN PRINCE. An official bulletin respecting the condition of the Crown Prince of Germany, states that he breathes freely, and that be is able to swallow without pain. PROCLAIMED. It. is intended to “ proclaim ” all branches of the National League in Kerry. STARTLING MANIFESTO. Prince Napoleon has issued a manifesto in which he asserts that President Grevy must retire, and further that a Government emanating direct from the people will alone be able to govern France. MR PARNELL. Mr Parnell refuses to either condemn or approve of the plan of compaign. AYOOB KHAN. Ayoob Khan will return to Teheran.