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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5006, 14 May 1889, Page 3

Very Latest

TOWN EDITION.

THIS DAT.

(Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Per Press Association.)

(Received 12.30p.m., May 14;h.) THEFT OF SPECIE.

London, May 13,

On the arrival of the Orient Company’s S.S. Iberia, it was discovered that 5000 sovereigns shipped at Sydney had been stolen. It is believed the theft was effected during the steamer’s stay at Melbourne. THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN. The Bishop of Lincoln’s defence fund amounts to £20,000. He has published a letter thanking members of tho Church of England in Australia and New Zealand for letters of sympathy received from there. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Sir F. Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, becomes trustee for the New Zealand Midland. Railway Company’s debentures. IRISH AFFAIRS. The statement that the Marquis of Ormonde is to succeed the Marquis of Londonderry as Viceroy of Ireland is denied. SHIPPING. Arrived—Barque Triton from Wellington, Feb 19th ; barque Lurline from Lyttelton, Feb. 17th ; barque Oscar from Auckland, Feb. 13th ; barque Arundel from Bluff Harbor, Jan. 27th ; ship Rangitiki from Tiraaru, Feb. Ist ; ship Himalaya from Oamaru, Jan, 29th ; ship Loweswater from Timaru, Feb. 3rd.

PATHS EXHIBITION. Paris, May 13. Visitors to the exhibition number one hundred thousand daily. THE PANAMA CANAL. The Government propose to ask the Chamber of Deputies to authorise the issue of bonds to the amount of a million and a half pounds, to proceed with the Panama Canal works pending the formation of a new company. SERVIA. Belgrade, May 13 Ex-queen Natalie has abandoned her contemplated visit to her son King Alexander of Servia for the present, on condition that ex-King Milan also absents himself from Servia, KHARTOUM. Cairo, May 13. The rumoured apturo of Khartoum by El Senoussi’s lieutenant towards the end of laet month has been ascertained to be false. RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, May 13. Senator Durnovo will succeed the late Count Tolstoi as Russian Minister of the Interior. IMPERIAL COURTESIES. The Czar visits the Emperor William of Germany at Kiel in August next. Rome, May 13. King Humbert will pay a visit to Berlin, leaving here on the 21st inst. He will remain in Berlin six days. (Received 12.45 p.m., May 14th.) BODY SNATCHING. Chicago, May 13. It is reported that a box discovered at Chicago city has contained a corpse. A man named Gill who conveyed it to the cemetery has been arrested and he confesses that another person calling himself a doctor placed a body in ' the box and afterwards escaped. The corpse has not been found, though a close search has been made for it.