TELEGRAPHIC.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5011, 20 May 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

(Pbb Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

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(Received 9 p.m., May 19th.) London, May 17. THE VICTORIAN GOLD TROPHY.

Sir Polydore do Keyset has made complaints of the erection of the Victorian gold arch, on the ground that it causes a certain amount of dust, and has threatened to pull it down. The commissioners have looked into the matter, and reminded the president of the English commission that the Victorian court is erected on private ground, and therefore neither he nor they have any right to interfere. LAYCOCK’S CHALLENGE. The challenge issued by Laycock to scull anyone in the world, bar Searle and O’Connor, is for £IOOO a side. THE CHARGE AGAINST LORD MANDEVILLE. The informant who laid the charge against Lord Mandeville, son of the Duke of Manchester, for obtaining the sum of £IBSO by means of false pretences, refuses to offer any evidence in the case, but the magistrate who heard the preliminary stage, insists ou the charge being proceeded with, and has instructed the public prosecutor to take action. THE COLLIERY STRIKE IN WESTPHALIA. Berlin, May 17. The proprietor of one of the collieries,

in Westphalia, refuses to consider the terms offered by the strikers, and it is believed that this refusal will endanger ! the terms of the compromise which was offered on the eight hours system with an increase of wages. (Received C. 30 p.m., May 19th.l Berlin, May 18. One-third of the Westphalia strikers have arranged matters with the colliery proprietors, and returned to work. The strikers in Silesia, a province in the southeast of Prussia, still hold out, and show a menacing attitude towards the troops, and have wrecked several of the colliery buildings. A conflict took place between the military and the miners, during which one of the latter was shot. NEW ZEALAND FLAX. London, May 18. New Zealand hemp is quoted at £36 5s to £36 lOs. LOSS OF H.M.S. SULTAN. All hope of saving H.M.S. Sultan, which struck on a rock in the vicinity of Malta, has been abandoned, and efforts are now being made to save her guns and other portions of her armament. THE NEW SCHOOLS AT ETON. The new schools at Eton were opened to-day by Her Majesty the Queen. CABLE COMMUNICATION AND PENNY POSTAGE. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Goschen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a question placed on the order paper by Mr Henniker Heaton, said that Government would decline to consider the propriety of appointing a committee to enquire into and report on the question of cable communication between England and the rest of the Empire. Another motion which Mr Heaton had on the paper, relative to penny postage, was replied to by Mr Smith, the leader of the House of Commons. Mr Smith declined to give Mr Heaton an opportunity of facilitating discussion on the extension of penny postage throughout the Empire and America, in order to celebrate the introduction of a jubilee penny postage system in the United Kingdom.

GRAND MILITARY REVIEW. It is intended to hold a grand military review at Aldershot daring the visit of the Emperor of Germany to England. THE AMERICAN CUP. The disputed points in connection with the conditions of the race for the American Cup have been removed, and Lord Dunraven will compete. MEMORIAL TO THE FRENCH PRESIDENT. Two hundred members of the House of Commons have signed a memorial to M. Sadi Carnot, the French President, in which they regret tho absence of Lord Lytton, the English Ambassador, at Paris, at the opening of tho Exhibition, THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The motion tabled by Mr 8., Laboucliere in the House of Commons, in the direction of abolishing tho House of Lords, has been rejected by a majority of 41. THE LATE MR IRVING BISHOP. The medical gentlemen who performed tho autopsy of the late Mr Irving Bishop, the thought-reader, have been arrested on a charge that the body was dissected contrary to the provisions of his will. Bail was allowed. NEW GOLD-MINING COMPANY. The Greymouth Gold-dredging Company, with a capital of £20,000, has been registered. PRICE OF HIDES. Best hides have declined one-eighth of a penny per pound, THE SUGAR BOUNTIES BILL. The Bill giving effect to the 'Sugar Bounties Convention has been postponed until June 20th. CENTRAL AFRICA.

The Marquis of Salisbury has forcibly expressed himself in favour of a British protectorate over Matabele land, and considers that by the Zambesi river an international highway and permanent entrance has been discovered outside of Portuguese territory.

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE,

Rome, May 18.

His Holiness the Pope was taken suddenly ill to-day, and his condition causes a good deal of anxiety, as he is very weak.

AN ANARCHIST PLOT.

Valencia, May 18,

The Anarchists and Republican agitators made a determined effort to seize and loot Succa to-day, while the main portion of the population was working in the Helds. The conspiracy was detected by the gendarmes, and the ringleaders were arrested. (Received 1.25 a.m, May 20th.) THE IBERIA ROBBERY. London, May 18. The police have made inquiries into the loss of the 5000 .sovereigns from the steamer Iberia, and express the opinion that the gold was short shipped in Melbourne. TOURING THE WORLD, Messrs Burston and Stokes, the two cyclists who are touring the world on their machines, have reached Rome. PUGILISTIC. Peter Jackson, the coloured Australian fighter, will, it is believed, shortly arrive in England, when he will accept challenges thrown out on behalf of Slavin. MR DAVID 0. MURRAY. It is rumoured that Mr David Christie Murray, the novelist, will shortly visit Australia on a lecturing tour. THE LATE SIR THOMAS GLADSTONE. The personal estate of the late Sir Thomas Gladstone has been sworn at £254,000. MINERS’ STRIKE. The miners of Northumberland have gone out on strike, and havesentmessages to Berlin sympathising with (ho Westphalia strikers.

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR. Prince Albert Victor will leave for Beif ist on Monday. (Eeceived 1.35 a.m., May 20th.) CONSPIRACY TO MURDER THE CZAR, St. Petersburg, May 18. A widespread conspiracy has been discovered among the Czar’s regiments at Moscow, Warsaw, and Zeligabitgrad, for killing His Majesty, Many officers and solders have been arrested, and three officers committed suicide in order to avoid arrest. At Warsaw a search was made, and the detectives discovered a terrible bomb which it was intended to use against the life of the Czar. The discovery of this recent plot has completely prostrated Her Majesty the Czarina, who has been suffering from nervousness since the accident to the Royal train on the Azov railway.

(Special to tub Press Association.)

(Received noon, May 18th.) THE CANADIAN—AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT. London, May 17. The carrying out of the CauadianAustralian mail contract is contingent upon Sir John Macdonald arranging with England for a faster Atlantic service. x REQUEST DECLINED. Her Majesty the Queen has declined the request of Sir H. Loch to ait for her portrait for the colony of Victoria. FRANCE IN THE PACIFIC. The Rev. Mr Jones, in a letter to the Christian World, denounces the attitude of France in the Pacific Islands, and accuses her of continued persecution in the Loyalty Group. THE VICEROYALTY OF IRELAND. It is thought probable that the Tories will agree to the abolition of the Viceroyalty of Ireland. THE CLUB GAMBLERS. The gamblers, who were arrested at the Adelphi Club, were remanded till Thursday. Bail was allowed. THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE PROSECUTIONS. Paris, May 17. The trial of members of the Patriotic League has come to a conclusion. M. Pilly, Deputy for Gard, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, and Deputies Sairue and Chirac to a fortnight. Senator Peyron was acquitted. CHESS TOURNAMENT. New York, May 17. The chess tournament, which has been going on here for some months past, stands Tschgorin, first, with 29 points ; Weisse, second, 26k This, however, is subject to the replaying of drawn gamer.