YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6750, 3 February 1892, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Special to Press Association. ) (Received 11 a.m., Feb. 2nd.) FRANCE AND BULGARIA. Paris, Feb. 1. The dispute with Bu’g-tria over the expulsion of a French journalist is closed, and amicable relations are renewed. THE PRUSSIAN EDUCATION BILL. Berlin, Feb. 1. The Education Bill now before the Prussian Diet, places schools under the control of the clergy, and has excited bitter opposition. MAHOMED AN MISSIONS FOR ENGLAND. Calcutta, Feb. 1. The natives of Rangoon have resolved to promote the Mahomodan religion in England. BALMA«EDA’S NOTES. Valparaiso, Feb. 1. Chili is using her loan of £5,000,000 to withdraw the notes issued by Balmaceda. QUEENSLAND AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND. London, Feb 1. The Times expresses the hope that Queensland will retract and apologise so that friendly relations with the Bank of England may be renewed. It deplores the possibility of Imperial and Australian interests suffering from the misunderstanding.

(Received 1 a.m,, Feb. 3rd.) GALLANT RESCUE. f London, Feb. 2. All the passengers on board the S.S. Eider, which went ashore on the Isle of Wight, were rescued through the gallantry of the lifeboat crews. CONVALESCENT. The health of Princess Victoria of Teck has been restored. A MUTTON FAMINE. Pabis, Feb. 2. A mutton famine is threatened in this city owing to the great increase in the tariff. THE POPE’S HEALTH. Rome, Feb. 2. His Holiness the Pope is prostrated by a severe cold. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. London, Feb, 2. If the Antarctic exploration expedition equipped by Mr David Gray, of Peterhead, and Baron Oscar Dickson, of Gothenburg, and which is to be under the command of a son of Baron Nordenskod, turns out a success, Baron Dickson is likely to send Dr Mauseu to spend a year in the Antarctic regions on his return from his Polar expedition. Dr Mansen considers that the failure to raise funds in Australia for the Antarctic expedition was the result of bad management. GENERAL SHIPPING. Arrived—Zealandia, ship, from Lyttelton (October 28rd). WRECK OF THE EIDER. There were over 300 passengers on board the Eider when she struck. INCENDIARISM. Berlin, Feb. 2. An unsuccessful attempt was made by an incendiary to burn down the Royal Castle at Konigsberg. The rafters of the tower were found to be saturated with petroleum. THE KAIKOURA. Capetown, Jan. 30. The R.M.S. Kaikoura left to-day for Hobart and Port Chalmers.