BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Southland Times, Issue 9543, 13 June 1887, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

[By Blrotbio Tblsgbaph — Oopibicsht.] (EEUTBB'S TBLEGEAMS.) '- LONDON, June 10. News is to band from Russian Turkestan that a disastrous earthquake occurred yesterday at Yernoe, a town of 12,000 inhabitants, and situatod on the northern slope Jof the AUai mountain*. Most of tbo public buildings and bonses were totally destroyed and fully 120 persons perished in the ruins, while many others Buffered serious injuries. The telegram despatched this morning regarding tho Irish Crimes Bill should read as follows :— Osviog to the objections of the Unionists, Mr B*lf;our, Chief Secretary for Ireland, raored, and tho House agreed, that tho pro^'B-on for Ihe trial in London of persons accused of crimes cuninittei in Ireland should be erase I from tho Bill. deceived 11th. 515 p.m. | New Zealand wheat, ex store, is realising from 34a to 375, according to quality. Tbe total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,490,000 quarters, or 140,000 quarters loss than last week, Tho wheat afloat, for the Continent amounts to 564,000 quarters. Australian tallow — Beef of average quality, 22a 6d ; mutton, 245. At to day's wool sales a slightly firmer tone was manifested. The catalogue off- re 1 comprised 10,800 bales. New Zealand mutton, prime quality, remains at 4jd per Ib. - Received 12th, 6 p.m; Ttfe Australian mails from Melbourne to May 4th were delivered to-day. Jdne 11. Received 13th, "1 a.m. At the colonial wool sales to-day 11,000 bales were offend. A fair demand was shown for all classes. CAPETOWN, Junk 11. Deceived 13tb, lam. Tlio es. Tainui left this evening for Now Zealand ports. SAN FRANCISCO, June 11. Received !3th, 1 a.m. The R.M.S. Alameda arrived this morning from Auckland. BERLIN, June 10. Received 12-.h, G p.m. An official announcement has been made that the Emperor William has been almost wholly confined to bed during the last few daye. Ho is suffering from abdominal cramp and catarrhal irritation of the eyolids. The Governor of Alsace and Lorraine has ordered the expulsion of M. Lallance, meiiiber of [the Reichstag for Mulhcusen, owing to hid French proclivities.

(TELEGRAPH SPECIALS.) LONDON, June 1. Gaudaur having beaten Hanlan ia now anxious to row Beach for tho championship of the world. Mr Lett has received a cablegram to this effect from the American oarsman, and will arrange a match with Beach, if empowered.

(AGE SPECIALS.) LONDON, June 1. The Marquis of Salisbury is making arrangemouts for the resumption of diplomatic relations between the British Governmont aud the Vatican. June 2. The Glasgow jPresbytery has been instructed by tbe General Assembly to receive the Rev. George Dods, recently of the Scots' Church, Melbourne, who, after a long embroilment with the Melbourne Presbytery, left the colony, and was adjudged guilty of contumely. In the course of tbe riiscuseion on tho question of Mr Doda, Sir Alexander Kfnloch remarked that the church was iv need of men like Mr Dods, and Professor Dickson commented on the " peculiar proceedings " of the Melbourne Presbytery. June 5. Sir J. Pope Hennessy, tho Governor of Mauritius, who was recalled to England in coaseqnencs of differences with Mr Clifford LloyH, is now returning^ to his seat of Government,