BRITSH AND FOREIGN

Southland Times, Issue 11298, 2 November 1889, Page 2

BRITSH AND FOREIGN

[United Pbess Association — By Eleotbio Telegraph— Oopybight] LONDON, Nov. I. Received 2nd, 1 a.m. M. Tirard,. the Frauch Premier, baa cordially accepted the gift of the collection of New Zealand ruiuerals and cereals which are to be distributed amoog French museums. Sir John Pender, Chairman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co, haemide an offer to New South Wales and New Zealand that his company will at once duplicate the Naw Zealand cable provided that they are secured .agaiost unreasonable competition. At the close of |Mr DavittV address in dbl'enoe before th-i Parndl Commission, the President, Sir Jamt-8 Hanneo said that the Court wera obliged to Mr Davitt for the assistance he had given them in olucida'iag certain matters. Sir Honry James asserted that The Times hid been a consistent friend of Ireland ; that Mr Davitt aimed practically at a separation of Ireland from the United Kingdom, and that the Land League was of Fenian origin. TheThamr-8 lightermen are dissatisfied with Lord Brassny's award in settlement ofjtheir dispute with the employeis, and are likely to come oui on strike. Punishment by the koout has been abolished in Russia. The German Erain Relief OoramUtee have recalled Dr Pvt'jrs from Eist Africa. New Zealand mutton has advanced £d p^r Ib and is now selling at 4fl ; Queensland beef, 4£d. A'jdGi*on'a company have thrown up the contract th^y entered into to provide a lice of steamers on the Atlantic in connection with the Canadian Pacific railway, which were to be capable of making the passage in six days.