British and Foreign.

Southland Times, Issue 11462, 22 May 1890, Page 2

British and Foreign.

LONDON, May 20. Newton, the solicitor who was found guilty of conspiring by inducing witnesses required in connection with the Cleveland street scandal to quit the country, has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. Particulars to hand of the wreck of the steamship Dacca, in the Red Sea, show that she struck on the Dasdalus reef at 6 a. m. She went on the northern face of the reef, ! and Stove in her bows. The steamer floated [ for nearly four hours, thus enabling the emigrants on board to be landed on the reef. They were afterwards conveyed to Suez in the steamer Palacoota, and are now housed there. Before their rescue many of the passengers were standing on the shoal up to their waists in water. The steamer drifted for about a mile before she sank. The officers and crew were rescued by H. M.S. Rosario just previous to the Dacca's foundering. The emigrants lost everything they possessed. Bank of New Zealand shares — Old, L 5 ; new, LS. The Financial News, in an article on the affairs of the bank, holds that a complete reorganisation of the institution is necessary, and that it would be better to sell the goodwill and form an entirely new company to deal with unrealised assets. The cricket match between the Australian cricketers an! the team representing Oxford University was continued to-day. The Oxford team, with four wickets down for three runs, continued their innings, and were all disposed of for 120 runs. Rain fell during the night, making the wicket unfavourable for the batsmen. A meeting, not very numerously attended, of bankers and colonial bondholders, was held in the Mansion House, at which Mr Larnacb moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting sympathised with the efforts now being made to bring about Australian Federation. M. Pasteur, replying to a communication from Miss Marsden, who had written to him in reference to the alleged existence of leprosy among Maoris in the North Island, states that he has no hope that they can be successfully treated by inoculation. Heir Licht, the sugar expert, gives the production of sugar for the past eight months as 814,000 tons, and will leave a large surplus for export. Owing to the present obstruction experienced in the House of Commons to government business, the Ministry intended to avail themselves of the cloture wherever necessary. BERLIN, May 19. The finances of the German Ea3t African Company disclose a heavy deficit up to the end of the year 1889. PARIS, May 19. Advices received here are to the effect that French operations against Dahomey have had to be suspended iv consequence of the forces being prostrated by fever.