British and Foreign

Southland Times, Issue 11842, 16 September 1891, Page 2

British and Foreign

LONDON, Sept. 14. Fifteen deaths from cholera have occurred on H.M.S. Blanche and Marathon at Bombay. Ferris' magnificent batting in the cricket match averted tho defeat of the .South by tlie North at Hastings. He made (37, not out. The match was drawn. The hop crop in Kent exceeds the averago yield. Tha Standard considers that the shortage in lueadstufl's will severely task the reserves, and that the present decline in prices is but temporary, and owing to the rush of new wheat the English harvest is expected to average 28 bushels to the acre. The Rev. (leorgf^ Rogers, the oldest Congregational clergyman in the world, is dead. The Daily News,on behalf of the Liberals, expresses sympathy with the resolutions passed by tlie Trades Union Congress fn favour of payment of members and increased Parliamentary representation of labour. The Daily News' Constantinople correspondent states that Turkey has withdrawn from the arms of Russia. The Biitish occupation of Mitylene has affected the French and Germau bourses. ST. PETKRSBURO, Skit. 14. Sacks are placed in the Cathedral of Kazan for the reception of .scraps of food to be forwarded to the famine stricken districts. ROME, Ski-t. 14, The Marquis Rudhu assured an interviewer that the Dardanelles question was not likely to create trouble, and that, in his opinion, Europe was likely to enjoy many years of peace. CONSTANTINOPLE, Ski-t. 14. The British have landed forces and occupied Mitylene. The report of Lhe arre-l of Kiamil Pasha, the ox-Crand Vizier, proves to he untrue. The Sultan h:is assured Sir William A. White, British Ambassador, that no modi ileal ion of Turkey's foreign policy ia intended, and that lie is firmly beut on the maintenance of peace. Brig mds attacked the police station at Paol-.kisi. Two Turkish gendarmes were killed. ZANZIBAR Skit. 14. Official reports state that Zelevvski's Oerinan exhibition was annihilated by hostile natives on the Ruaho river. Nine ofii.ors and three hundred natives were killed. The Krupp and Maxim guns < a'Ti'ed by the expedition were captured by the enemy. Kour oHieers succeeded in making thei'-escip-. 1 ieutena t Schmklt's c p dition n-gaiust the Matites also failed. It is reported that the British E:sr, African Company intend to abaailou Uganda.

BERLIN, Ski-t. 14. | The entire German army is now armed with the Mauser repeating rille. HONG KONG, Sept. 14. 1 At Lanchow a Chinese mob of 20,000 burnt 10,000 telegraph poles and expelled the workmen erecting the line. OTTAWA, Sept. 14. A majority of the Parliamentary Select Committee agreed to a vote censuring the-ollii-ials of the Dominion I'ubiic Works Department, but acquitting Sir H. Langevin, the Minister, of intentional dishonesty. The members of the Canadian Dominion Parliament urge an increase of their salaries because they are at present fixed at a lower amount than is proposed for members of the l'ederal Parliament of Australia. NEW YORK, Skit. 14. Earthquake shocks continue to be experienced in San Salvador. VALPARAISO, Sept. 14. Manj' of Balmaceda's leading officials have, beeu arrested while escaping into Argentina by way of the passes of the Andes. The Junta intends to banquet the officers of the British Pacific fleet in recognition of the sympathy displayed by them towards the Chilian people.