British and Foreign Telegrams

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9256, 4 December 1891, Page 2

British and Foreign Telegrams

By Electric Telegraph. — United Press Association Copyright— Received 4! 12191 — 9.30 a.m.

BUYING GERMAN INTERESTS IN AFRICA. London, December 2. An English syndicate ha 9 been formed to buy South-west German Africa for three million marks. PARNELL'S IRISH FUND. London, December 3. Messrs McCarthy and Healy are Siting Morrol, a banker in Paris for the recovery of the funds deposited in his bank by the late C. S. Parnell. RUSSELL DIVORCE CASE. The Countess of Russell's sister, | nurse, and servant partly confirmed her statement regarding the craelty she was subjected to by her husband. Sir Charles Russell, who is appearing for respondent, addressed the court, declaring that the quarrel between the parties arose out of the Countess' debts, and that the cruelty said to have been used by her husband was a delusion arising from hysteria. Counsel also said that separation was only desired in order to botter the Countess' monetary position. On leaving the Court, Earl Russell, the respondent, was hooted by the' crowd which had collected outsido the building. • FUNERAL OF LORD LYTTON The funeral of Lord Lytton took : place to-day at Konilworth, Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince of ' Wales, and M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, being represented.. A service was held in St Margaret's Church previous, to the interment, and was largely attended. DESTRUCTIVE GAS EXPLOSION. A gas . explosion at Blapkburn demolished- the Crown Hotel and American- bazaar,- five persons being killed and many others injured. SENSATIONAL SCENE IN A CATHEDRAL. Paris, December 2. A Jesuit priest while preaching in Bayonne Cathedral, made a remark which implied that the Pope approved of the conduct of the Archbishop of Aix, whereupon the Bishop of Bayonne, rose and forbade the priest to make a political allegation, and declared himself a supporter of the Republic. The incident has caused some sensation. EVACUATION OF TONQUIN. Mr Etienne speaking in the Chamber Deputies, protested against evacuation of Tonquin, though he admitted the complete pacification would be a work of years. He advocated the extensive colonisation efforts generally. EX-KING OF BRAZIL ILL. Paris, December 3. Dom Pedro, the deposed king of Brazil, caught a chill, and is in such a critical state that his relatives have been summoned. TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Berlin, December 2. Commercial treaties have been concluded between the countries of the Triple Alliance, by which each nation admits imports from the other two on equal terms. Treaties on similar terms have been concluded between Switzerland and Germany. PREPARING WAR MATERIAL. The arsenals at Spandau and Berlin are working day and night. BREAD DOUBLED ITS PRICE. St. Petersburg, November 2. The price of black bread in Russia has been doubled. SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE. Calcutta, December 1. . In the case against the Daily Tndian Press for seditious language, the defendants undertook not to repeat the offence, on 'l were discharged. VESSELS ARHIVED AT HEW ..YORK. New York, December 1. Arrived : - Barquentine Eva Reed, from Auckland (August 20). At ( Boston, barque Lyre, from Lyttelton (August 23). LATE BANK FAILURE. New York, December 1. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Messrs Field and Landley, the bankers, who have suspended payment, and Field, jun., has been confined in a lunatic asylum. ILLNESS OF CYRUS FIELD. Mr Cyrus Field, well-known in connection with the telegraph extension in America, has broken down in health through worry, caused by the failure of' the firm and'anxietv on account of the illness in his family. CYRUS FIELD DYING. New York. December 3. ' It has been ascertained that Field, junior, asked Cyrus Field for assistance prior to the failure of the bank. 'Cyrus gave him the keys of a safe containing securities, telling his bon to take enough to secure himself. The son took everything, and then attempted to commit suicide. Cyru3 Field is sinking. {AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL. j Rio de Janeiro, December 1. i The populace in Rio Granclo have agreed to the re-instalment of Marshal Fonseca's officers. ; GOLD IN MASHONALAND. Capetown, December 1 . • f ,Mr C. Rhodes reports that the ancients have to a large extent worked out the t alluvial deposits of gold in Mashonaland, but that reefs have shown good prospects.