British and Foreign Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11571, 12 July 1899, Page 2

British and Foreign Telegrams.

Cable Messages, Cnitcd Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. Received July 11, 11.40 p.m, AN EXBIBITION DESTROYED. Some, July 11. : The Volti Memorial fclectric Exhibition at Como was destroyed by fire, and many priceless relics of the great physicist burned. J JAPANESE IMMIGRATION. Ottawa^ July 11. Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier of the Dominion, explained that Canada had disallowed the British Columbia legislation for tho exclusion of Japanese because it was necessary to make sacrifices to maintain the British-Japanese Alliance, aud indicated that there would be an increase of the poll tax on Chinese Received July 12. 2.7 a.m. • THE PLOT THAT FAELED. PARI3, July 11. The Prefect of Police reports that M. Deroult.de aad many adherents of the Patriots' Leagus and National Defence Party were implicated in an Orleanist plot at the time of M. Loubefs election as President, for which a large amount of moaey was provided ; and he further alleges that JI. Deroulede received fifty thousand francs. INTERNATIONAL CHE33 TOUR. NAMENT. London, July 11. At the laternational Chess Tournament, Tiiisk-r was first with 22J points : Janowski, Pillsbury, and • Maroezy, 18 ; Schelector, 17; "Blackbourne, 151 • Tscbgorin, 15 ; Showalter, 12$ ; Mason, DEATH OF A RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE. St. Petersburg, July 11. The Grand Duke George, Czarewitch of - Russia, died suidenly ii tlnCmaisus from hemorrhige.of the throat; jefcat 28. AFFAIRS IN SERVIi. Belgrade, July 11. M. Gruitch, Servian Minister at St. Petersburg, has been dismissed for com* plicity iv the attempt on the life of the ex-King Milan. Martial law has baen proclaimed ia Belgrade, where tha Radicals are panic-stricken. Received July 12. 11,20 a.m. THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE. London, July 11. Sir Mi-ry Hamilton-Johnston, British Consul General at Tuti's, has bien appointed to suic-cie'l Mr K. J. L. Berkley as Coraminder and Consul-General of. thq Ugitida Protectorate. IRINSVAAL GOLD OUT-PUT. Pretoria, July 11. The gold out-put for Wit waters and tha Rand for June tota's 445,753 ounces, a record for the fi^ld.