FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2905, 15 January 1884, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

EzrausK Airs fobelgxt CABI.E. (Pbh ElectricTelkgiuph.— Copyright.) [Reutbr's Aqenoy.J i [Received 1.15 p.m. Jan. 14th.] ! Hong Kong,- Jan. 13. Late it news received here states that vigorous preparations are being made by China, m view of the virtual outbreak of war wii;h France. The Chinese Viceroy, Li Hutig Chang, has issued "a Proclamation fr&na Canton, statins; that vigorous resistance will be used against the French pretensions m Tonquin. The Proolamationalsp announces that China is m entire friendship with the other Powers. {Special to the Press Association.] London, Jan. 11. Without any cause being assigned, Mr Thomaii. Archer, Ageni-Gtjtwrai. : -for Queensland, has received intimation that he is granted three months' leave of absence, 'and that; Mr Hummtot: fr appointed as acting.Agent-General. The .Rev. Charles Strong is living now at Herbestson, and will probably try to obtain a Glasgow pulpit. The Valet.ta has been ttiod on the Clyde, and made sixteen knots during a •gale. ; ■■•;.-■ - ./ ■ : ' - The Victorian loan will be advertised on Thursday. The Orient Co.npany have ohartered the steamship Warwick, which will leave for Australia on Jauuary 18th with 500 emigrants. Sir (Saul Samuel is consulting with Captain Shaw with reference to tbe appointment of a superintended for the Sydney Fire Brigade. The Right Hon. H. E. Ohilders has iiiformud the Agents-General that tho Customs concession recently made m regard to the importation of Spanish wines, will be extended to wine the produoo of the colonies, but that tho Government is unable to extend the limit ol alcoholic strength tq 32 degrees, owing to the loss which such an extension would entail on the revenue. He will, however, consider whether » sliding Bcale, admitting Australian wino at a duty of Is Cd a gallon, can be agreed 'to. ' : . Jan. 13. The Marquis Tseng iudioates that tho warlike feeling is increasing m China, and he doubts now whether any offer of melintion will meet with acceptance. Great, iitducemonts are being offered to Fronchinen to emigrate to New Calelonia, A force, of 84,000 rebels is reported to jo advancing against Khartoum, , the 'RL-risoa, 1 bl whibh is m a rautmou's ;oonliUon.;:,/ ■ ■ .^ ...;-■;, ■-',:£

■ '<!! W "iwawsawa— saWg The evidence proving that the Czsr v raoently wounded m the *ho\jlder Ifihiliata is increasing. The last Ne* South Wales loan ia » it JJ premium. Australian wheat, now crop, i« off<^ at -Ma ; buyers are willing to concede 41 Both Australi».n and.New Zqfiland whei are firm ; at a atjight adtance.j ,"• , The Royal Geographical Siociflty, it .hglfeyed, ia hetlitatiog iw to the '^tfppfie ofiuctinsj m coajunotion with the, Geogi phical Society:bfSydneyin regani to t exploration ofj; New Guinea; :*s it fet tlwk the"Oolott'|al Qoveramenk is anxio to unduly intjuenpe the formaiion ai objects of "Mr Powell's proposed expe< tion m other diraotions thim those which co-operation is desired. . The New'Z'jalana loan of one millii was subscribetl fivefold. The probab ararage will be LIOO Bs. There ; was i encjrrnbus number of tenders, otic aim biking np the whole amount. All tende boiow LIOO 5s Od are declined. . tliat price wilt get 64 per cent of tl amount applied for.