ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 3123, 26 September 1884, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

0 [By Electric Telegraph— Copyright j. (Reuter's Agency.) IHeocived 1.15 p.m., Sopt. 25th.1 t Cairo, Sept. 24. The Russian Government has joine - France, Germany and Austria m pn testing against Nubar Pasha's propos; c to suspend the law of liquidation < - Egyptian dobts. 1 Hong Kong, Sopt. 24. n Li Hung Chang has been re-instated i - his position as Prime Minister, 3 [Received 2.30 a.m., Sopfc. 25th. J >• London, Sept. 24. r Intelligence is to hand from New Yor 1 of the death of the Hon. Gilbert Leigl 2 eldest son of Lord Leigh. While ot ' hunting m Wyoming ho fell ovor f precipice and was killed. Deceasec D who was aged thirty-three, represente , South Warwickshire m the House t r Commons. a [Roooivod 0.55 a.m., Sopt. 2Gth.] J The Merchant Shipping and Undei ' writers' Association report the arrival c 1 the ship Elizabeth Graham, from th ■ Bluff (left Juno 17th) ; Halciono, fror • Wellington (left Juno 23rd) ; Lanark \ shire, from Lyttelton (left June 21st). 3 (Special to tiie Press Association.) London, Sopt. 23. The Colonial Office authorities fear tha 3 a conflict may tako place between th t Gorman Consular authorities, on th ! inlands of New Britain and New Ireland and the British, should the latter mak > any attempt to establish a protectorat ' over those islands. > Tho St. James' Gazette m an article oi 1 New Zealand finance states that th 1 burrowing policy of that colony is alarm ing. 1 Sept. 24. J Lord Roßobery while out riding to-da; was thrown from his horsojand broke hi collar-bone. ' Some of M. Ferry's supportera'proposi . that the reuidivistes should be sent onlj i to Cayenne and the French settlement! i on the Senegal. Information from Capetown states'that i tho Boers have occupied tho capital of Stellaland, and that the chief Montsivn had surrendered to them. Tho Oriental Banking Company will open a branoll of their business m Ceylon on October Ist. They hnve roceivod very hearty promises of support.