FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3874, 4 March 1887, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

ESfIUSS ANS FOBEIGST CABJiSi. (Per Electkic Telegiiapf — Copyright.) iRI'.UTRU's AOENOY.) [llecoived 3.50 p.m., March 3rd. I MOZAMBIQUE. Aden, March 2. Intelligence is to hand from Mozambique that the natives had taken advantage of the absence of the Portuguese forces despatched to occupy Tungi, m Zanzibar, and had risen m open revolt iigainst Portuguese rule m Mozambique. The rising has become general and is spreading throughout the country, and a number of trading stations and houses occupied by British residents have been destroyed. According to latest reports a large body of natives are menacing the town of Mozambique, and the British Consul these has summoned H.M.S. Turquoise to protect tbe British residents. (Receivod 10.15 p.m., March 3rd.) POSTAL MATTERS. London, March 2. Papers relating to Mr. HennickerHeaton'a universal penny postage proposals were placed before Parliament to-day. Mr Heaton's fourth letter shows that the English post-office collected £116,000 annually for the carriage of letters to Australia, and further stated that ia proportion to her population Australia sends England six times as many letters as America sends. Mr Heaton asserts that the Orient, Peninsularand Oriental Companies are willing to carry sis times the present quantity of letters to and from Australia for the same rate as at present. TROUBLE BREWING. Washington, March 2. The United States Congress has passed a bill for the purpose of obtaining drastic reprisals for the treatment of American fishing vessels m Canadian waters. AUSTRIA'S INTENTIONS. Vienna, March 2. In a speech to the Austrian Delegation to-day Count Kalnoky, the Premier, renewed his assurances as to I the future intentions of Government. Tbe measures, he declared, would be of a purely defensive character. REVOLT QUELLED. Sofia, March. 2. A report is to hand from Silistria that the military revolt m that city ha 3 been quelled. No further particulars have yet been received. (Special to the Pisess Association.) fKecoivod 11.45 a.m., March 3rd.) THE LONDON CORPORATION.— ALLEGED CORRUPTION. London, March 2. In the House of CommoDs, Mr George Howell, member for Bethnal Green, brought forward a distinct charge of corrupt expenditure on the part of the Corporation of the City of London with a view of defeating the London Government Bill, introduced under Mr Gladstone's regime. Several startling disclosures were made. It is asserted that £20,000 was spent m hiring audiences and feeing speakers. Sir R. N. Fowler, ex-Lord Mayor, courted a full enquiry into the question. Labouchere and Chap. Bradlaugh, stated that they are prepared to prove the allegations. The Government is now considering the question of appointing a Special Committee of enquiry into the whole matter. EMIGRATION AGENCIES. Mr J. Morton inquires whether Government is favourable to taking control of all emigration agencies. HANLAN. Hanlan probabty leaves for Australia m August. (Received 4 p.m., March 3rd.) BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Mr J. W. Meldrum, the Manager of the Bank of South Australia, sails by the Orizaba. THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE. At a meeting of the Colonial Institute, the proposed absorption of the Institute by tbe Imperial Institute was discussed, and the fellows expressed themselves as strongly adverse to the proposal. LORD DUN RAVEN. It is reported that Lord Dunraven will visit Australia iv the Spring.