FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 4121, 23 December 1887, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

ESJGZ.ISH AND FOREIGN CABLE. (Per Electric Teleobapu — Copyright.) (Reuteivs Aoency.) I Received 1.15 v.m., Dec. 22nd.! PRESENTATION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Berlin, Dec 20. Tbe usual presentation of Christmas gifts to tbe bussar regiments wns made today by His Highness Prince "Wilheim. Upon tbe conclusion of tbe ceremony of distributing the presents, the prince delivered an address to tbe troops, m which, alluding to the present state of Europe and her affairs, be said times were grave and tbe future uncertain. (Received 2.!5 p m., Dec. 22nd.) THE EIIIN BEY RELIEF EXPEDITION. London. Dec. 20. Reports have been received at Zangibar from Late Albert Nyanza country, which state that Mr Stanley, with the expedition for tbe relief of Emm Bey, reached "Wadelal early m September, after undergoing great privations. (Eeeeivod 10.35 p.m., Deo. 22nd. 1 , LORD AND LADY R. CHURCHILL. Beelin, Dec. 21. Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill arrived m this city to-day. They proceed at an early, date to St. Petersburg. WOOL SALES. London, Deo. 21. The first series of next year's colonial wool sales will open on the 31st January, and the second series on the sth April. The latter is limited to 350,000 bales. (Special to the Press Association.) 12.30 p.m., Dec. 22nd.) OBITUARY. London. Dec. 21. Balfour Stewart, Professor of physics and natural philosophy, Owen College, Manchester, aged 59. A DENIAL. The reported attempt on the life of the Czar is officially denied m St. Petersburg. SIR W. MACARTHUR'S WILL. The personal estate of Sir William Macartbur m England has been proved at £120,000. By his will deceased bequeathed £60,000 to charity. SHARE ALLOTMENT. Shares m the Western Australian Mortgage and Agency Company are being allotted. RUSSIAN FORCES. The Berlin Post estimates that the Russian force on the frontier exceeds the German-Austrian force by 171 battalions, 100 squadrons, and 45 batteries. PRISON CLOTHES. Mr John Hooper, M.r. for Sou a, East (County Cork) and Alderman of Cork city, who was recently sentenced to a month's imprisonment for publishing reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the National League, declines to wear prison clothes uniesß forced. THE POPE'S JUBILEE PRESENTS. The Pope's Jubilee presents are valued at 60,000,000 francs, of which His Holiness bestowed a fifth on charities. A RABBIT COMPANY. The Daily Telegraph suggests the formation of a company to kill rabbits m Australia, and preserve them for exportation to Europe.