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Timaru Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 4185, 8 March 1888, Page 3

THE LATEST.

[Per Electric Telegraph Copyright.] (Pee Press Association.) fEeeeived 1.25 a.m., March Bth.] THE CROWN PRINCE. San Ee.vo, March tj. The Crown Prince i 3 now slightly better and has been allowed to walk m the gardens, this being the first time he has been out since the operation was performed upon him. THE BULGARIAN THRONE. Constantinople, March 0. The Porte has sent a note to Prince Ferdinand that hi 3 election to the Bulgarian throne is illegal. THE NEW HEBRIDES. London, March. 7. Sir James F. Garrick, Agent General for Queensland, is urging upon the Imperial Government that a sovereignty over tha New Hebrides should be proclaimed. Lord Natsford (Sir Henry Holland) Secretary of Statejfor tho colonies, has replied that shortly an entire protectorate will be proclaimed. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Sir F. D. Bell, tho Agent-General for Nevr Zealand, has received over fifty applications for the chief commissionership of thß railway board. The selection will be made shortly. POSTAL AFFAIRS. The postal department have arranged that the colonial mails via San Francisco, shall be despatched from here on Saturdays m future, instead of Wednesdays as heretofore, thus saving three days. Owing to the faster service m the Atlantic, the Victorian Government is urging the Poßtal Department to permit the departure of colonial mails from Adelaide on Fridays instead of Mondays, so as to obviate the necessity of running trains on Sundays. AUSTRALIAN RUBIES. Mr Pearson, who brought Homo the South Australian rubie3 states that a powerful syndicate have offerei to purchase tbe McDonnell Company ruby mines m Australia. The company offer £200,000 one-half, of the money to be paid m cash and the remainder m shares. The decision of the company is awaited.