FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4526, 29 April 1889, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

THE BOULANGER CHARGES. Paris, April 25. The Committee of the Senate engaged in the investigation of the grounds of proceedings against General Boulanger, claim to have elicited the fact that he received large sums of money for pro. mißing to mako certain alterations in the law, as soon es he got into power. ROU MANIA. Bucharest, April 26. The Resboi'ul declares that the stoppage of the frontier defences works will test the Roumanian friendship for Russia. AMERICANS EMIGRATING. Washington, April 26. Emigration from the United States to Canada continues to an enormous extent, MR BATES ON SAMOA. In his article on Samoa in the Century, Mr G. Bates criticises Germany's polioy in severe terms, and warns England to beon her guard. t (Rooeivod 10.30 a.m., April 281h.) MELBOURNE DEFENCES. London, April 2l>. Tho Edinburgh Dailij Review contains , an able arliclo on Imperial defence, in . which it asserts that the defences of Melbourne are the strongest of any in the British Empire. After reviewing the whole strength of the English defences, it . continues that even New Zealand has i more modern armamenls than any ol the ! Imperial fortresses. ; ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Lord Mandeville, son of the Duke of Manchester, has been summoned to answer a charge of having obtained the sum of £1858 by means of false pretences. ! GENERAL BOULANGER. : General Boulanger will shortly leave - London on a tour through Ireland. A plebiscite of Edinburgh ia to be taken ou the question of conferring the freedom of the city on Mr Parnell.. . (Received 5.34 p.m., April 28th.) i MILITARY MANOEUVRES. 1 - Wahkaw, April 27. It is intended to have six days manceul vrea of troops, and it is believed that an 3 immense force will assemble. , PROSECUTING RIOTERS. i " Vienna, April 27. ; Now that the tramway strike has ended s and peacs been restored, five hundred of I those taking part in the riot have been b arrested for committing a breach of the 1 peace. During the riot two hundred > persons were wounded, including sixty • soldiers and members of tho police force. 7 Tho damage to property is estimated at ■ 100,000 florins. 1 l WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. r The Government have decided to place j three complete army corps on the frontier i of Galicia, and intond to double the ? strength of the Landwebr. • NAVAL. MANOEUVRES. , London, April 27. t One hundred aud nine warships will , take part in the manccuvres off Spithead. i THE UNIONIST POLICY. • The Marquis of Hartington, in addresa- ' ing 13,000 electors of Birmingham, said that it was time the Unionists should • announce a positive policy in connection with tho administration of Ireland. He advocated steps being taken for tho amelioration of extremely poor districts, the conversion of the occupants into owners, establishing Irish credit, and, ) finally, extension of local government, REDEEMING CONSOLS. ; Mr Goachen, Chancellor of the Ex- > chequer, will redeem £15,000,000 consols [ on the 14 th May, at £101 os. 1 GENERAL BOULANGER. i In the course of au interview to-day, [ General Boulanger asserted that if he is i compelled to leave England he will proi ceed to either America or Sydney. 1 EX-KING MILAN. I Belgrade, April 27. The ex-King Milan will return to this ' city early in May. PARIS EXHIBITION. ' London, April 27. : Sir Francia Dillon 801l and Sir Walter ' Bullor have been elected members of the , executive committee of tho British cora--1 mission at the Paris Exhibition. There aro no other colonies represented on the committee. Sir Francis Dillon 801l states that the Paris Exhibition will be the best the world has ever seen. THE, WOOL MARKET. The wool sale remains very firm, and thero io a large attendance of buyers. i EXPORT OF GOLD. New York, April 27. Gold, etc., of the value of £1,000,000 was exported to-day for Loudon. FOSTERING AGRICULTURE. London, April 28. Sir John Bonnet Lawes, author of numerous works on the science of agriculture, has bequeathed £100,IHK) and fifty acreß of land to the existing laboratory , museum at Rotheramstud, to be devoted to the cause of agricultural soience.

Barousa aus foreign OABZ.B. (PkH EIaECTIUO TeLEQIUI'II— COPVRIGHT.) (Per Press Association.) (Recoivod 12.3) p.m., April 27th.) COMMERCIAL. London, April 20. Tho Bank of England reserve is JCH,2O-',0l)0, being an increase of £240,000 on last weok's returns. The proportion of resorve to liabilities is 4_J| por cent. Consols, 93!.. Now Zealand 4 por cent inscribed stock, activo nt 104i. Australian whoat, ex warehouse, 'Mi Cd. Now Zoaland long-borriod, ex store, 395. Best No. 1 Sootoh pig irou f.o.b. in tlio Clyde, -Ms Od. SHIPPING. Arrived— Glenhuntly, from Lyttelton, Jnn. 15lh ; Auokland, from Napier, Jan. 26th ; Arabella, from Napier, Jan, 13th. NATAL. Sir C. Mitcholl, lato Governor of Fiji will tako chargo o£ Natal during the absouco of tha Governor, Sir A. Havclock. COLLIERS' WAGES. Throo hundred thousand British colliers havo dotermined to insist on nn advanco of 10 per cont at tho ond of June.