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Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4559, 7 June 1889, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Per Electric Telkgrafh — Copyright.} (Special to Press Association.) (Kcooifod 1.20 a.m., Jnno 7th.) THE P. AND 0. COMPANY. London, Juno 6. At the annual meeting of the P. and 0. Company the report showed that trade with the Australian colonies was much depressed, while that with India was m a state of partial collapse. VICTORIAN FREEMASONS. The Princa of Wales is patron of Victorian Masons. PLOTTING AGAINST SERVIA. The Standard asserts that Russia ia plotting with Montenegro for tho purpose of absorbing Servia. STRENGTH OF PARTIES. Speaking at Southampton Mr Gladstone expressed the opinion that if a general election were to take place at the present time, his party would return to powoi' with a majority of 100. ROYAL BETROTHAL. St. Petersburg, June 6. It is reported that tho .Cziretvich ie betrothed to the daughter of Prince Nikita. THE SUEZ CANAL. Pakis, June G At the annual meeting of tho Suez Canal shareholders, M. De Lesaeps stated that he had learnt from M. Waddington, the French Ambaßsador at the Court of St. James' m 1883. that the English shareholders hid sanctioned M. Da Lsssops to reduca the dues for the uso of tho canal, thus averting competition and ruin. (Received 1.39 a.m., Jnno 7tU.) IMPERIAL DEFENCE. Calcutta, June G. The State of Cashmere agrees to furnish a regiment of two thousand men and a battery of artillery for Imperial defence. THE ITALIANS IN THE RED SEA. Massowah, June 0. The Italians have occupied Keren. TBE MURDER OF DRCRONIN. Chicago, Juno C. Woodruffe, the waggoner, who confessed to complicity m the murder of Dr Cronin, implicates Alexander Sullivan, head of the National League m America, who, he alleges, shadowed the murdered man.