ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4802, 26 March 1890, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

, (Pek Electbic Telegraph— Copyright.) (Peb Press Association.)

(Received 12.30 p.m. March 25th.) London, March 24. MR WHITE'S HORSES. Tho Times, referring to tho Hon. James White's Derby candidates, states that the debut of the colts at Newmarket will be awaited with much interest by all sporting mou. OXFORD V, CAMBRIDGE. It is eocpectod that the University boat raco will be a close contest. The latest betting is 11 to 10 on Oxford. A BRUSH ON THE FRONTIER. Vienna, March 24. Austrian gendarmes ropnlsed a band of Servian mililiamon who crossed tho Bos- j ninn frontier, and tried to sebia soino grandees. In tho struggle aovoral of the Servians were killed. I RUSSIAN LOAN. St. Peteesboiiq, March 21. A Hussion 1 per cent, conversion loan of 75,000,000 roubles will shortly bo issued, TRANSVAAL ELECTORATES. Phetoiua, March 24. Prosidont Kruger proposes that settlers m tho Transvaal shall be permitted to vote after two years' residonco. (Rccoivcd 10.30 p.m., March 25th.) BEET SUGAR. London, March 24. Mr Licht, tho sugar export, estimates that m six months tho production of boot sugar has iucroased by 778,000 tons, and this season's surplus is 814,000 tons. THE QUEEN. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Beatrice, has Btartcd for Aix Los Baines m France, THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. Betting on tho University boat raco lias veered round to 0 to 4 on Cambridge. Tho Oxford crow aro thought to bo overtrained. THE CANADIAN-ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE. Negotiations for tho Canndian-Atlnntio mail Borvico have been renewed, and a atrom; financial bucking having beenj eooured, are likely to bo successful. |

' TSHAK KHAN. St. Peteksbukg. March 24. Russia has interned Isliak Khan m Samarcaud. (Special to the Pbess Association, ). (Ueooivod 10.45 p.m.. March 25t1i.) MR. GLADSTONE. London, March 24. Mr Gladstone) states that he does not intend to retire from political life till Home Rule has been achieved. THE SWEATING COMMITTEE. Lord Dunraven has retired from the Sweating Committee. THE EDUCATION QUESTION. The Nonconformists have repudiated Mr John Morloy's utterances on the education question. CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES. Archbishop Walah has issued a pastoral letter, enjoining the clergy to establish temperance societies throughout the parishes under his juriadiction. THE BATTEB.SEA. SEAT. Socialist candidates will oppose Mr John Burns for Battersea. MR WHITE'S HORSES. Plutarch started m the Trial Stakes at Lincoln meeting merely to ascertain the relative form of Mr White's horses.