FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4825, 23 April 1890, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

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(I'Ku EtECTaic Telegraph — Corvr.iunr.) (Peh Pr.rss Association.) (Keccivod 12.15 p.m., April 22ad.) OBITUARY. London, Audi 21. The death of Charles Pardon, iho wellknown cricket authoriiy, 13 announced. PORTUGAL AND AFRICA. Tulei'ratns from Ddlagoa, c infirm tho news that a largo volunteer expedition has set out for Chiroms, m the Shire district. Zanzibar, April 21. Tho Portuguese are rigorounly bbyootting English residents m Quilinißiie, tho seaport of Blozimbique. THE FRENCH IN DAHOMEY. Paris, April 21. Latest news from Dahomey is to the effect that tho French beheaded fivo Amazons out of revongo for tho beheading of four French sentries by Dahomeyans. BRITISH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT. M. L™moiue, editor of Les Dehats, a Republican organ, m an arliclo on affairs m Egypt, advises France to dismiss the idea of Egypt beiu; evacuated by England as an empty dream, and says that it would be far better for Franco to submit to the inevitable and cultivate the friendship tf England. Francs cro-tlod tho position and tho spoils belonged to tho victors. ißocnivod 8 p.m., April 22nd.) ENGLISH BETTING MARKET. London, April 21. Betting on tho Two Thoimnd Guinens is 2 to 1 against Surefoot, 3 to 1 against Leonard, 20 to 1 against Kirhhatn. For tho Dorby tho betting is 1000 to 00 against Narollan and Kirkham coupled. COMMERCIAL. SSOO quarters of Australian wheat, March shipment, havo boon sold at 3Ss 3d. English wheat has advanced Is, and foreign Gd por quarter. Cmsshrods and good morino wool:! nro selling woll. Oihor sorts are. neglrctcd. THE LAND PURCHASE RILL. Mr Parnell assorts that the Guvernmoiit laud purchaoo scheme will cost JC 1150,000,000, and lhat tho proposed guarantee will provo illusory. (Simxial to tub Press Association.) (Received 8 p.m., April 2-Jnd.) THE MARQUIS OF HAUTINGTON. London, April 21. Tho Marquis of Hartington hns arrived m London. MR DILLON AND IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr Dillon, spanking at Southampton, opposed tho Irish I/and Purchaso Bill. Mr Dillon has improved m health by his colonial tour. He states that ho and his colleagues linvo collector! £30,000. Mil O'BRIEN. Mr W. O'Brien is engaged to bo married to v Parisian heiress. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. Lisbon, April 21. . The Minister for tho Colonies officially rooeived Major Pinto on his arrival. There was a largo crowd who gavo him a cordial reception. Tho proceedings wore orderly. Tho British Consulato wna guarded R3 rowdies wore parading tho streets. Tho Governor of Qnilliniano h.ia officially protested ngainot tho conduct of tho British Consul at Uyaesa n'ftor (ho withdrawal of tho Portuguese from Shire. BETROTHAL OF THE CZARE■VVII'CH. ! St. Pmersbuiui, April 2J. It ia understoud thai the Czirowitch

lias been betrothed to Princess Helon, of Montenegro. THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT. Piuis, April 21. La Libertc says that Iho position o£ England ju Egypt is similar to that of France m Tunis, and thai it is absurd to press for the evacuation of the country. ANTI-SEMITIC AGITATION. An anti-Semitic agitation ha 3 been set ou foot m Franco. The Rothschilds are specially denounced. THE PRESIDENT VISITS CORSICA. The Portuguese and Italian fleets escort the President to Aj»ccio, iv Corsica. PRINCE BISMARCK AND THE EMPEROR. Bhuin, April 21. Prince ßiaraarck will become a candidate for a seat m the Reichßtap;. Tho Emperor will shortly pay a visit to the er-CJiancellor at Friedrichsruhe. WHOLESALE LIBEL ACTIONS. HerrPlessen, the German naval attache accused of buying plans from a Russian ofucer at Cronstadt, is about to bring libel actions against the newspapers which published the report. - A RUMOUR AND A DENIAL. Nr.w Yoek, April 21, Thero is a rumour that Sullivan, tho pugilist, is dead, having broken a bloodvessel wliilo boxing at Boston, but a later message <leuie3 ilia tr.uth of the report.