FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 5338, 15 January 1892, Page 2

FOREIGN & COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FSE EIBOTBIO TELEGRAPH — CoPyRIOHT.) (Pee Peess Association.) (Reaeived 10.45 a.m., Jau. 14th.) VICTUALLING PAEIS. Paris, Jan. 13. The Technical Committee, who were appointed to study the beat means of victualling Paris m case of aiege, advise the construction of freezing chambers and abattoirs at Lavillette, sufficiently large to enable an enormous quantity of frozen meat to be stored. They expreßS preference for this plan on iho ground of the necessity of providing fodder for animals, which will ba saved by it. THE FECAMP FIRE. Two hundred thousand bottles of Chartreuse were destroyed by the fire at Fecamp. GREETING THE KHEDIVE. Cairo, Jan. 13. The British army of occupation will parade m front of the Abdin Palace at Cairo, for the purpose of saluting the Khedive Abbas on his arrival. PERSECUTED JEWS. St. Petersburg, Jan. 13. A hundred Jews were wounded m riots at Sautov, and two thousand families are reduced to beggary. RUSSIA AND GERMANY. The retirement of General Gourko from the Governorship of Warsaw is considered an indication of pacific intentions towards Germany. (Received 10.50 p.m., Jannary 14th. I CARDINAL MANNING ILL. London, Jan. 13. Cardinal Manning 13 sinking, and the Sacrament has been administered to him. COMMISSIONS TO COLONISTS. The Army Regulations allot two annual commissions each to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and New Zealand, and one biennially to Tasmania. EDUCATIONAL. Madame Bodichou has bequeathed £10,000 to Girton College. THE ANARCHISTS. A bomb hns been found m a bush at Hampstead Heath. The general opinion is that it wa3 placed there by the Anarchists who wished to test its strength. HOME RULE. Speaking at Petchorth Lord Knutsford declared that the colonies were watching the course of events m connection with Home Rule for Ireland, and if EnglaDd concedes the demands of the Irish for self-government the colonies would ask themselves whether it was to their interest to remain united to Great Britain. LORD ROSE BERT. Lord Rosebery declines to Beck reelection to the London County Council, on the ground that the elections are fought on political lines. (Ecooivo.d 11.10 a.m., Jan. 14th.) 400 LIVES LOS". Hong Kong, Jan. 13. The steamer Mainchow sank m the China Sea, and four hundred of those on board were drowned. (Received 8.25 p.m., Jan. 14th.) FORTIFYING THE SEAPORTS. Washington, Jan. 13. The Committee of Congress recommend the spending of £2,000,000 annually for ten years m fortifying the seaports of the United States. ARREST OF ANARCHISTS. London, Jan, 13. An Anarchist has been arrested at Soho on a charge of being concerned m the Walsall affair. The police have apprehended another person m connection with the discovery of bombs at Walaall. Two Jews have been arrested at Altrincham, m Cheshire, for having some Anarchist papers m their possession. SERIOUS FIRES. A serioua fire has occurred at Watson'a soap works at Leeds, which are situated beneath the railway. The damage is estimated at £300,000. The fire caused considerable injury to the Midland Railway station, and to the permanent way off the North- Western line. An immense fire is raging at Seth Taylor's flour-mills m. Tooley street. Five blocks and eight floors have already been destroyed. While making for the scene of the hre several firemen narrowly escaped being drowned m the Thames. ■ FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. A locomotive exploded m MerthyrTydvil, m South Walts, and the accidesi resulted m the death of several workmen. (Special to Press Association.) (Reoeived 8.41 p.m., Jan. 14th.) PROFESSOR STUART'S PAPER. London, Jan. 13. In the discussion on Profeasor Stuart's paper, Sir Oriohton Browne said t&at he regretted the expansion of colaaial universities, as it would tend to, lessen the number of colonial atudvnfca at Oxford and Cambridge universities. He pointed out that after attending these universities the students returned to Australia filled with love for England, He expressed a hope that now centres of art and science* would be established. THE NEW ARMY KEGULATION& Under the new Army Regulations tha Governors of the several colonies ■nominate colonial officers, who must be between the ages of 18 and 22.