TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1659, 12 January 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Per Press Association. ENGLISH CRITICS. London, January 10. Discussing the political crisis m Victoria, the Daily Chronicle states that Mr Turner's end was abrupt and inglorious, and the same paper comments on the < omission of the Government to reduce the Customs tariff to enable producers to bear the new burdens imposed by the ; land tax. The Standard hopes that somei thing more beneficial will result m Victoria than a change of one set of , politicians for another hardly different. 1 THE PACIFIC CABLE. The Times and Daily Neivs refer with gratification at the good-will expressed towards Great Britain m President ' Cleveland's message to Congress, re the ■ Pacific cdble. ' THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. ( A Spaniard, who was travelling m . Armenia during the time of the alleged , atrocities said to have been committed i by the Turkish soldiery, denies the truth > of the statements published. THE RUAHINE. [ Arrived — Euahine, from Wellington , s (Nov. 29), at Plymouth yesterday, with s her cargo of meat m good condition. GENERAL SHIPPING. Arrived — Mataura, ship, from the ! Bluff via Picton. ■ SEVERE WEATHER AND LOSS OF LIFE. i Storms have been experienced through- • out Scotland, and many deaths are i recorded. In some parts trains were i blocked. THE IMPERIAL CABINET. [ It is reported that to-day's Cabinet ' unanimously adopted the Government . programme, and dissension between Sir ; H. Vernon Harcourt and Lord Rosebeiy l respecting the Naval Vote is denied. \ GREAT SNOW-STORM. s Vienna, January 10. 5 A severe snow-storm has been experienced m this city, which is almost isoP lated from the rest of the country. During the height of the storm the ther- , mometer was at zero. January 11. Extraordinary falls of snow have taken . place m Italy, Spain, France and Austria. Many deaths are reported, and ' several cities are isolated. The Trieste ' express with the Archduke Ferdinand ! on board, ran into a snowdrift. The 1 Prince was unhurt, but seven other persons were injured. THE GERMAN ARMY. Berlin, January 11. During the debate m the Reichstag on the Auti-revolutiouar> Bill, General Bronsart m a slashing speech declared that the army was little touched by socialism and likely to prove a sharp weapon whenever its services were required ; it would make short work with those who instigated it to mutiny. ARREST OF RIOTERS. St. Johns, January 10. The leaders of the recent riots have been arrested. THE PACIFIC CABLE. Washington, January 10. The President has advised Congress to consent to Hawaii leasing the cable station to Great Britain, and declares that the laying of a cable to the Aus tralian colonies via Hawaii would be of great benefit to the United States. The French Commissioner has requested the Government to consider the possible extension of a New Caledonian cable before coming to a decision m terms of the President's message. THE CURRENCY BILL. The House of Representatives refused to vote on the Currency Bill, which has been abandoned. A DISHONEST TREASURER. January 11. The treasurer of South Dakota has absconded leaving a deficft of 350,000 dollars and the State m a bankrupt condition. His embezzlements have also caused the failure of the National Bank, Dakota, MURDER. Calcutta, January 10. The Melitar of Chitral has been murdered by his brother who has seized the throne. THE KING OF COREA. Shanghai, January 10. It is rumoured that the King of Corea has been murdered.

Special to Press Association, THE DEPUTY RICHARD. Paris, January 10. The Chamber of Deputies, by a majority of 91, rejected a motion by the Socialists to liberate Richard, who was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for assaulting the President of the Republic. During his confinement Richard was elected a member of the Chamber. STATE AID TO SCHOOLS. London, January 10. Cardinal Vaughan and a committee of Catholic Bishops have drafted a Bill for presentation to Parliament, allowing voluntary schools. State aid within existing board districts. i PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. • The Standard considers the salary of labour members of the Victorian Parliament more than sufficient, and says that until recently the plethora of Government positions enabled them to obtain other rewards.