BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1661, 15 January 1895, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Per Press Association. i THE PACIFIC CABLE. Washington, January 14. The Hawaiian Minister for Foreign Affairs has arrived here to support the proposed American cable to Hawaii, and declares that the Hawaiian Government are averse to a foreign-owned cable. The Republicans advocate a subsidy to laying an American cable to Hawaii instead of granting one of the Sandwich Islands to Great Britain as a landing station.

BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro, January 14. The Brazilian troops are pursuing the i insurgents of Rio Grande, who crossed the Uruguayan frontier. The latter's troops opposed their advance, and several were killed. SKATING ACCIDENTS. London, January 14. Many skating accidents have occurred at London. Hundreds were immersed through the ice breaking, and several fatalities are reported. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill has rallied slightly. Lord Randolph Churchill has again relapsed into a comatose state. THE GERMAN NAVY. Berlin, January 14. Count Holieulohe proposes to expend the Bum of 18,000,000 marks almost immediately m increasing tae German navy. THE AUSTRIAN MINISTRY. Vienna, January 14. Baron Banffy has formed a Ministry, which is virtually the same as Dr Wekerle's, with the omission of the latter. The Emperor -agrees to sanction the Bills required to give effect to the marriage laws. ACQUITTED. Belgrade, January 14. The men charged with an attempt to poison King Alexander, have been acquitted. FRENCH POLITICS. ' Paris, January 14. M. Bartlon, Minister for Public Works, has resigned owing to a technical difficulty m connection with his department. The members of the Chamber of Deputies who hold socialist views have been suspended on the ground of insulting behaviour. A section of the press continues to make insulting remarks regarding the President and his treatment of the Chamber. M. Blowitz, Paris correspondent of the London Times, tlefclares France to be m a revolutionary state. Special to Press Association. CHITRAL. Calcutta, Januaiyl3. Captain Younghusband considers that the situation m Chitral is serious, as the new ruler is weak and without experience. MR EDDY. London, January 13. The supporters of Mr Eddy state that they intend to press his election at the first ordinary meeting this week. The meeting recently held was largely composed of the board's friends, and was no test of the feeling of shareholders. THE QUEEN AND THE LIQUOR QUESTION. The Queen has cabled to Khama, chief of the Bamangwato, who assisted the British m the Matabele war, assuring him of her support to his request that liquor should be excluded from his country. THE CHELFORD RAILWAY COLLISION. At the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the recent railway collision at Chelford the jury found that no one was criminally liable for the accident, and added a rider recommending that no shunting be carried on during the passing of the express trains.