BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1775, 8 June 1895, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Per Press Association. LOBENGULA. Capetown, June 6. Several reports have been received from Zambesi, that Lobengula is still alive. ESCAPE FROM BRIGANDS. Athens, June 6. A party, which included some officials attached to the British Legation here, had a thrilling escape from brigands m La Rissa. MORE JEDDAH OUTRAGES. Cairo, June 6. The Bedouins have destroyed the cholera hospital m Jeddah. The garrison is to be increased immediately. GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES. London, June 6. The Scotsman repeats the rumour that Sir Arthur Hayter, the member for Wai. sail, will receive the Governorship of New South Wales if the bye-election is likely to go m favour of the Government. The says that the Government supporters would regard the appointment of Sir A. Hayter to the Governorship of New South Wales as an indication of the speedy dissolution of Parliament. THE GOTHIC. The Gothic has arrived at Teneriffe with her frozen meat m good condition. THE AMEER'S SON. Nasraillah Khan, the Ameer's son, reviewed 17,000 troops at Aldershot. He specially admired the artillery. The Lord Mayor of London receives him m state at Guildhall to-day, and presents an address enclosed m a gold casket. THE EARL OF HOPETOUN. The Earl of Hopetoun, speaking at a banquet, said that he would not attempt to conceal that the situation m Victoria was serious. The colony had met its troubles honestly, and tried to re-estab-lish its credit m the eyes of the world. A better and sounder tone prevailed at the time he left than for some years past. He had been informed that business was now brisk. OSCAR WILDE. The governor of the gaol denies that Oscar Wilde is insane. At first the convict was kept at the treadmill for six hours a day, but as his health is not good he is at present engaged m the lighter occupation of picking oakum. ARTHUR ORTON. June 7. In his confession as published m The People, Arthur Orton tells of the meeting he had m Paris with Clutilion, Tichborne's tutor, who declined to believe his identity. Orton showed him a scar he had similar to the scar known to be on Tichborne's body and produced other proofs of recognition, but still the tutor refused to believe his story. He afterwards met Carter who was formerly a private m the caribineeni. Carter believed his assertion that he was Tichborne, and was able to give him much news regarding the officers of the regiment. He subsequently engaged Carter as his servant. ARMENIA. The Powers are incensed at the dila tory conduct of the Turkish Government respecting the Armenian proposals, and it is not unlikely that the Conference of European Ambassadors m Constantnople will be followed by a naval display Constantinople, June 7. Turkey has rejected the demands of the Great Powers with regard to the reforms m Armenia m toto. The Sultan declares that the reforms are unnecessary, and denies the right of the powers to interfere, as nothing unusual has occurred. FATAL WATERSPOUT. Berlin, June 7. A waterspout burst and swept the Wurtemburg district, causing a considerable amount of damage. Thirty-two people were drowned m the flood, and a nuin ber of others are missing.