TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2356, 30 March 1897, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH &JFOREIGN.

Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright. Pbb Press .Association*,' : SICKNESS ON THE NIGER COAST. ■'•'■'■ London, March 26. \ Fever is very prevalent among the troops which took part m the operations on the Niger. There are 700 cases on board the British warships lying off 'Benin. ■ : ' ' ' : ■'•■ ' •■ •■•••" ; - ; - ; GENERAL SHIPPING. Arrived — Zealandia and Weathers field, from Lyttelton ; Taranaki, from Napier. , LOG OF THE MAY FLOWER. "..', The custodian of the British Museum has granted Mr Bajard the manuscript of the log of the pilgrim ship May; Flower to transmit to America. I MR GLADSTONE. V; Mr Gladstone has taken to cycling. ' :••-...' March 27.' I the Queen gave Mr Gladstone an audience at Cannes., THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.; The Archbishop of Dublin is ill, and is reported to be m a serious condition. THE TRANSVAAL. March 28. ; The South African League has cabled to Mr Chamberlain, declaring that insistence upon the terms of the Trans-; vaal Convention was absolutely essential. ' "■ ' ... . '; , ' ; Reports from Bouth Africa state that the native rebellion m Bechuanaland is spreading. At the farewell banquet to Sir Alfred. Milner. the new Governor of Gape Colony, Mr Chamberlain m the course; of a speech said that he hoped the Transvaal would realise that it was its duty to fulfil the terms of the convention entered into with Great Britain, and would m time extend the hand of friendship to foreigners. The country should' support the British Government m their determination to maintain the integrity of the convention, and the position of Great Britain as the paramount Power m South Africa. The aspiration for federation of the States of South Africa under Dutch influence was incompatible with the highest British interests. THE TOKAT ATROCITIES. Constantinople, March 27. : The. Embassies demand the punishment of Hakki Pasha, the military commander of Tokat. Later details show that 400 were killed during the massacre. THE FRENCH NAVY. Paris, March 26. The Figaro states that Admiral Besnard intends to ask the Chamber of Deputies to vote 800,000,000 francs for the purpose of strengthening the navy by the addition of 45 large warships and 125 torpedo boats, to be constructed within the next eight years. LORD SALISBURY. Lord Salisbury had an hour's interview with M. Hanotaux, and then proceeded to Nice for the benefit of bis health,

March 29; M. Blowitz, Paris correspondent of the TiTTtes, wirea that as the result of the interview between Lord Salisbury and M. Hanotaux the Tunis and Madagascar questions have been arranged. It was considered that the position m Biam required cautious i treatment. Egyptian affa i 'ir¥\vere-hbt:diß6a^sedl : ' ; 'Th'eattitude of both statesmen was identical m regard to Greece and Turkey v. ~ ..■ ; -- ? <„: > CENTRAL AFRICA. In the Chamber of Deputies, M, Lebon stated that as the result of the recent; French expedition to Central Africa the French Soudan had been linked to Dahomey. ;,. ; :; FRANCE AND ENGLAND. March 28. Le Temps referring to Lord Salisbury's and M. Hanotaux's interview expresses itself highly gratified at the resumption of direct relations between France and England. . r ' THE GANAprAN TARIFF. ■""- • -' OTTAWA,' March 26. The, t new { Wff; introduced by Mr Lanrier, the Premier, gives Great Britain, a preference. „. . POLITIpAL. ..... BBBLiN.March 28. The Reichstag has adopted, payment ol members.;! ■:-•> -r ; i ..-,,.. ;< ...:>,/ '„'.■ . Madrib, March 28. . Sehor Cahovas, the Premier, asserts that ~tb,e campaign again st the Cubain insiirgents is being brought to a. cibse. ■ ■■' ■•:■•; HAWAII. ..y-\-i->:.-d Washington, March 28/ The Hawaiian delegates who were visiting Washington, asked Mr McKinley to 'annex Hawaii to America.