TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2599, 11 January 1898, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Eeceived January 10th, 9.23 a.m. A STEAMER LOST. Berlin, January 9. The German steamer Melita Bohlen rescued 31 of the crew of the steamer Drurnmond, as the latter was on the point of sinking, off the coast of Africa. The Drummond was owned by the Drum Line Company, Liverpool. Received January 10th, 9.40 a.m. CRETE. Germany has resumed her share m the international occupation of Crete. Received January 11th, 0.40 a.m. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES. January 10. Germany and Austria are willing to abolish the sugar bounties, but the convening of the conference to deal with the matter rests with Belgium. THE GREEK BUDGET. Athens, January 9. The Budget makes no provision for raising a loan for the payment of the war indemnity to Turkey. The estimated revenue for the year is 87,000,000 drachmas, and the expenditure is estimated at a similar sum. A MURDERER CAUGHT. London, January 9. News has reached London that Faretto, who waa found guilty of the murder of a French anarchist named Broselle.recently discovered stabbed tode^th m l.ongacre, London, has been arrested m Italy* London detectives are sending over witnesses to appear against him m extra* ditiou proceedings*

Keceived January 11th, 1 a.m. OBITUARY. January 10. Sir Robert Meade, Permanent Underecretary to the Colonial Office, is dead. EXECUTION. San Francisco, January 10. Durat, whose death sentence lor the iurder of a girl m church has been de:rred on one plea and another, has been xecuted. Received January 10th, 9.48 p.m. THE CANADIAN TARIFF. Pretoria, January 9. The Transvaal and Tonga will share n the Canadian reciprocal tariff. THE TRANSVAAL. The Volkstenn, published here, deilares that Mr Chamberlain's recent lespatch reaffirming the suzerainty over he Transvaal is a mere hallucination. Capetown, January 9. It is stated that Mr Chamberlain haa efused the offer made by the Transvaal government to refer to arbitration the juestion m dispute between Great Brit* lin and the Transvaal. Mr Cecil Rhodes says that the conitruction of the Zambesi railway de« lends partly upon the output of the 3ivelo goldfieldsand partly on the workng of the Bechuana line. THE UNITED. STATES NAVY. Washington, January 9. The United States Senate is discussing the question of the expenditure of 8,0C0,000 dollars upon the construction of battleships and torpedo boats. Received January 11th, o,4o aan. POLITICAL. Buda Pesth, January 10. By 25 to 11 the Hungarian delegatei passed the third reading of the Augaleieh. THE SOUDAN. Cairo, January 10. The dervishes continue to concentrate their forces at Metemneh and Shendy, and great activity is being displayed at Omiiurman. ACTIVITY IN THE DOCKS. Paris, January 10. The French dockyards have been ordered to accelerate ship-building as much as possible. CUBA. Madrid, January 10. Seven thousand reinforcements are being sent to Cuba/