TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 11578, 14 October 1901, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN United Press Association—Per Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. Received 9.68 a.m., October 12th. .. SENTENCE ON AN ANARCHIST. m , , PARIS, October 11. Tailhade, an Anarchist and author of an article in. the. Paris "Libertairo," inciting the inttfder of rulers on the occasion of the Czar's visit, has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment, and fined 1000 francs.

THE LAVANDO CASE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 11.

At the Sultan's instance, Count Zinovieff, Russian Ambassador, has requested Count Lamsdorff, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to intercede with France over the Lavando case.

RUSSIA IN THE EAST. LONDON, October 11. The " Daily Telegraph's " St. Petersburg correspondent wires that General Kroptakin has started for Central Asia. SIR GEORGE GREY'S BUST.

Onslow Ford's bust of Sir George Grey has been placed in St. Paul's Cathedral.

COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

The Royal Exchange has been granted for an exhibition of the colonial natural products and minerals which were recently exhibited at the Glasgow Exhibition, and will probably be opened in February or. March. Besides the Australian States it is' expected that Canada will be represented.

Received 5 p.m., October 13th. AFGHANISTAN.

The " Times " Simla correspondent states that reports from the frontier show that, everything is quiet in Afghanistan. Habibullah, in a letter announcing hi l ? accession, informs Lord Curzon imi *e will follow in his father's footsteps, «nd htpes that the friendship of the Governments of Afghanistan and India will continuously increase.

. The " Daily Telegraph " states that Russian official advices • from Bokhara allege that Habibullah's brothers, a few hours prior to the proclamation of his accession, secretly left Kabul, accompanied by their partisans. Habibullah, indignant at their action, has surrounded himself with trustworthy troops, and has sent strong detachments to guard the main roads to prevent their return unless as prisoners. Received 5.13 p.m., October 13th. MR RHODES AND THE LIBERAL PARTY.

The " Spectator" publishes Mr Rhodes' and Mr Schnabhorst's correspondence relative to the subscription of £SOOO by\ Mr Rhodes to the Liberal party's funds. Mr Rhodes, who desired Home Rule with representatiives at Westminster, and "the retention, of Egypt, was horrified with Mr Morley's. scuttle speech, and was subsequently disturbed by Mr Gladstone foreshadowing the withdrawal from Egypt. If his (Mr Rhodes') wishes were not met, the desired money should be given, to charity. There is no indication in the correspondence, that Mr Schnabhorst acquainted Mr Gladstone of Mr Rhodes' offer, but he calmed Mr Rhodes' anxiety by stating that Lord Rosebery's policy as Foreign Secretary would be very different from that of Lord Granville's pliant suppleness. The newspapers blame Mr Schnabhorst's duplicity, and exonerate the Liberal leaders of bargaining with Mr Rhodes. Received 0.49 a.m., October 14th. ACCIDENT TO A TORPEDODESTROYER. >

LONDON, October 13. The deck plates of .the torpedo-destroyer Vulture buckled in heavy seas, and shereturned to Portsmouth.. THE COBRA ENQUIRY. The evidence given at the enquirv into the loss of the Cobra showed that her engines were somewhat heavier than wer* 1 in accordance with the vessel's design. ! THE TARIFF ON RUSSIAN SUGAR. NEW YORK, October 13. Judge Morris, of Baltimore, has upheld the additional tariff levied by Russia on sugar on the ground that the inducement offered to refiners in Russia is tantamount to a bounty.