TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11661, 21 January 1902, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BUITISH & ffOKKIGN United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.4 a.m., Jauuarv 20th. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. LONDON,. January 19. Sir demerits Markhum is again ap'peuling for £IO,OOO to equip a tender to iollow the Antarctic expedition during; the summer. ARMY COMMISSION. Mr Harold Montgomery, second sen oC the Bishop of Tasmania, has received a commission in the Imperial Ycomamy. BREACH OF PROMISE. The Duke of Manchester paid Miss Portia. Knight £2OOO in settlement uf the claim she made against him for breach, of promise of marriage. INTERNATIONAL REGATTA. An internatioEdl regatta will be held at Cork in July. Australia is invited to send an eight-oar crew. EXECUTION O'F TUNG PUH SIANG. The " Standard.'' states that trustworthy reports have been received from Pekin, that. Tung Fuh Siang lias been executed. Received 12.30 a.m., January 21st. ENGLAND AND CHINA. The British Commissioner at Shanghai is amicably negotiating for a revision of the commercial treaty with Sheng. who some time ago was appointed Impeliui Commissioner to negotiate treaties. He shows a, reasonable and favourable spirit. DISASTROUS' EARTHQUAKE. \ NEW" YORK, January 19. A dreadful earthquake has oceiiired nt Chilpanziugo, in Mexico. Three hundred persons were killed. < THE MAIL SERVICES. WASHINGTON, January 19. The : Senate's Commerce Committee' favours a general subsidy of 1.720,000 dollars and a mail subsidy of 4,700,000 dollars, and' recommends fortnightly mail services with Samoa., New Zealand ar.d AustraliaThe Committee lays stress on early securing a superiority of service in the Pacific. The passage of Senator Fuge's Shipping Subsidy Bill is considered safe. . THE ISTHMIAN" CANAL'. The Isthmian Canal Commission unanimously recommend the acceptance of thePanama Company's offer, and declare that' the situation is altered since the Nicaraguan scheme had been approved'. SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF A SUBMARINE; PARIS, January 20. The French submarine boat Espadon did a successful' 24' hours'' rtial from Cher' bourg to Havre and back, averaging eight knots- an hour. COMMERCIAL UNITY: ST. PETERSBURG, January 20. Rtissia is offering Austria-Hungary commercial concessions in' order that the three countries oam unite in resisting tlie-Gennan tariff.' mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm