TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. SPECIAL EDITION

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7067, 20 January 1891, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. SPECIAL EDITION

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[Special to Pbkbs Association.]

THeceived Jan. 20, at 10.15 a.m. I LONDON, Jan. 19.

Irish Relief Fund. Mr Bal four's Irish fund has now reached .£30,000.

The Frost This is the ninth successive week of the frost.

PARIS, Jis. 19.

Consumption Cure.

Successful experiments have been made at Nantes by the induction of goat's blood in cases of tuberculosis.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jah. 19.

Amnesty to Armenians.

The Sultan has granted an amnesty to the Armenians, who were driven to revolt by the outrages of the Kurds.

[Received Jan. 20, at 10.25 a.m.] LONDON, Jas. 18. Sir B, Peacock's Successor.

Sir J. Hannan, Divorce Court Judge, has been appointed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in succession to Sir Barnes

Peacock.

A Labour Exhibition.

It is proposed to hold a World's Labour Exhibition in London this year, at which operatives from every trade can be seen at their work.

VALPARAISO. Jas. 19,

The Chilian Revolution.

The rebellious fleet menace Valparaiso. The revolutionary movement is spreading in the interior.

WASHINGTON, Jab. 19.

Canada and the United States.

Secretary Blame proposes complete exchange with Canada, but Sir J. Macdonald favours partial reciprocity only. The press support the former.

[Received Jan. 20, at 10.10 a.m.]

Destructive Floods.

SYDNEY. Jan. 20.

The floods have done great damage at Gundag'ai. Several thousand sheep and a large number of cattk were drowned.

ADELAIDE, Jan. 20. The Westinghouse Brake.

The experts appointed by Government to enquire into the merits of various patterns of railway brake, recommend the adoption of the Westinghouße quick-acting automatic brake.