CITY EDITION. Latest Telegrams BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5225, 4 April 1895, Page 3

CITY EDITION. Latest Telegrams BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BY tLSOTBIO TBLtGRAPB-COPTRIQBT,~i j [Spb6ial,to Press Association. j MINING. : I ! LONDON, April 2. < C The capital of the Eoyal .Oak Com- J pauy, Hauraki, of 200,000 shares at; 5s each, haa been fully subscribed. AN WQUALIFIBI) DENIAL, i ".. ;..-. ; „ . L O ND pNi APBIL 3. | The Colonial Oifice gives an un- ■ qualified denial to the rumour which has gained circulation that Lord Brassey is to be transferred to New x South Wales. < THE FRENCH" 'IN APEICA. \ Since the recall of Colonel Monteil, leader of the French expedition in the north-east of the Congo territory, '' Chief, Samory has reconquered the Kong and Tjrinini country, killing or enslaving a hundred and thirty thou* I sand people. BANK OF ENGLAND. Mr Albert George Sandemann has been elected Governor of the Bank of England.. '■ ■' j IBIPEEIAL TRADE LEAGUE. Under the name of the Imperial League, a mutual trade scheme has. been started which, has been joined by leading London financiers and merchants. Colonial representatives , have been invited to attend a conference to-morrow. , . AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY. At a meeting of the Australian Pastoral Company, Limited, the Chairman said the prospects, of the company in the various colonies were very hopeful. • THE OSCAR WILDE LIBEL j I ••.-,.■ 'CASE. .. ,_ 1 I Immense crowds attend the trial of kthe. Marquis of Queensberry on the , | charge of libelling Oscar Wilde. I I Evidence adduced to-day showed : that Wilde paid heavy blackmail for his pushing letters to Lord ■ Alfred Douglas (the Marquis' I son), which were found in the pockets lof old clothes when given away. The i defence, is based on revelations in ! these letters. 'i A REPORTED OUTRAGE. ; News has been received that a ' Spanish cruiser fired upon and | boarded the British steamer Ethelred off Cuba. I FRENCH ENTERPRISE. , PARIS, APBI&3. The French Government has subsidised the Messageries Maritimes j Company to run a weekly service to Alexandria, a direct line to Mauritius and a rapid Indo-China service, stopping at Bombay. The object of , the last is to compete for the Indian trade. FRENCH COLONIES, In the Senate M. Loubet said that . the French colonies were costing three \ millions per annum, and the amount was increasing every year. The time had arrived when they -should con- ] aider whether, for the "mere sake of ■ vain glory, unprofitable colonies were worth preserving. THE CZAREWITCH. ALGIERS, April 3. The Czarewitcfa, the younger brother of the Czar, who is staying at Algiers, is in a critical position, his lungs being affected. JABEZ BALFOUR. BUENOS AYRES, April 3. The Federal Judge, at. Buenos Ay res has ordered the officials at Salta i to surrender Jabez Balfour to the • British authorities. i ,