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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5310, 15 July 1895, Page 3

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN • . [or ELaoTßio tblsqbapb—ooptbwht,} j [Special to Pbxsb Association.] I THE HARPER CASE. j LONDON, July 13. : Mr Leonard Harper baa been remanded on bail of .£IO,OOO, including himself in .£SOOO, all* of which iB forthcoming. LONDON, July 14. At Mr. Leonard Harper's trial, Inspector Ponder, of Wellington, produced seven warrants, each referring to distinct charges of fraud, the amount involved being £15,000. The cases were adjourned for a fortnight. NELSON CO OPERATIVE COMPANY. Messrs Montague Nelson, TJ. S. Davidson, TV. S. Holmes, M. C. Thompson and E. H. Bjas have been . appointed directors of the Nelson r■Co - operative Company. Other | seats are reserved for Colonial representatives. Messrs Davidson m ! and Thompson retire from ,, the . ; directorate .of Nelson Brothers, j Limited, The Advisory Board of the new company in New Zealand ' consista'of the Hon J. (*. "Ward, the Hon John M'Kenzie and Mr TV. Nelson. CRICKET. j Playing against Somerset, Essex scored 692 runs. The Eton-Harrow match was drawn in favour of Eton, BRAZILIAN LOAN. The Rothsohilds will issue in i London a Brazilian loan of six millions at 5 per cent, with a minimum of 85. ENGLAND AND ITALY. The Prince of Wales reviewed the Italian and British fleets off Spithead. The combined fleets gave a fine display of torpedo tactics. The Queen has sent a message to King Humbert, expressing the hope that the friendship which has been clearly founded between the two nations may be perpetuated. AN OVERDUE SHIP. The officers of the ship Star of I Russia report they saw what they j believe to be the ship Carradale (which is overdue from Melbourne to London), rounding Cape Horn on April 19. - UMRA KHAN. CALCUTTA, July 13. The Ameer of Afghanistan has released Umra Khan. ATTACK UPON A G-ARRISON. SHANGHAI, July 13. Seven hundred Chinese attacked the Japanese garrison at Heinon, Formosa, but were repulsed after a deperate conflict, with a loss of 200 killed and many imprisoned. The Japanese lost fourteen. FRENCH POLITICS. *■, PARIS, July 14. The Chamber o£ Deputies, by a j majority of 100, rejected M. Goblet's | motion to break the concordat, dis- [ establish the church and stop the clergy's agitation with respect to the death duties, M. Pomcare, Minister of Public Instruction, said the Government would compel respect of the concordat without reference to the Vatican. PROTECTION. BRUSSELS, July 14. The Senate passed the protection tariff by a majority of Clericals.