CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5463, 15 January 1896, Page 3

CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

ibt electric telegraph— copyright.] [Special to Press Association.l AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATION. LONDON, Jan. 14. Lieutenant Horn, who fitted out the Horn 'scientific expedition which ex-; plored central Australia iu the middle of J,S9^- read a paper at the Colonial Institute dealing with his travels. He stated that the reports of the scientists who accompanied the expedition would be; published in, February. :••■■■' •-■ '■'■■ • ■■'■■ ■ •: QUEENSLAND. Sir H. Norinan, the., late Governor of. Queensland, in an interview^stated that the -principal towns of that colony were suffering froin dissolute unemployed,, and that there is, a spieildid field there for energetic immigrants. THE ASHANTEE EXPEDITION. Prince Henry of Batrenberg, who ia suffering from ever ia Ashantee> is worse, and he remains at Prahia. THE MEKONG TERRITORY. ' The Mekong dispute has been ' •TM, UNITED STATES LOAN. : f J'V" ■■ : f WASHINGTON, li " TJbe.^, Ainerican- loan, will be sah-. scribed' by the public without the aid otiyndicates.. ; : . SUICIDE. PAEIS, Jan. 14. M. Jacques ;Meyers t ,\a. well-known city banker, has committed auicide^ TEE CANADIAN" MINISTRY. .-,. , -OTTAWA, Jan. 14. Sir Charles Tapper, sen., and five of the retiring 'miniate™ wilf join the new cabineti Sir C. Tapper will- take the Premiership at the end, of the fession^ ■-■■■■-'■■- • • '■■ ; ,-■'■/- -/