BRITISH AND FOREIGN

West Coast Times, Issue 10670, 24 December 1897, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

London, Dec 22.

The Erslcourt Exhibition Company propose to hold an Australasian, Canadian and African exhibition in 1899 for display of commercial products and mineral, animal and vegetable resources. , An influential Committee of Advice has been appointed, including noblemen and several ex-Colonial Governors. Colonial exporters are said to be favorable to the scheme. Beater's telegram from Pekia states

Greafc Britain] demands a quidpro quo if China grants concessions to other Powers. (Received Dec 23, at 9.50 a.m.)

Vienna, Dec 22. Baron Danffy, Hungarian Premier, has rejected the proposal to establish customs for Hungary independent of Austria. The committee of the Reichsrath has arranged with the Austrian Imperial Budget for 1898 upon' the b*si& of th c 3urplus of fifty-tfaree million florins. London Dec 22. J. M. Sinclair, Victoria superintendent j of export of produce, while in Germany selected a technical staff for the Maffra Sugar Best Company, Gippsland. All the members of the staff are from the most modern sugar beet factories. Harry Musgrove sails for Australia. He will probably arrange for the visit of an Australian cricket team to England. The Marquis of Lansdowne states there is no desire to penalise the use of Australian leather at the War Office. The regulations merely insisted that the leather required by the authorities should be British and tanned with oak bark.

. (Received Dec 23, at 11 p. in) Chicago, Dec 23. A speculator is trying to establish a

" corner in wheat. He has bought Bto ID million bushels. The prices in the Chicago markets ar6 now the highest since 1891 but othev American markets are not affected.