Telegrams.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1133, 18 January 1884, Page 3

Telegrams.

■*a\o i«4,‘l-i —'». j , . . ’ 'AND FOREIGN- i , i > London, Jimuary 9. Mr,, Clifford Lloyd ; who for some tiirte ftoted as Adviser of the Minister of, the ln» teri»r t baa been Under secretary for r; HqrapA Affairs" lil the new Egyptian Ministry.' ' " ' Vi-m * •' ' ,H A commission,.of which Sir Evelyn Wood, iis the i>est means for the evacuation of the Soudan by the EgypilanVtfc|dpß. ,0 ,i 0! °* The Homeward' mails' 1 via Naples, per ■ Oiient • (December 1), were delivered hero yeaterIt is that the Transvaal Qpvern--1 meat iiejpet, tjie ’ proposed niodificition of be made' in order that the native chiefs friendly' to England may be afforded 'British protection. , I , '. , ! ‘ •, fT . St. January 9. , Five men have bbpnai’rested here,’charged 1 with.being implicated iu the assassination of .Colonel Tudeiks, 'of the Russian gendarmes,. . Forty students have'been arrested at Moscow on charges of complicity in the mtirder of Colonel Tudeiks, of- the Russian gendarmes.,,,, ~, . , ~ -**® l ■’ioiluWciK v i f CppWty 'fmmiyQi ; Up to the present time the' Exhibition bag been i visited by 268,000 persons l Various satisfactory sales have bten effected and. the juries have commenced the work of allotting awards. ■ - • '■i HIjNOKONO, January 9 . Intelligence is to hand from Tonquin that an explosion has occurred at the French position at Hanoi, resulting in the destruction of two batteries add the loss of a considerable amount of material, •ifajlfl ic Jannal 7 »• The Australian Mortgage and 'Agency Company, in their report, recommend the declaration of a dividend 01.8 per cent., and state that the preliminary expenses and goodwill have been, cleared off add a reserve fund of L 20,000 created, consisting partly of profits and partly of the premiums on the reserved shares issued in April last. The annual meeting is to’be held on January 15. There is a decided recovery in Colonial stocks, and money is easier. The Exchange prefer that the whole of the Victorian loan should be placed on tho market at once. Mr Murray Smith will deliver his lecture on Australia at the Colonial Institute on February 12. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Shipping Company have contracted to carry 200,000 frozen sheep during the present year The sailing of the Victorian gunboats has been postponed until the end of the mouth. The latest information from Tonquin is to the effect that fighting between the Anamites and the French has been renewed, and that Hunghoa has been evacuated. Sir Arthur Gordon •(?) advocates the defence of Khartoum, and tbo retention of the Soudan as far east as the White Nile, and north to Sennear. The Messrs Macarthur have admitted W. Joseph Webster as a partner in the firm. January 10. Telegrams received from Zanzibar state Unit the parleying between the Hovas and the French for a cessation of hostilities have failed. Truth mentions that Mrs Langtry has abandoned her intention, of visiting the Colonies.' It is proposed to bold a World’s Fair at San Francisco in 18S7The commander of jthedfqops stationed at Khartoum telegraphs that if the, retreat from that city is delayed it will be impossible to carry-it out. The Council of State, Madrid, has decided that a treaty with England is not expedient. The intelligence received on the 7th inat. ■, that the Mnlagaaeso" had- accepted the French ultimatum and agreed to cede the noithern portion of .Madagascar has not i yet been confirmed. Later news states Prance insists on tho establishment of a French protectorate I over the whole island, and her demand is objected to by the Malagasy Government. Matters are still unsettled. 1 Tho tenders for tho City of Auckland loan of L10(),0')0 were opened. The total ■ artiount offered was found to.be L? 02,001). Tenders at LlO2 '7s 6d '"ill receive 5 per i cent, of allotment, and tenders above that , amount will receive in fulL January 11. John Hird and partner, of Liverpool, traders in corn on a largo scale, havo become insolvent, and have been arrested on charges of fr.idulent dealing. Cardinal Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, is suffering from indisposition. Salvage operations are being actively pursued on board the standard steamer Duke of Westminster. The vessel has not yet been floated. Hongkong, January 10. A force of 2000 Chinese troops is about to bo despatched to .Hainan, as a corp of defence for the island against possible attack by the French naval forces now stationed on the coast of Tonquin: London, January 10. The City of Auckland municipal loan of LIOO.OOO closed to-day. There are 247 tenderers. Tho loan has been placed at an average price of LlO2 10s. The Commercial Bank of Adelaide is to open in London on tho 14th inst. The London directors are Messrs John Beck, H. Tnrton, Barr, and Smith. The Agents-general for the Colonies havo been appointed vice-presidents of the Hygienic Exhibition. A difficulty in procuring the salmon ova has'delayed the intended shipment to New Zealand. The leakage of the s.s. Duke of Westminster is increasing, and she is now exposed to a heavy sea.