THE LATEST.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 97, 7 February 1891, Page 2

THE LATEST.

: London, February 5. The Victorian loan will probably be placed in the market early -in April.' A few applications have been received for the South Australian loan, and it is suggested ,thata Committee of leading bankers should fix the .minimum of.the.loan. A general strike has taken place at Cardiff and paralysed trade. The, Dockers, at Bute intend to prosecute the coal-heavers' for alleged breach of contract. Ottawa, February 5. The Canadian elections will be fought entirely, on the trade issue.- The Govern-, ment favour reciprocity with the United States for natural products only, while on the other hand the Opposition advocate unrestricted reciprocity. New York, February 5. Advices from Central America report that a war between Guatemala and Honduias is imminent. ' Beklin, February 5. The Reichstag has voted £10,000 for exploring Africa. Received, 1 February 7, 11.30 a.m. Loni on. February 6 A report is in circulation to the effect that France has agreed to buy Portugal's rights in South Africa, and to abandon her claims on the New FoundlaTid fisheries on the condition that England admits French sovereign rights in Portugese Africa. Valparaiso, February 6. Street fighting has taken place at Cis : tro, a town in the south of Chili, numbers on both sides being killed. The insurgents are losiner ground everywhere. * Washington, February 6. The Foreign Affairs Committee, in the House, have passed a strong resolution of sympathy with the Jews in Russia on account of the harsh treatment they are subject to. ' -