HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 229, 28 March 1895, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

DISASTROUS STORM AT HOME. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. THE FRENCH IN AFRICA. ; OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND INVESTi ! MENT COMPANY. ; PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. 1 THE NEED FOR THE ENGLISH IN ARMENIA. > THE PERILOUS POSITION OF > NEWFOUNDLAND. i BARON HIRSCH AND HIS [ COUNTRYMEN. ' j [Per Press Association.) , London. March 27. The glowing reports which were recently circulated regarding the discovery of a new process for profitable treatment ■ of Broken Hill sulphide ores were very > much exaggerated, and the syndicate which proposed to erect experimental | plnns has now abandoned the idea. Information has been received that two large French expeditions are encamped at Bagiba and Bonssa, which are within the Rojal Niger Company's sphere. Sunday's storm overthrew 2000 trees ou the Prince of Wales estate at Sandringham alone. Earl Grey, in reply to a question in the House said the new French post was not on the right bank of the MeKong. The London County Council, by a majority of 6, passed a vote of censure on the Progressionists for " rigging " a I committee to the exclusion of the - Moderates. j The Court of Enquiry at Naples susl pended the certificate of Capt. Routh of j the Oroya, for three months. 1 The Otago and Southland Investment l- Company issue L 150.000 worth of 4 per b cent debentures. Of this amount L 72,000 have already been subscribed. The pre--1 sent holders exchanged terminable del bcuturcs. In the House of Commons, Sir W. V. [ Harcourt stated that the Government would introduce the Payment of Mernb- , ers Bill when it was considered practicable to do so. i The Daily Telegraph insists that the reforms in Armenia should be carried s out under English officials. It is reported that Baron Hirsch has . offered to buy Cyprus, injorder to turn it ' into a Jewish colony. The: Powers, however, would not agree to tho proposal. Pa his, March 28. A Bimetallic League has been formed in France. Three thousand members 3 joined in a few days-, 1 Ottawa, March 27. Newfoundland will make default in June unless the colony obtains a loan of half a million dollars. Rome, March 27. The Italians have occupied Adigrat.