LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2318, 1 February 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. WITHDRAWING GOLD COIN FOR THE COLONIES. THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. OPPOSITION CONDEMNING THE POLICY IN EGYPT. MR. BRADLAUGH TO MAKE A FURTHER APPEAL. LARGE FAILURE OF STOCK BROKERS. THE PRINCIPAL ABSCONDED. ARRIVAL OF COLONIAL MAILS. OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ARAB REBELS. MARTIAL LAW IN VIENNA AND SUBURBS. (Received January 31 3.30 p.m.) London, January 30. The sura of .£400,000 in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank of England for Australia. (Received February 1, 12.40 p.m.) January 31. The Parliament meets on Tuesday next, the sth inst. The Opposition whips have already announced the intention of their party to move an Amendment on the address in reply to the Queen’s speech, and are condemning the policy pursued by the Government in Egypt. It has been arranged that Mr Bradlaugh shall appear at the bar of the House of Commons on the 11th of February, and make a further appeal for admission to Parliament. (Received February 1, 1.45 p.m.) Thomas and Sons, stock brokers, have become defaulters for the amount of £BOO,OOO, and the principal in the firm has absconded. (Received January 31, 3.30 p.m.) San Francisco, January 30. The mails from Australia and New Zealand which left Auckland per City of Sydney on January 8 arrived here yesterday, one day before contract time. (Received February 1, 1 a.m.) Cairo, January 30. Baker Pasha, with forty-four thousand troops, is about to commence operations against the Arab rebels, and will land at Trinkitat with the view of relieving the besieged garrison at Tokar, Twenty thousand Arabs are preparing to oppose his advance. (Received February 1, 1.45 p.m.) Vienna, January 31. Owing to the number of murders and outrages recently committed by Socialists, ordinary law has been suspended in this city and suburbs, and martial law has been proclaimed. Much alarm prevails at the disturbed state of affairs.