LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2387, 23 April 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] !'>v Electric Tklkgrapii—Copyright. FRENCH RECIDIVISTE BILL. PROPOSED CORDON AROUND NEW CALEDONIA. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN ENGLAND. GREAT DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. CHURCH SPIRE AT COLCHESTER THROWN DOWN. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. DEPARTURE OF GENERAL GRAHAM FOR LONDON. (Received April 23, 1.10 a.m.) London, April 22. In the House of Commons last night, Lord E. Fitzmaurice stated, in reply to a question, (hat no note had yet been received from the Fiench Government regarding the Recidiviste B 11. The Daily Telegraph recommends that Government should organise a cordon around New Caledonia for the protection of the Australian Colonies and Pacific Islands if France persists in deporting criminals thither. Sir R. E. Egerton has been appointed to replace Major Baring as British Con-sul-General at Cairo. (Received April 23, 11 a.m.) Noon. A very severe shock of earthquake was experienced this morning over the eastern counties of England. The shake last, fully thirty seconds, and caused considerable alarm. Great damage has been done to buildings in several towns; and at Colchester, in Essex, the spire of a church has been overthrown. So far as is known no less of life occurred. Boyle, Midwinter, and Alexander arrived to-day, and the rest of the Australian cricketers will arrive on Monday next. The team will again take up quarters at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Guidon. Iu udiifciou to the mutch

already arranged, one has now been fixed to take place at Liverpool towards the end of June. (Received April 23, 1.10 a.m.) Cairo, April 21. Major Sir Evelyn Baring and General Graham have started for London.

>—< [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.] London, April 10. The British Government have decided to subsidise the state of Persia for detaining Ayoub ELhau, the late Ameer of Afghanistan. The Privy Council have dealt with the New Zealand appeal ease of Williams v. the Queen, and have affirmed the decision of the New Zealand Court. The English Press is unanimous in insisting that continuous practice on the part of the English cricketing teams will be essential to enable them to have a chance of defeating the Australian Eleven now on their way to England. April U. The Kentish hops are reported as looking promising, and recent reports that blight had appeared in hop fields are declared to be unfounded.