LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2490, 12 June 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BONDAGE OF A WRECKED ENGLISH CREW. RUMOURED DESPATCH OF TURKISH TROOPS TO SOUDAN. ENGLISH DYNAMITE PLOTTERS IN AMERICA. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION AFFAIRS. THE MOTHER COUNTRY AND THE COLONIES. THE FALL OF BERBER. MASSACRE OF THE GARRISONS AND EUROPEANS. (Received Juue 11, 3.50 p.m.—Delayed in transmission between Australia and New Zealand.) London, June 10. It has transpired that in the despatch addressed by Earl Granville to the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs, his lordship strongly insists that England's mediation should be accepted with a view to obtain the release of a crew numbering 25, mostly Englishmen, of the wrecked steamer Nisero, who had been held in bondage since November last, by the rajah of Lendin, in Sumatra.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Gladstone took occasion to deny the truth of the statements that bad been made that it had been decided that Turkish troops should be despatched to pacify Soudan.

Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Foreign Under-Secretary, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, stated that diplomatic representations had been made to the United States Government regarding the freedom allowed in America to persons assisting in dynamite plots in this country. A portion of the cargo of frozen mutton ex steamship Florida, from Wellington, has been landed in fair condition and realised 4d per pound. The remainder of the cargo, however, has arrived in bad condition, and been condemned. (Received June 12, 1.10 a.m.) June 11. If is understood that the order granted by the Court of Chancery for the liquidation of the Oriental Bank Corporation’s affairs will supersede the decision recently given by Judge Molesworth in the Melbourne Supreme Court, whereby the Victorian business of the Corporation was ordered to be wound up locally. In the course of a speech which he made at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute last night, the Right Hon. W. E. Forster insisted strongly upon the necessity of maintaining the union between the mother country and the colonies, and deprecates any attempt on the part of the Imperial Government to shirk the duties which it owes to the outlying portions of the empire. (Received June 11, 3.50 p.m.) Cairo, June 10. Latest reports confirm the announcement of the fall of Berber, and state that the Egyptian Governor and his garrison and all the Europeans in the town were massacred by the rebels. • « [special to press association.] London, Jane 7. Fresh batches of recidivistes are being forwarded to New Caledonia under much larger escorts than heretofore, so as to prevent their escape to Australia. The Agents-General are forwarding to their respective Governments Sir Andrew Clarke’s secret report on the Suez Canal. It advises the widening i

of the Canal. Nothing will be definitely decided on the subject till October. June 8. It is reported that a severe battle has taken place at Berber, but with what result is not known. The Ball Mall Gazette praises the financial prosperity of Victoria. A rupture is threatened by Servia of the friendly relations with Bulgaria. The Belgian Government has appointed all the Australian AgentsGeneral members of the Antwerp Exhibition Commission. The leaders of the Orange party in Ireland have abandoned the idea of holding a meeting at Newry at the same time as the National meeting. Thousands of English Orangemen had proceeded to Ireland threatening to move amendments at the National meeting. June 9. Twelve officers have been arrested at Odessa charged with being concerned in a Nihilistic conspiracy. The Orangemen abstained from holding their meeting simultaneously with that of the National party. After their meeting the Nationalists stoned the Orange Lodge, which resulted in shots being exchanged, and serious rioting has taken place. The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, have received the following cable message:— London, June 7. Buapehu, s.s,, sailed for Madeira en route for Wellington, on June 4th.