LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2548, 21 August 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph —Copyright, CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO. A PIANIST STRUCK BLIND. RETURN OF CHINESE AMBASSADOR HOMEWARDS. THE OCCUPATION OF KELUNG TO BE RESISTED. CHOLERA IN ENGLAND AND CONTINENT. PULLING DOWN A BRITISH FLAG AND HOISTING THE GERMAN STANDARD IN WEST AFRICA. TAWHAIO’S FAREWELL AT THE MANSION HOUSE. ADMIRAL COURBET INSTRUCTED TO OCCUPY FOO-CHOW. (Received August 20, 5 p.m.) London, August 19. News is to hand from Mexico that a conspiracy against President General Manuel Gonzales has been discovered, and two Generals of the army who were implicated have been tried and shot. Franz Liszt, the famous Hungarian pianist, has been struck with blindness. (Received August 20, 10 p.m.) August 20. The Times, in its issue this morning, publishes telegrams from its correspondent at Hong-Kong, stating that Li Hung Chang, Chinese Yiceroy, who has been directing negotiations with the French Minister, M. Patenotre, at Shanghai, has been ordered to return to Nanking. The Times also announces that the Chinese Government, it is understood, has determined to oppose the French occupation of Kelung by force of arms, and that 5000 Chinese troops are about to proceed to Kelung. A death has occurred at Birmingham from a disease which is pronounced by local medical authorities to be undoubted Asiatic cholera. The appearance of the disease in England has caused much alarm, and great efforts are being made to prevent the possible spread of the epidemic. (Received August 21, 11.45 a.m.) Evening. Intelligence is to hand from West Africa that Dr. Nachtigar, the German Commissioner, who had gone there on a special mission with the German gunboat Moewe, has hoisted the German flag at Lieut, Cameron’s station, at Bimba, and that the officers of the Moewe have pulled down the British flag at Begerda and hoisted the German standard in its place. Tawhiao, the Maori “ king,” had a farewell interview to-day at the Mansion House with Lord Mayor Fowler. (Received August 20, 5 p.m.) Paris, August 19. Latest accounts from Toulon state that cholera is increasing there daily, Rome, August 19. The cholera epidemic is rapidly spreading throughout Italy, and several deaths from the disease have occurred in varous towns. (Received August 21, 11.45 a.m.) August 20. The Chinese plenipotentiaries who have been negotiating with Patrenotre, the French minister, with a view of the settlement of the Fianco-Chinese difficulty, have now left Shanghai for Pekin, parleying having been abandoned, as there was no prospect of an agreement being arrived at. It is now asserted that the French Government has instructed Admiral Courbet forthwith to occupy FooChow.

[special to press association.] London, August 14. The North German Gazette, in an article, states that Australia arrogantly denies that any other nation has equal rights in the Pacific. August 15. It is officially announced' that Admiral George Tyron, C. 8., at present Permanent Secretary in the Admiralty Office, has been appointed to succeed Commodore Erskine in command of the Australian station.

August 16. At the wool sales 50,300 bales were catalogued, of which 2100 were withdrawn. The market is firm, and the opening prices are unchanged. August 17. An Australian wheat cargo has been sold at a decrease of Is on last sales. Business is slack. Granary wheat has declined 2s, Shaw’s cricket team will sail for Australia by the Orient steamer Garonne, on the 17th September. August 18. Owing to the heavy expense which would be attached to the recidiviste scheme, the French Senate has referred the report on the subject to the Finance Committee. The reports that those of Greeley’s expedition who were rescued had resorted to cannibalism are now confirmed. Speaking at Whitby, the Marquis of Normanby regretted that Victoria still had the protective system in force. The French Chamber of Deputies is discussing the probabilities of war with China. Three thousand soldiers have deserted from the ranks of the rebel Osman Dignah. The spread of cholera in South Italy is increasing, and numerous deaths are reported. The English harvest is abundant. In consequence of a threatened outberak of hostilitiss the Canton harbor has been blocked with torpedoes. [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.] London, August 7. The political excitement occasioned in Great Britain by the rejection of the Franchise Bill has led to the formation of a League for the reform of the House of Lords. August 11. In consequence of the bombardment of Kelung by the French, offers of mediation between France and China have been made by some of the Great Powers. The French Government have, however, declind these offers.