LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2834, 31 October 1885, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Thlkgraph—Copyright. ARRIVAL OP DRUMMOND WOLFF IN EGYPT. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF M. FREYCINET. (Received October 30, 8.30 p.m.) Cairo, October 30. Sir Henry Druaimond Wolff, British Envoy-Extraordinary, arrived here today from Constantinople. Paris, October 29. An attempt, fortunately unsuccesful, was made to shoot M. Freycinet to-day. A man fired a shot at him, but was arrested by bystanders and placed in custody of the police before he could fire another shot. The prisoner preserves a reticent attitude and will not divulge the motive that actuated him. (Received October 31, 1.45 a.m.) Later. Further inquiries revealed the fiict that the would-be assassin of M. Freycinet is a Corsican. He admits having premeditated the attempt, but has not stated his reason for the crime. [special to press association. I London, October 26. The town of Sennaar, on the Blue Nile, has been captured by the rebels, against whom the Egyptian garrison have held the town for a considerable time past. Lord Carrington has started for Sydney. A large number of friends were present to bid him farewell. He takes with him 140 tons of luggage, twenty servants, and eight horses. October 27. Information from Barmah states that the war against the Burmese will be commenced on November 11, unless King Tliebau makes submission before that date, and agrees to the ultimatum of Mr Bernard, the Commissioner of British Burmah,

Lord Rosebery is advocating the creation of Colonial Peers. The Rev. J. Patton, Presbyterian missionary, sails by the Potosi. During his visit he has collected £BSOO on behalf of the New Hebrides Mission.