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Kumara Times, Issue 2841, 10 November 1885, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] I:>y Electric Telegraph—Copyright, LILY ARMSTRONG CASE. STEAD AND MRS. GARRETT COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO THE BRITISH COURT. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS. GREEK VOTES IN CASE* OF HOSTILITIES. BURMESE DIFFICULTY. BRITISH ULTIMATUM TO KING THEBAU. REPLY FROM KING THEBAU. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BULGARIAN DIFFICULTY. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. MUKHTAR PASHA APPOINTED A COMMISSIONER. CHINESE IN WESTERN STATES OF AMERICA. AGITATION FOR THEIR EXPULSION. (Received November 9, 1 a.m.) London, November 7. The trial of Mr Stead and others concerned in the Lily Armstrong case, was concluded to-day, when Mr Stead and Mrs Garrett were found guilty of abduction, Messrs Booth and Jacques being acquitted. Sentence on the prisoners was deferred pending the result of the trial for indecent assault, in connection with the same case.

Count Yon Hatzfeldt, who replaces Count Von Munster as Ambasador for the German Empire at the Court of St. James, arrived to-day from Berlin. The Kaikoura, from Wellington, September 27th, arrived at Plymouth this morning, with a cargo of frozen meat in good condition. Capetown, November 7. The Coptic, after having effected necessary repairs to her propeller, left yesterday morning for New Zealand. Athens, November 7. The Greek Chamber of Deputies, in view of the present disturbed state of affairs, voted twelve million drachmas towards the Navy ; and thirty million drachmas has been passed as a patriotic loan in case of hostilities being rendered necessary. [A Greek drachma is equivalent to about 8-^d.] (Received November 10, 11.5 p.m.) Calcutta, November 8.

News from Burra ah states that King Theban had received the ultimatum presented to him by Mr Bernard, the British High Commissioner, and it is further announced that the French and Italian Consuls strongly counselled King Theban to comply with the demands set forth in the ultimatum ; but that Theban persists in adopting a bellicose attitude. Rangoon, November S. Mr Bernard has received King Theban’s reply to the ultimatum presented to him. The reply lias not been made public, but it is believed to be of an evasive nature. (Received November 10, noon.) November 9. The reply of King Thebau to the ultimatum of the British High Commissioner is distinctly hostile, and in consequence a portion of the troops under the command of General Prendergast have been ordered to cross Burmah frontier, while four regiments arc ascending the river Irrawaddy to Mandalay, the king’s capital. (Received November 10, 11.5 a.m.) Constantinople, October 27. The conference of representatives of the Great Powers is proceeding daily. Count Yon Rodowi'z, the representative of Gei many, is striving to reconcile the divergent views of England and Russia, Mukhtar Pasha h as been appointed Turkish Commissioner to proceed to Egypt for the purpose of acting in concert with Sit Henry Drummond Wolff, British Envoy Extraordinary. New York, November 9. An agitation is on foot throughout the Western States of America, its

ihject being to procure the wholesale sxpulsion of Chinese from those States. [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE,] London, October 28. No decision has yet been arrived at with regard to the proposed reduction in the charge for public cable messages. Die reduction in the charge for press messages will take effect from January next, but the condition will be imposed that such messages will be subject to delay whenever there is a pressure of public business. October 29. The Marquis of Salisbury has intimated his objection to the proposal of the Porte that the proposed second conference of representatives of the Great Powers, relative to the Eastern difficulty discussion, shall be exclusively confined to the Roumeliau question. Lord Salisbury insists that, there shall be free discussion at the Conference, November 1. It is stated to be most improbable that the Prince of Wales will visit Australia at the present juncture. With reference to the approaching general elections, the Liberals anticipate to return a majority of fully forty members over the Conservative and Parnellite parties combined. The case against Mr Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, for alleged abduction of the girl Lily Armstrong, is proceeding. The evidence given by Mrs Jarretb, for the defence, is of a most astounding character.