LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2896, 16 January 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

*~M [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. < THE BALKAN DIFFICULTY. LORD LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND. AMNESTY TO FRENCH POLITICAL PRISONERS. THE PEACE OF EUROPE. (Received January 16, 1.40 a.m.) London, January 15. The Times this morning states that Greece and Servia have refused to comply with the note of the Powers calling upon them to reduce their armaments to a peace footing. The weekly returns of the Bank of England show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £11,600,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 36 per cent. (Received January 16, 1.15 p m.) Evening. It is generally expected that a successor to Lord Carnarvon as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, will not be nominated at present, but that the office will remain in commission until the political situation of Ireland becomes more defined. (Received January 15, 2.50 p.m.) Constantinople, January 14. The proposals put forward for the settlement of the Balkan difficulty prove distasteful to Greece and Servia, and those countries are in consequence coalescing to oppose the union of Bulgaria and Roumelia. (Received January 16, 1.40 p.m.) January 15. 1 The joint delegates appointed If} Bulgaria and Servia to arrange ternfia of peace between the two countries wi*i meet at Bucharest at an early date. ) (Received January 15, 2.50 p.m.) Paris, January 14. In commemoration of his re-election as President of the French Ptepublic, M, Jules Gievy has declared an amnesty fur a'l political prisoners. Berlin, January 14. Emperor William, in addressing the Geiman Reichstag to-day, expressed his confidence in the continuance of the peace of Europe. [special to press association.] London. January 11. A number of Hungarian gentlemen are taking steps in the direction of settling 200 families on British territory. The New Guinea question has been submitted to the Home authorities.

It is understood that Mr Murray Smith is not opposed to the proposal with reference to the refusal of Germany to make any reduction in the cost of Press cablegrams. It is probable that the various cable companies interested will reimburse Germany any loss sustained by such reductions. January 12. Mr Todd, Postmaster-General of South Australia, leaves on his return journey (o that colony on April Sth. Mr Gladstone will not move any amendment to the Address in Reply to the Speech fiom the Throne. In reply to an energetic inquiry of Lord Salisbury, Prince Bismarck has assured him that so far ns Germany is concerned the status of Samoa will not be altered.

A shipment of '200,000 salmon ova will be sent to New Zealand by the steamer lonic, which leaves here on February 2nd,

January 13. Mr Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Atstralia, expresses the opinion that Australia is unwise in asking for a fourteen knot mail service. Tenders for the Otngo Harbor Board loan of £150,000 close on the 25th hist. The German squadron is under orders to proceed to Samoa, and it is probable that steps will be taken to appoint Tomaessesi King of the island. An outbreak of phylloxera is reported from the Cape. It is currently reported that the Government intend to buy out the Irish landlords.