LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3045, 6 August 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. > —< RUSSO-AFGHAN FQONTIER DIFFICULTY. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE WELLINGTON-BOUND SHIP GUINEURE LEAKY. WAR SECRETARIES. BANQUET TO COLONISTS BY SADDLERS COMPANY. LORD HALSBURY ON COLONIAL SYMPATHY. AND SUPPORT. MR. PARNELL AT DUBLIN. THE HOSTILITY OF UNIONISTS CONDEMNED. THE ELECTION OF SPEAKER. ANGLO-AMERICAN EXTRADITION DYNAMITERS TREATY. DEATH OF TILDEN, THE AMERICAN POLITICIAN. ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE GRAND YIZIER OF TURKEY. (Received August 5, 1 p.m.) London, August 4. Communications have recently paused between the British and Russian Governments regarding the difficulty which arose at Khaja Kaleh between the Commissioners delimitating the Afghan frontier, and it is now announced that an understanding has been arrived at regarding the point in dispute, namely, (o aclairn of Russia to the tract of fertile country along the River Oxus. (Received August 5, 4.30 p.m.) Later. Arthur B. Forgood is appointed Secretary to the Admiralty in the New Ministry. Consols are 101|. New Zealand securities are unchanged. The hank rate of discount is 2J; the market rate 1-1. Colonial breadstuff’s show a general improvement. Adelaide wheat, ex store, Is per 4961 bs. dearer, 35s fid; Adelaide flour, 2801b5., ex store, 24s 6d, an advance of fid; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 28s to 34s per 4961h5. Wool—Prices range about one penny higher than at last sales. 25,000 bales have arrived to date for next sales. (Received August 6, 1 a.m.) August 5. The ship Guiueure, which left Liverpool for Wellington, New Zealand, on April sth, pnt into Mauritius leaky. She will partly discharge cargo to ascertain the extent of the damage sustained. Lord Harris is appointed Undersecretary to the War Office. The Hon. Win, Brodrick is appointed Financial Secretary to the War Office, not the Hon. Henry S. Northcote, as previously announced. A banquet was given last night by the Saddlers Company to the AgentsGeneral and leading colonists. In his speech on the occasion, Lord Halsbury, the newly-appointed Lord Chancellor, dwelt upon the necessity to Great Britain of the sympathy and support of her colonies. (Received August 6, 1 p.m.) Latest. Mr Parnell addressed a meeting at Dublin last night. In the course of his speech he said Mr Gladstone’s Home Rule Bill was the only measure that would be acceptable to the Irish people. He demanded that the rents of land in Ireland should be greatly reduced. (Received August 6, 1.30 p.m.) It has transpired that at a meeting of the supporters of Lord Hartington, held yesterday at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Hartington spoke, and deprecated the hostility on the part of the Unionists towards Gladstone and his followers. The Liberals, he added, would remain united on all questions except the Irish question. Mr Chamberlain and other Union leaders expressed approval of the remarks of Lord Hartington. Parliament met to-day for tho election of a Speaker, when the Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel was again chosen to fill that office. (Received August 5, 1 p.m.) New York, August 3, The Anglo-American Tieaty to provide mi the formal extradition of dynamiteis, in audition to other | cimiaala has been andet discussion in

the United States Senate, bat farther consideration of the measure has been postponed till December next. (Received August 5, 4.30 p.m.) August 4. Obituary Samuel J. Tilden, the well-known United States politician ; aged 72. (Received August 5, 4.30 p.m.) Madiera, August 4. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamship Ruapehu sailed to-day for New Zealand via the Cape. Constantinople, August 4. The statement that Ahmed Oondir Pasha would shortly proceed to Armenia, to assume the command of the Turkish forces there, was premature. It is now stated that he. will for the present remain in Egypt as Turkish Special Commander. (Received August 6, 1 p.m.) Later, A determined attempt was made today by a native Mahomedan on the life of Kismil Pasha, the Grand Vizier. The assailant fired five shots, none of which took effect, Kismil was unhurt. The would-be assailant was promptly arrested. He complains that he has been treated unjustly by the Grand Yizier, and this led to the assault.