LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3046, 7 August 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[MEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE BANK OF ENGLAND WEEKLY RETURNS. TOUR OF COLONISTS. UUSSO-AFGHAN FRONTIER DIFFICULTY. MEETING OF AGENTS-GENERAL AND COLONIAL SECRETARY. (Received August 6, 10 p.m.) London, August 5. The weekly returns of the Bank of England were published today, and show a total reserve in notes and bullion of £11,500,000, or £400,000 less than last week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 41 per cent. (Received August 7, 1 a.m.) August 6. A large party of colonists on a tour in the north of England have met with a hearty welcome at Newcastleon-Tyne, Durham, and Leeds. The party proceeds to Bradford to-day. The annoncement published in the newspapers that an understanding had been arrived at between the British and Ru-siau Governments relative to the difficulty which arose between their Commissioners on the Af'dum frontier is premature. Negotiations arc still proceeding between Great Britain and Russia with the view of settling the claim of tin; bitter country to the territory along the Hirer Oxus. (Received August 7, 12.4 p.m.) Latest. The various Agents-General were to-day received at ihc Colonial Office, by the Right lion. K.lward Stanhope! Secretary of State, who, in addressing the Agents, expressed himself convinced that Ihe English pe.)|.iy were m-ver more, deeply iiiipru-sed <!iau at ihc pn-. sent time with the. importance f ,f Ci;.o:ii:i.. f connect iuu. iiu added that .-ill quesiioiis i>necring the colonies would rec-ive .f, G earnest attention of the present Government.