LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3079, 15 September 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

■ -♦ [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. POSTAL RATES IN GREAT BRITAIN. UNIVERSAL PENNY POSTAGE. THE SUPPRESSION OF BOYCOTING IN IRELAND. BILL TO AMEND LAND LEGISLATION IN IRELAND. SUMMONING THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. MEETING OP THE DEPUTIES. AVERSION TO FOREIGN OCCUPATION OF BULGARIA. (Received September 14, 9.30 p.m. London, September 12. The Times to-day publishes an article in which it states that Cecil Raikes, the Postmaster-General, is at present engaged in examining into the question of reducing the postal rates. It further states that he favours establishing a system of universal penny postage.

(Received September 15, 1 a.m.) September 13

General Bailer, who has been despatched to Ireland for the purpose of suppressing boycottng is now traveling through County Clare, where agrarian outrages are of frequent occurrence.

(Received September 15, 12.40 p.m.) Evening,

In the House of Commons to-day, the Bill to amend the present land legislation in Ireland was introduced by Mr Parnell, and read a first time. The measure provides that the Land Courts should be empowered to reduce rents dining a period of two years, and that eviction should be stayed when the tenant has deposited with the Court half the amount owing to the landlord.

(Received September 15, 1 a.m.) Constantinople, September 13.

The Bulgarian National Assembly meets to-day, in accordance with the summons of Prince Alexander.

A meeting of Deputies, who weve nominated by the Sovereign, has been held, when it was resolved to combine to avert any foreign occupation of Bulgaria, and for the purpose of securing the return of Prince Alexander.