LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3129, 13 November 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By F lectric Telegraph.—Copyright. —•■*■ STANHOPE ON THE BENEFITS OF THE EXHIBITION. GEN. ROBERTS AT MANDALAY. FLOODS IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE. DEATH OF PAUL BIOT, THE FRENCH STATESMAN. (Received November 12, 6 p.m.) London, November 11. Mr Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, entertained the Agents-General at dinner yesterday. In proposing the toast of his guests, Mr Stanhope declared that the whole Erapi re would derive great benefit from the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. He expressed the hope that one of the results of the Exhibition would be to promote the consolidation of the different portions of her Majesty's dominions. The success of the Exhibition he declared was important in promoting Imperial federation. Rangoon, November 11. Geneiai Sir Frederick Roberts, who has arrived in this town, will forthwith proceed to Mandalay, to take command of the British forces in Upper Barmah,

Rome, November 11. Destructive floods have occurred in Northern Italy and in the south of France. (Received November 13, 1.30 p.m.) Paris, November 11. The death is announced of Paul Biot, the French statesman. [special to press association.] London, November 3. It is reported Russia has ordered twelve additional gunboats to proceed to Varna. The Czar has approved of the advice tendered by General Kaulbars, that the occupation of Varna is essential to restore Russian influence. The P. and 0. steamship Kaiser-i. Hind, came into collision with a barque in the Straits of Gibraltar. Lord and Lady Rosebery and the Duke and Duchess of Manchester were on board the steamer, but were not injured. The Pall Mall Gazette paid £2OO in settlement of the libel action brought against them by the parents of the girl Eliza Armstrong in connection with the abduction case.

A Royal Commission under the presidency of the Duke of Cambridge, appointed to further the objects of the Sauth Australian Jubilee Exhibition, has been gazetted.

It is reported that Sir F. Napier Broome, Governor of Western Australia, will succeed Sir G. C. Strahan as Governor of Tasmania, and that Sir G. W. Des Voeux will be appointed Governor of Western Australia. The Mercantile Bank of Melbourne has opened an office here. Sir Graham Beiry is Chairman of Directors, and Messrs Hardwood and Booter have been appointed Directors. Mr W. Maccallum, M.A., Professor of English Language and Literature at University Col lege, A bei vat w i i h, Wales, has been appointed Professor of Literature at the Sydney University. Mr Maccallum was highly commended by Lord Aberdeen and Sir James Caird.

November 4

M. Zankoff has declined an invitation to enter the Bulgarian Government. The Etheridge Reefs Company, with a capital of £70,000 is announced. The Russian Government considers thut Baron Macleay's proposal to establish a Russian colony in New Guinea is impracticable. A Liberal Conference, which is now being held at Leeds, has expressed its confidence in Mr Gladstone.

The disputed election for Belfast West Division, for which Mr J. H. Haslett (Conservative) whs elected, has been decided in favour of Mr Thomas Sexton (Nationalist), who is therefore elected.

Mr Hewitt has been elected Governor of the State of New York. Mr Henry George, who contested the office with him, obtained 67,000 votes.