Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 23 February 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

The statement of the Cairo correspondent of the London Times that a Paris journalist is openly promising the armed support of France to Egypt has caused a great sensation. M. Flourens, the well-known French statesman, believes it is the desire of England to strike a decisive blow, and obtain -a free hand in Egypt. The Al-Ahmm, a daily paper published in Alexandria, in an article which it is believed is inspired says, the Khedive accuses Lord Cromer, the British representative, of dv* plicity. The Times Cairo correspondent says the Egyptian Ministry has determined not to resign while they are supported by the English Government Moslem fanatics predict that there will be a rising against the Chris* tians during the feast of Hamadan. The Rothschilds and Morgan have issued a United States 4 per cent, loan of sixty-two million dollars, payable in coin. The issue price is 118£, and they have reserved half the amount oi issue. News has been received that the rebels in Colombia, South America, met the loyalist troops in battle at Santurgesa. The loss on each side , was. 200 killed, the rebels losing their gene* ral.

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The Egyptian Legislative Council has rejected several of Nubar Pasha's measures off hand. It is believed this action has been instigated by the Khedive. A large influx of Bedouins has been noticed in Alexandria, and the populace it disturbed owing to prophesies disseminated of a massacre of Europeans during the fea9t of Ramadan. A syndicate deposited 30,000,000 dollars ; of gold, which checked the run oh^ihe Treasury when it was within t day of depletion. The. Jfree Silver Bill has been withdrawn in the Senate. The American loan was subscribed ten fold in New York within ten minutes. Twenty persons have been frozen to death in Qalicia in two days.