London.

Manawatu Herald, 21 March 1895, Page 2

London.

Georgina Anne, Dowager Countess of Glasgow, is dead. Mr Corny grain* the well-known entertainer* has died of influenza. Tbe liquidators of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has made a call of £22 10a per share on all contributories who failed to adopt the scheme of reconstruction. The Russian paper Nbvoye Ynmya contends that Russia must possess the Pamirs, with the southern boundary at the Hindu Koosh, the eastern boundary at Kanjut and Kashgar, and the western at the Amu Daria. The Times, commenting on this claim, points out that it completely ignores the recent settlement arrived at by the British and Russian Go-* vernments, and includes two roads to India debouching at Baroghil. Further reports, so far unconfirmed, have been received that the Argentine Government has ordered Jabez Balfour's extradition, but that that the Salta officials are again causing delay. Speaking in the House of Commons Mr Campbell Bannerman, Secretary of State for the War Department, said it was his intention shortly to withdraw a battalion from Egypt, and strengthen the forces at the Cape and Mauritius, lie remarked that the croaking recently indulged in about the state of the British Army was unjustified, and he thought the best policy was to leave well alone. Tallow—Medium mutton, 22a; do beef, 20s 6d. The decreased the American visible supply of Wheat is causing the market to harden in America, and the movement is reflected in Europe. Australian wheats, however, do not obtain the full benefit of. the rise, owing to advices of increasing sup. plies. The market shows a general advance in England and America and on the Continent. The salesmen state that the fall in butter is owing to the abundance of Danish, the large stocks of Australian, and the promise of a mild spring. A good selection of wool is offered at the sales, and the market remains steady, with prices firm and unchanged. Continental buyers are making heavy purchases, Germans being the principal operators. The Statist says the eager demand is largely from foreign buyers. The rise in prices means that the worst of the financial pinch is over. Giving evidence before a Select Committee of the House of Commons on Public Trusts, Sir Julius Yogel assured them that the Public Trust Office was a success in New Zealand. Sir Westby Perceval testified there was no reason why a similar institution should not be created in England. The death is announced of Lady Jervois, wife of Sir William Jervois, formerly Governor of New Zealand. Great Britain's ultimatum in regard to Nicaragua demands payment by the Nicaraguan Government of £15,000 for the expulsion of the British Vice-Consul, Mr Hatch, and insists on the appointment of a Commission to adjudge the amount of the damages to be paid to the British traders who were expelled from the Mosquito Reservation by the Nicaragnans last year. The ultimatum expires on the 15th April. The Times advices Belgium to wait five years before annexing the Congo territory, and points out that to take over the country at present would simply assist French designs. It is understood that Bishop Selwyn has refused the Bishopric of