HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8164, 19 April 1895, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received April 18, at 10.40 a.m. Calcutta, April 17. Lieutenant Edwards believes that Ourdon has not killed, and that Ohi'ral is itill i«ff, £(« f«ri, bowirtr, tbM

O«ptain Baird is dead. Umra has informed General Low th*fc he will no 1 answer for the Jnndol tribes, though ho is negotiating with them for their submission. Umra himself threatens to take to flight unices fivornblo terms nrgrantod It is oxpeo'od th»t tho «Kg' of Chitrßl will be raise! beforo the British troops arrive.

PRRroRiA, April 17. Efforts are being made t3 bring about n foderal union between the Tranav.nl and the Orange Free Stite. If i«i bel'eved that the major ty of the Volksr^d are favorable to tho id-a. President Kruger (iffern to support Provident Reitz «fl Presidpnt of tho j mt Ropublio. It i* bolieved that tho Orange Ficj State will shortly give iiomco to tcmiuato tlio customs union with tlio Oapo.

Shanghai, April 17. Li Hung Chang U returning to China. It is < flicinl'y stated th it tlio tormn of p -aco include the piymont of nn indemnity of 200,000,000 tiola. tho cession of Formosa and the Lilting PuninsuU to tho 40th p»rn'M of latitude, tho oponinc; to commorco of fivo now p >rfn (inc'U'ling TientH'n), tho duo? not to oxceod two por oot; Jnpnn is to bo allowed to open otton f.»ctoriei »nd oihor industries in Ohma.

Received April 18, at 10.50 a.m. London, April 17. Arrived— Crusader, Silver Stream, Floiades, and Invorc^rgli). The tot it quantity of wheat and flour fvfl'»at for the Uni'ed Kingdom is 3,580,000 quarters. For the Continent, 1,340,000 quarters. Tho estimated American visible supply of wheat is 80,300,000 bushels. The lonic's sheep and hrabs arrivod. in good condition.

Received April 18, at 11.50 a.m. St Johns, Apr 'l 17. The Newfoundland delegates are satisfied with tho terms Canada offers for union.

London, April 17. The Daily News comments on the quick recovery of colonial credit, and tha fact thit the liquidation of reconstructed tnnk* haß readied a stage which has ceased to cause uneasiness. It also dwells with satisfaction on tho resulta aohioved sinca i the railways of Now South W*los wore ; removed from political influence. > The Queensland 3Jt per cent loan of a million andaqu>rior is expected to bo i placed on tho market immediately. It in : intended to Gz the minimum at 98£. I' ■ is believed that the issuo i* sure to go off ■ well. 1 Lr>rd Onslow I* mentioned »b Governor of New South Wales.

' Received April 18, at 7.15 pun. London, April 17. Mr Imder, of the Melbourne Mproin- ' tile Btnk. has twice visited Scotland, but ' the holidays interfere with the issuo of a 1 formal proposal to depositors re aocepting 1 some concession. 1 A fire in H*rrand's ship yards, Belfast, 1 oaustd damage to tho extend of L 20,000. M'Oann and Cal'aghan; concerned in the attempt to destroy (he Gla goir gas- [ omoter during; tho larga strike a few 1 years back, have been released fronr ' oustody ! At the Antwerp wool sales there vim , only a medium attendance. 2200 , bales word catalogued, of whioh 500 , were sold. Prices remain unchanged, i It ii expected that higher prices will be i obtained for colonial butter, owing to tho i Danish supply being limited.

1 Calcutta. April 17. General Low continues his mirch to 1 Chitral, dospito Umra's assertion that ' Surgeon-Major Robertson, the British Agrnt there, Is no longer menaced. Colonel Kelly left Mua'aj on Sa'urJUy. L^'ge bodies of the enemy barring tho roid to Chitral dispersed when he approached thorn.

London, April 17. Thfl China merchants believe that the commercial effect of the treaty, especially in the opening of Pekin, will bo excellent and far-reaching, and will tend to tho immediato relief of the stagnation id tho Etatera trade, though tho establish of Japweso cotton factories in China will seriously injure Luicashiro factories.