YESTERDAY'S CABLE.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN. (Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright.; [Pbb Press Association.] (Received 7 p.m., Peb. 7th.) THE KAIKOURA. The Kaikoura arrived at Plymouth yesterday. IMPERIAL FEDERATION. Mr Gladatone had agreed to receive a deputation from the Imperial Federation League, respecting the report of Lord Brassey’a Committee, after the Home Rule Bill has been introduced in the House of Commons. Lord Brassey has been elected president of the League. (Received 9.10 p.m., February 7th. 1 MWANGA. Feb. 7. The Blue Book shows that Sir Gerald Portal was authorised by the British Government to pay a subsidy to the King of Mwanga. TBE BURNLEY SEAT, The election of a member to represent Burnley in the House of Commons, In place of Mr Jabez S. Balfour, took place to-day, and resulted in the retnrn of Mr Philip Stanhope, the Liberal candidate. The polling was—Stanhope, 6100 ; Lindsay (Conservative', 5506. THE SILVER PURCHASE ACT. Washington, Feb. 6, The Senate rejected by 42 to 22 the motion to consider a proposal to repeal the Silver Purchase Act, THE CITY OF| PEKIN. The missing steamer City of Pekin has arrived at San Francisco. BANK FRAUDS. Rome, Feb. 7. Baron Lozzaroni, who has been arrested on a charge of being concerned in the Bank of Rome frauds, is indebted to that institution to the amount of 12,000,000 lire. (Special to Press Association.) (Received 7 p.m., Feb. 7th.) THE PAN-BRITANNIO CONTEST. London, Feb. C. Mr Wilson, of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association, recommends the Australian team to compete at the PanBritannic contest in London next year. ALSACE-LORRAINE. Berlin, Feb. 0. Alsace-Lorraine is demanding to be included among the German States, and its delegates in Berlin assert that its protests against German rule are at an end, and the people desire peace, and are willing to co-operate with the other States for the advancement of the Empire. THE GERMANS IN AFRICA. Alarming news has reached the Berlin press of the state of affairs in the German territory in Africa. The Gomalis are said to be in conflict with the German East African Company. THE CZAREWITCH AND GENERAL VON CAPRIVI. During the recent interview the Czarewitch assured General Von Caprivi that there was no alliance in existence between France and Russia. St. Petersburg, Peb. 6. It is said that the reports made by the Czarewitch on his return from the German capital have satisfied the Czar, who previously suspected that General Von Caprivi was intriguing with the Poles. (Received 1.15 a.m., Feb. Bth.) THE HALIFAX SEAT. London, Feb. 7. Mr Shaw Lister (Liberal) and Mr Arnold (Conservative) have been nominated for the Halifax seat. MAGAZINE CARBINES. The field artillery have been armed with magazine carbines. OUTRAGE BY NEGROES. Washington, Feb 7. A band of negroes took possession o£ a train near Stratford in Texas, bih|o threatened to annihilate all thedßußm people on board. The unexpected JraffiHin of a special train on the scene negroes to disperse.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7063, 8 February 1893, Page 1
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