TELEGRAMS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 72, 8 March 1890, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

■ ♦ [PROU LATEST OOLOKIAL rAVKBa.j THE BULGARIAN PLOT. ! Sofia, F«l>rn*rw 7. It has tiantpiretl that Prince Fonlinnnd offeiT*! t» alxlic-\u-, but was opposed by hi* Minister. '; The Punit 7ji conspiracy implicni es q»nnr cavalry officers, and tho Prcj feet of Police at Bofia. I The conspiracy was mainly directed against M. Stambouloff, President of the Council and Mini v , tor of the Interior. ! It is reported at Sofia that M. Zankoffaivl M. Malhejeff enterod into a conspiracy at St. Petersburg in the autumn receiving £?4,OOofmm the Russian Panslavist Society to dnpose PHnce Ferdinand an<i murder M. StauiboulofT, the recofjniMMl head ot tho anti-Russian party in Bui- ! IMPERIAL FKDERATION. ! Lokdon, February 7. I Tito anectitor »ays Sir Chnrles Dilke in his recently-pnbluhed l»oolc has pricked the glitter'ncr liubhli; of Imperial federation. A < brother-like alliance between Eug- !; Pai \ and her colonies will en-if, ' I wiiich will i''*iO!atoly inc'u I** A>o- . I erica. ,} The Daily News thinks that the present is the time for federation. A quarter of a century hence existent interest* may intervene which will make it impossible. The Kconotnist is of opinion the tariff question should lie primarily settled. That disposed of, it, may lie possible to postpone the allocation of the public debt of the colonies. FIJI AND GERMANY. , Losnoic Fob. 10. Thi story is again revived that , Lord Augustus Loltus Qmte Cover- . nor of Now South Wales), when 1 Arabasador at Berlin, was instrunted 1 to offer tho Fiji Islands to t»er- '. many. :1 .. BOULAHGIBM. ! * * ' " tSAiritbif, Feb. 17. , Thi Umikngait aombers of the k C%anbar of Dopntiea for Pari*.whose . aoats were recently invalidated, 1 have been re-elected. THE ZAMBESI QUESTION. London, Feb. 17. . A •nuoro Republican agitation • haa hewn sot afoot in Portugal, and I grave fear* are entertained for tho < Monarchy. Tbo Isadors of- 41m revolutionary iQiiwoaaont fioroaly danoonoo the tangand hi* Mini*tar»forao raadilv yielding to thodecnandi of rTn-jaj i, and repudiating the aotioh ST tho I roittagnsos tapiaaontatlvo ia Mga- ' bonsand Tttroagbojit tbo oonntry , tin lilltwsw snalftagnliat Wland 1 kopenly tbo aa>rofioroa • THEOERMAF ARMY. , Twb) BMBpSTOV Waaasa MS) asasd a> a . ssos^B^BvaaßMßsaajiajaas*jajajnia*>*Bjp J i oamaaw fMav.Aaaa ffaasuaj "• • ' it^SHsWlßKaafJl

- yriyj*)wt t MIL W. & <W«, wttg of tho « Ualoalaparty.h-WTiUatahjMor r »tatls»tk«*fch*opiok*M>Par » soil ooanaa owt of tas aisjwfcf vk- ' tadry ■Maatksil So a ksrrlied 1 at tho ooadajt of aa Tlaos an pubhshing libok on aai fflaay ovi- , dene*. ■*.; IWbraaiytt. Hr.W. H. Smith'* motion ratba : Tiinos Paiaall Coenaiaatoa hoa boon , foatponed ontil tho trd prosriao. Tbo Unionist party aro laoning a t pamphlet censoring too Tiaas for licationof tho artiok* oa'Faraot- • lism and Crime," and nt tho namo ; time doAooncos tho eonMntttgl of ' outrages in Ireland. THE ZALINSEI GUN. Lomnon, February tS. The Zalinskt gun, ordered by tho Victorian Government, will bo triad at Shooburynosa in April, oa a guide to the Ordnance Department before any orders aro given for tho gun by the British Government. The gun in question carries five miles. FREE EDUCATION. London, February 22. Aw amendment to la vein- of froe education has boon defeated by 60 of a majority. The Irish members supported tbo amendment. The Government are favourable to Mr. Morlev's principle, thst the 1 Catholics and Jews should retain ' the con 11 ol of their schools, but oon- ! sider that the time is not yet ripe lor bringing tho question forward. THE LABOUR AGITATION. London, February 22. Thk Emperor William expreaaeu annoyance that hi* recent decree on the labour question baa failed to satisfy the Socialists. It is expected 1 that the Beme Conference will be abandoned ii the Berlin programme ■ goes beyond the questions of mines and strike*. It is understood that Lord Salisbury declines to discus tho advisability of holding a conference for the purpose of shortening the hour* 1 of labour. MARHONALAND. Pritobia, February 22. President KBUoro has forbidden the proposedexpedition to Masbonaland. THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE. London, Feb. 22. Thk Times states that the PanAmerican Conference has failed to arrange an American Zollverein, as ; Washington ■ refuses to admit the . wool from tbo Argentine Republic | ; free. I WESTERN AUSTRALIA. London, Feb. 21 Sir WttUAkT Robinson, speaking at a banquet given toJho (klogajtas from Western Australia, stated that > the" advance of that colony was 1 somsthing marvellous, and well , deserved Imperial support He argued that without, responsible government being gsanted, Western Australia waa excluded from taking part in tho proposed Australian , Federation. i The Colonising Committee of the , Boom of Lords and Commons will meet kJ. Monday to disoua the , WostwlVAustralian Enabling Bill. RUSSIAN* LOAN. Pabib, Fob. tt. 1. TsW Baaki Owfwiatsa, Loan of £i4jooojooo has boat eovored aavan SuteFfMswaf 1 COLONUL^>€UaUTim a^ -a ar aaa akaawornaw 1 iasaaakasHV • wf a|s^Hskl . salOaMl

i£MMlMo»WMß«ttortnfTy AH tbn party leoiera havo baoa EIPECTFD RELEASE OF THt DUO D*ORLRANB pAßn.Fob.tt. Pa»n>ner Ca*xot and M. Tirard are in favour of releasing the Duke «( Orleans. ▲ LORD IMPRISONED. Lowoon, Fab. Mb. Loan Cutton lutlwa hapriaoaH for contempt in aonasntion with the Bankruptcy Court. FUNERAL OF MB, HUXU& London, M SS. TK> late Mr, Bjggar, M.P» «n boriod a* BeHasa to-day, tht being Mtowoa by a Imm number of incsnbereof tie Hones of OomNEW GOVERNOR Of HOMOLondon, Fob. It It ia rumoured Dm* Bfar F. Mapier Broome, lieutenant Qofomoi of Western Australia, boa boos appointed Governor of Kongfcong. INDISPOSED. . London, Feb. SI Lobd Tmmtmm ami Mr. GladMoao are both indisposed, suffering from severe colds. O'CONNOR AND HANLAN. Ottawa, Feb. tl. O'Cokkor has made a match to row Haitian in August COLONIAL DIVORCES. London, February S3. At a Cabinet meeting a letter from Mr. Gillies, Premier of Victoria, to Sir Graham Berry, with reference to the Victorian Divorce Bill, was read, and it is believed influenced the decision of the English Government GREAT HURRICANE Psktn, February SI A HUftUOANB drove a tbvnaand Chinese fisbfag boats to.aea, and 3000 fishermen were drowned. SMALL-POX. STONir. February SS. Thk s». Sikh baa arrived from China with four oaaea of modified onmll-pox. ' The ship has been placed in quarantine. MAJOR PINTO*B CANDIDATURE. Lisbon, February SI. Both political parties have united for the purpose of securing Major Pinto's return to the Chamber ot Deputies as member for Lisbon. THE POPE AND RRVILLE. Rons, February SI. Thi Pope has received Dr. Reville, French Pastor and Protestant writer.