EUROPEAN

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 110, 11 July 1885, Page 4

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London, Ist.— Mr Webster, Q.C., new Attorney-General, was elected for Launoeston to-day, by a majority of 43, and Mr Ash mead Bartlett, who is appointed one of Vie Lords of the Admiralty, was re-elected for Bye by 137 majority. 1 The remaining members of the new j Ministry have all been re-elected without ! opposition, with the exception of Lord Randolph Churchill, who is opposed in his \ candidature for Woodstock. London, July 1. — Germany and the other Powers have restrained M. de Freycinot, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, from pressing the Marquis of Salisbury at present regarding Egyptian affairs. London, July 1. — A grand naval tournament has been held at Bantry Bay by the fifteen ironclads under the command o" Admiral Sir G. Hornby, which were despatched to the coast of Ireland for the purpose of carrying out an elaborate system cf np 'al manoeuvres. The tournament was a splendid spectacle. London, July 2 —The news of the rebellion of Isa Khan against the Governor of Kunduz, in Afghanistan, has not been confirmed. London, July 2.— A loan of £3,500,000 is announced for the Indian Government. London, July 2. — A syndicate is projected in London for the purchase of the interests of the New Hebrides Trading Company. An Australian gentleman offers to back Beach to row any man in the world ; also, to match an Australian crew against a British crew for £1,000. Two Australian wheat cargoes have been sold, one by an iron vessel at 265, and one bj' a wooden vessel at lid lower. Captain A. T. Dale, of H M.S. Diamond, has been appointed commander of H.M.S. Devastation. Mr Conrad Starhelm Werner, recently appointed Consul at Sydney for the Swiss Confederation, sails for his destination in September. It is affirmed that it has been positively decided to retain possession of the province of Dongola by the British troops as far south as Aksheeh. It is rumoured that the Salisbury Ministry have arranged terms w itli Russia. London, July 2. —The brother of the Earl of Aylesford, who died suddenly in Texas on the 13th of January, has been awarded the title, it having been proved that the Countess's infant son is illegitimate. London, July 3. — The election of a mem ber for the borough of Wakefield, in the room of Mr Robert B. Mackie (Liberal), deceased, has resulted in the return of Mr Green, the Conservative candidate. London, July 3.— The Duke of Cambridge claims the dukedom of Brunswick. London, July 3 —The new German line of cdonlal mail steamers will start from 1 Bremenhaven, bufc itis loft optional whether they will call at Samoa. Brisbane has been included as a port of call. London, July 3. —King Alfoneo's Secretary has visited the cholera districts in Spain. It is stated upon good authority that a detachment of British troops will garrison Akf heeh, a position in the Dongola district. London, July 3 —The Agents-General will, on Monday, felicitate the Hon. Ccl. Stanley on his assumption to the of lice of Secretary of State for the Colonies. Sir James Fergusson has been invested with the order of Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India. It is expected that the amount of the New South Wales Loan, which will probably be 'placed in the market shortly, will be five and a-half millions. London, July 3.— The Woodstock election took place today. Lord Randolph Churchill was re-elected by a majority of 137. The whole of the members of the new Ministry have been returned by their constituents. London, July 4.— Tenders are invited on behalf of the Napier Harbour Board for a loan of £300,000, at 5 per cent., the minimum for which has been fixed at par. Tenders will close on July 13. It is announced that Sir Peter Lumsden, British representative on the Afghan Frontier Delimitation Commission, has had the Grand Cross of the Bath conferred upon him The Guards who have been at Alexandria for some weeks have now left the place, and have proceeded to Limasol, in Cyprus. The New Zealand mails, dated Auckland, May 26, via San Francisco, were delivered here yesterday The Agents-General will on Monday felicitate the Hon. Colonel Stanley on his assumption to the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies London, July 6.-13,900 bales of wool were offered for sale on Saturday and today. The tone of the market is firm. The reports from the wheat-growing districts show that the prospects of a good crop this year are favourable. The mails ex Sorata from Melbourne dated May 29 were delivered to day via Naples. London, July 6.— Lord Salisbury has stated that the next general election will probably take place on November 17th. London, July 6.— Mr Bradlaugh has been excluded from the House of Commons by a majority of 44. Russia is massing her troops at Sarakhs. London, July 6.— ln the House of Lords to-day, referring to the Egyptian question, Lord Salisbury stated that the matter was one which would require some time to settle. London, July 6.— ln the House of Lords, Earl Carnarvon (the newly-appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) assured the House that^during his term of office he should endeavour firmly to administer the ordinary laws of the country. London, July 6. -The 3 per Cent. Consols are £ lower, being now 93 J. London, July 6. — The Right Rev. George Moberly, Bishop of Salisbury, is dead ; aged 82. The death is announced of of Admiral Wilson, formerly commodore on the Australian station. London, July 7.— The National Bank of New Zealand have not declared a dividend. It in estimated that £18,000 will be required to meet probable losses. Parliament re assembled yesterday after the adjournment. In the House of Lords, the Premier, Lord Salisbury, announced that Her Majesty's Government would resume negotiations with Russia on the Afghan frontier question at the point to which they had been continued by Earl Granville, late Foreign Secretary, and would fulfil the promise made to the Ameer of Afghanistan, that the retention of Zulfikar Pass should be assured to him, whatever settlement was arrived at between England and Russia. It was imperative to promptly and vigorously prepare for the protection of our Indian frontier, and, more than that, to stretch somewhat beyond it, in order to prevent the tide of vrar breaking against it, Madrid, July 4. The cholera scourge continues to rage with great violence. The number of cases reported throughout the country this week is 9,000, of {which 4,000 bad a fatal termination.

Paris, July 6. , Further details with regard to the fighting in Annam show that the citadel at Hw6was abtaoiced by 80,000 Annaniites, and a sanguinary confliot ensued before the natives were > repulsed. The French oaaualties were 60 killed, while their opponents lost over 1,200 men. General Courcy has applied to, the Government Tor reinforcsments to bei sent to him. The position of the French forces in Madagascar is becoming serious. I Intelligence to hand from Cochin China announces that the Annamite garrison at Hu<S attacked General Courcy, the French military commander of that province, but W6re repulsed with loss. Cairo, July 3. \ Lord Wolseley, who has for some time past been at Suakim, is returning to England.