EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 116, 22 August 1885, Page 5

EUROPEAN.

London, August 11.-Th& shipment of 9 240 carcases of frozen mutton per tne invercargill, from Lyttelton, were examined to-dayfand found to be in good condition. London, August 12.-The result of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company s loan, tenders for which were to bo opened on the 7th instant, has not yet been made PU The'death is announced of the Riget^Bon. Richard Moncktoa Milnes, first Baron August 12, -The Australian contingent is specially included in the vote of thanks to be proposed to-morrow by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, and Lord \V olseley v» to be created a Viscount for his services in E LoVdon, July 12.-Messrs\V. W. Tickle and Compy, merchants, and Australian agents, have become bankrupt, with liabilities amounting to thirty-eight thousand pounds. Their assets amount to twelve thousand pounds. ,«-.,* It is announced that the British forces in India will shortly be increased by a reinforcement of 6,000 men. The Right Hon. W. H. Smith, Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons to-day that it was the intention of the Government to relieve from duty forthwith those members of the reserve forces recently called out who were married men. He further announced that the remainder would shortly be permitted to return to their homes. London, August 13.— The shipment of frozen meat by the lonic is in excellent condition. The Prince of Wales urges that an exhibition of Australian living fi>h, which would be suitable for acclimatisation, should be made at the forthcoming Colonial Exhibition. The number of emigrants to be sent out to Adelaide has been reduced to 250. The American postal authorities are returning all English letters for Australia sent via San Francisco that are not sealed in closed mails. London, August 13.— The departure of Lord Carrington, the new Governor of New South Wales, has been definitely fixed for December 30. It is stated that Alajor Cbermside is under orders to proceed to Massowah, to act in concert with the Abyssinian forces in taking steps to relieve Kassala. In both Houses of Parliament last night votes of thanks were unanimously passed to the British force 3 engaged in the Egyptian campaign for their services. In the House of Lords the principal speeches were made by the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Huntingdon, and Lord Carrington, and in the House of Commons by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, all of whom lauded the gallantry of New South Wales contingent, and asserted that the loyalty shown by the British colonies was adding new strength to the empire. In speaking on the motion for a vote ot thanks to the Australian contingent, the Marquis of Hartington said he regretted that precedent prevented Colonel Richardson being mentioned in the resolution. Be spoke in high terms of the excellent maaner in which that officer had fulfilled his duties. London, August 13. —The weekly returns of the Bank of England show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £15,400,000, a decrease of half a million during the week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 44 per cent. It is announced that the Duke of Richmond has been appointed Secretary for Scotland, with a spafc in tk« 9?"— *■ London, August 14.— Mr John Ruskm, the eminent art critic, is seriously ill, and in a critical condition. _ The Sultan of Zanzibar has replied to the ultimatum sent by Admiral Paschen, by which he recognises the supremacy of Germany, and withdraws his troops from the disputed territory. Some excitement has been manifested in Madrid at the reported occupation of the Caroline Islands by Germany. The report up to the present has not received confirmation. London, August 14.— The 3 per cent, consols 99g. Bank rate 2 per cent. Market rate 1| per cent. New Zealand 10 40 loan 10s higher, viz., £105 ss. New Zealand 4& per cent. 103 higher, £102 10s. New Zealand inscribed stock is 10a lower, £99. London, August 15.— The Marquis of Salisbury will shortly visit the Continent, and will meet Signor Depretie, the President of the Italian Council. Bishop' Selwyn has been married to a daughter 'of the late Mr Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, of Sydney. The frozen moat by the Orient steamer Austral is selling at 4d per lb. Lieutenant - Colonel Richardson, Commandent of the New South Wales forces, is gazetted a Companion of the Order of the ( Bath. For their services at Suakim the Contingent have been awarded a clasp, and a j gratuity of £2 a-piece to privates, the amount being increased for those occupying a higher rank, London, August 15— The Right Rev. Dr. Hale, Bishop of Brisbane, has declined the appointment as rector of Ozleworth, a parish of Gloucestershire. Major W. W. Spalding, of the New South Wales Permanent Artillery, has been created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. In consequence of the critical state of affairs, it is proposed to garrison Suakim with Turkish troops. London, August 16. -It is announced that representatives of the colonies of New South Wales and Tasmania have been admitted to the International Telegraph Cobference. It is expected that the telegraphic committees now assembled at Berlin will offer to reduce the charges on Australian cablegrams by half-a- crown per word for! ordinary messages, and on press messages by one -fourth. London, August 16.— A report has lately been current that Germany has annexed some of the Caroline Islands (over which Spain passed protectorate as part of the Phillipine Islands), with the view of obtaining Papuan labourers for the newly-established settlement in New Guinea. The rumour lacks official confirmation, and is discredited in well-informed quarters. A Spanish man-of-war has been on a visit to the Caroline Islands. The Hon. Mr Stanley, replying to a question asked by Lord Lymington, in the House of Commons, stated that the matter of arranging the proportion to be contributed by each of the Australian colonies towards the cost of maintaining the British protectorate in New Guinea was still unsettled. Hon. F. Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has addressed a circular despatch to the various Governors of the Australa«ian colonies on the subject of colonial federation. In it he trusts that New South Wales and New Zealand will now see their way to join the Federal body. After fully and carefully discussing their objections to the scheme, he expresses the opinion that the proposed Federal Council will prove equally valuable ac a deliberative and legi«-

lative body. Mr Stanley expresses great satisfaction at the passing of tho Enabling Act, and is confident that, if wisely used, it will prove of great value to the Australian colonies and interests of Great Britain. It is rumoured that the Czar is adopting a more openly belligerent attitude with regard to the frontier question. It is further reported that M. Giers is about to resign his position. The Russian fleet in the Baltic has been ordered to winter at Helsingfors, in the Gulf of Finland, and remain in readiness for active service. Referring in the House of Lords to the Afghan frontier question, the Marquis of Salisbury declared his belief that Russia was dallying with the matter in order to gain time to obtain fuller information with regard to the topography of the country. The Marquis of Salisbury is about to pay a visit to the Continent, when it is expected that he will interview Prince Bismarck, and also M. Giers, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Russia has become very bellicose towards England. Extensive naval preparations are being made in Russian ports, and large supplies of munitions are being forwarded to the fleet stationed at Vladivostock. London, August 17.— The difficulty regarding the Australian mails via San Francisco has now been satisfactorily settled, and the Pacific Mail Company have resumed carrying them. The Tariff Committee of the International Telegraph Conference have rejected a scheme propounded by Germany for reducing the cost of telegrams in Europe. The meeting between the Czar and the Emperor of Austria will take place at the Kremlin on the 20th inst The payment of Egyptian indemnity has now been commenced. London, August IS.— Earl Carnavon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by the Countess, is making a tour of the West of Ireland. The vice-regal party have jnefc with a hearty reception so far. London, August 18.— It is officially anI nounced that Sir Arthur E. Havelock has been appointed Governor of Natal, in place of Sir Henry Bulwer, and that Sir William Robertson succeeds him as Governor of Trinidad. The International Telegraph Conference has virtually arranged the following scale of charges to Australia : — " Government messages, Gs Id per additional word ; public messages, Ss 2d per word. Press messages will be sent at a quarter of the public rates, provided a guarantee is given of a proportionate increase in that class of telegrams." The " Daily Telegraph " urges theestablishmont of more coaling stations in the i Pacific. Professor J. Wordsworth, M.A., of Oriel College, Oxford, has been appointed Bishop of Salisbury. London, August 18.— New South Wales considers the proposal made by the postal authorities for the establishment of a parcels post system with Aubtralia is premature. The Hon. Mr Stanley, Secretary of State for the colonies, has addressed a circular despatch to the governors of the several Australian colonies, in which he commends the Federation Act. The Crown colonies of Western Australia and Fiji have applied for permission to appoint delegates to the Federal Council. Vienna, August 12.— Sir Drummond Wolff arrived here to-day, en route for Constantinople, Berlin, August 12.— Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, is at present at Varan on a visit to Prince Bismarck, Berlin, August 13.— Despatches to hand from Admiral Paschen, commanding the Geman squadron at the Zanzibar, state that on the 11th instant he pre^entorl •»♦» ,vu;ma(-,,m +r. th« Sultan, As no reply was received for four and twenty hours, tho fleet anchored opposite the Sultan's Palace, where it now remains It is thought, however, that the town will be bombarded, as the Sultan is expected to bring about a peaceful settlement by acceding io the demands of Germany. ! Berlin, August 16. — Ib is generally believed that the Sultan of Zanzibar will j comply with the demand of Germany and I refrain from molesting the chiefs under her | protection. Berlin, August 16.— The German Press, referring to the reported action of Germany in annexing the Caroline Islands, repudiates as entirely obseleto the Spanish claims to a protectorate over that territory.

Madeid, August 12. Telegrams to hand announce that the Archbishop of Seville has been attacked by cholera, and has succumbed to the disease. Cairo, August 16.— 1t is currently reported that Khalifa Abdoola, who assumed the succession to the Mahdi, haa been killed in a riot amongst the Arabs at Khartoum. New York, 18th Auguefc.—The com» mercial depression which has prevailed for some time past shows signs of diminution and trade is improving generally in the United States,