BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5835, 31 March 1897, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

■ •«► (.BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPtt-COPI'SIGHT.] [Per Press Association.'! ■ BANK OF-AtTSTKALASrA-;: „l; : ; > LONDON, March*3o.. The half-yearly report of the Bank bf Australasial.''shows £13,095,000 in securities, cash £5,952,000, and bills £12,190,000. IRELAND'S GRIEV*A>'CRS. In the House of Commons Mr Blake moved that the Government should remedy grievances in Ireland on the basi* of the report of the Irish Financial Commi-sion.- Sir M. HicksBeach replied that financial and poliI tical Home Rule would be • equally fatal, and that the Government.would adhere to the common taxation system, and help to develop the resources of the country if the new Commission advised it. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The Hon T. Playford has accepted a renewal of his term 06 office ais Agent rGeneral for South Australia for three years, but may retire when-, ever he chooses. DISOKDEK IN ALBANIA. v : CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29. Serious disorder prevails in Albania, where Moslems and Christians are fighting on behalf of their respective religions. SPANISH SUCCESSES. MADRID, March 30_ Advices from. Manilla state that the Spaniards captured, the town of Imus, which was held by a large body of insurgents. Sixteen, hundred insurgents were killed; "The Spanish Commander will grant an amnesty to all insurgents who yield by April 10. Newsl from Havannah Btates that Rivera, who succeeded Maceo as commander of the Cuban insurgents, has been captured by the Spaniards. THE PANAMA CANAL FRAUDS. PARIS, March 30. The Chamber of • Deputies has authorised the prosecution of three members of the Chamber who- are implicated in the confession of M. Arton. A QUARREL. , Prince Henry of Orleana and Baron' Va]p.t,..a-. French explorer, quarrelled while travelling in Abyssinia. They were separated, but arranged to fight a duel when they returned to..France-.