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Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2176, 20 June 1890, Page 3

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Another Englishman is missing in Canada

The news of a filibustering plot to invade Lower California is confirmed. The Mexican troops on the border are being reinforced.

News from Zambesi shows thab the boyootting of the English at Quilimane still continu s. A meeting was hell, the Governor presiding, at which several antiEnglish muasures were agreed to.

Cholera has broken out at Valenoia, on the Mediterranean coast.

The 'Independence Beige' states that Stanley has accepted the Governorship of the Congo Free State.

The Austrian Government is doing its best to minimise the effect of the Minister of War's statement that the peace of Europe is insecure. The extra money voted will be spread over many years, and the army in creased by 50,000 men annually.

' The Times ' states that an agreement has been arrived at between Great Britain and Germany, by which the former secures the district in Uganda and around Lake Victoria Nyanza covered by Stanley's treaties, also Uganisland and Stevenson's road, including the territory west and southwest of that line to the Congo. Witu is ceded to Great Britain, whose protectorate over Zanzibar is acknowledged. In return, Germany is allowed to reach her hand to the upper Zambesi and advance her territory south-west of Victoria Nyanzv to the Congo. A free trade route is reserved through German territory, for which England will possibly compensate Germany elswhere.

Thee hundred Soudanese and 300 Indian troops, with officers, are expected to arrive at Mombasa shortly to take service under the British East African Company.

There are symptoms that the cholera out* break in Spain is of the dreaded Asiatic type.

In the House of Commons, Mr Dillon aßked that the practice of "Bl;adowing" might be put a stop to. Mr Balfour said it would be done, provided Mr Dillon promised to abstaiu from intimidation, Mr Dillon said it was a brutal outrage, and if bloodshed occurred he would not be responsible. Mr Balfour retorted that it would bo well if Mr P<irnell did not repeat the crime, upon which a stormy sceDe ensued. .Eventually Mr Balfour withdrew the word " crime," and substituted " boycotting and intimidation."

Messrs Dillon, O'Brien, and John Redmond go on a tour through America in August.

The Priaoe of Wales opposes the idea of holding an International Exhibition in London, and the project will probably be abandoned.

The statement is confirmed that Mr Buchauan, the British Consul in the Shiro" district, shot two Sepoys and burned the Portuguese flags.

The Government have acoepted Mr Heneage's amendment deolarfng that tho pay» moot of compensation shall not create a vested interest in licenses.

It is reported that the Nihilists have undermined the palace at Galschiua. Numerous arrests have been made.

An outbreak of cholera has caused a panic at Valencia, Puebla, and Derugat. Twothirda of the population have lied. Ninety deaths are reported already.

Mr W. H. Smith, in the House of Commons, gave notice of a resolution tD resume the Government Bills at the same stage next session. Mr Gladstone approv jd of the aotion of the Government. Mr Smith announced that he would proceed with the Tithes, Police, Western Australian Enabling, and Local Taxation Bills, and oarry over the Irish Land Purchase Bills.

By an explosion in a mine at Dunbar, Pennsylvania, 50 miners have been entombed.

The Nihilidts Committee has announced ita intention to resume euergetio aotion for the purpose of putting an end to absolutism, which in Russia takes the f >>rm of unsupportable doapotism. The arrests made are numeroue. The Government of the Argentine Repub*

lio baa cancelled 30 uiillious of illegally iasued dollar notes.

It is rumored in New York that Mozambique troops have been sent to Angola to repel' English aggression.

A Portuguese journal predicts that a serious conflict will take plaoe at Mrz\mbiqne. The Portuguese Government require the burning of the Portuguese flags in the Shire district, Africa, by the British Consul to be explained. Reports have reached Cairo that the Mahdi has released the Europeans imprisoned at Khartoum.

The agreement between England and Germany over the East African question has been signed, and it turns out that the forecast published by 'The Times' was correct. Germany touches the Congo frontier from Lake Tanganyika to the first degree of south latitude. Zanzibar cedes the sovereign rights of the East Coast to Germany and England, while the latter cedes Heligoland to Germany. Germany receives free transit to Lake Nyassa and the Congo, and surrenders the coast line f ro.n Witu to Juba, leaving England without a competitor, except Italy, to the borders of Egypt.

The English and German presß generally applaud the settlement of the East African difficulty, Tho Emperor is represented as being delighted at the cession of Heligoland.

It has baen stipulated that the residents in Heligoland shall be free from conscription, and that tho customs duties shall not be altered for 20 years.