MISCELLANEOUS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3016, 29 November 1898, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

Twelve thousand Russian troops are joining the garrisons in Russian China bringing up the strength of the garrison at port Arthur to 50,000, and that at Talienwan to 15,000. Russia has given instructions for warships to be built at Philadelphia. They are intended for the East. Baldwin's Hotel and Iheatre in San. Frinciaco bave been uestroyed by fire. Tweaty per-ons lostth pir lives,including a man who had himself Bived four womeD. Noumean news states that the French Government intend to make Noumea the naval headquarters of French ships in the Pacific. A large dock is to be established The powers have decided to mamtain the Turkish flag at Crete. One hundred thousand Spaniards are in Cuba awaiting expatriation. America has supplied two million starving people on the island with rations. The Rev. Mr Hooner. ot Adelaide, in a paper read before Colonial lustitute London advocated systematic colonisation. He sketched out a scheme for settling 300,000 psople in 300 new Australian townships. Lee and Goodman, two directors of the West Australian Gold District Trading Corporation, have been arrested, charged at the instance of the public prosecutor with conspiring to defraud the public of a million and a half pounds. Accused were remanded and admitted to bail in .£3OOO each.— [It was Goodman who made the announcement cone rning an alleged atomic ore crusher which was abouG to revolutionise mining.] Madame Dreyfuse haa been allowed to cable to her husband. Since the Court of Cassation examined Colonel Picquart General Zurlinden has ordered him to be courtmartialled for forging the petit bleu and showing to lawyers documents concerning national dofence. General Zurlinden seeks to discredit Colonel Picquart before the appeals come on if the Court of Cassation directs a revision of the Dreyfus case. A great public memorial against the prosecution of Colonel Picqaart is being prepared. The English papers describe tha persecution and excitement in Paris as equal to that displayed in Zola's trial. The incident threatens a conflict between the military and civil powers. President M'Kinley has given hia approval to a proposal made by the Freemasons of Virginia to invite the Prince of Wales to attend the centenary of Washington's death. The London County Council refused to permit Sunday concerts at music and other halls for private gain, drawing a distinction between voluntary and commercial enterprise. The decision stops the Queen's Hall and similar classical concerts. The Sultan telegraphed to the Czar entreating him to relinquish his support to the appointment of Prince George of Greece as Governor of Crete. The Powers have formally appointed Prince George for a period of three years. The ceremony of formal appointment will be performed in Athens. The appointment is received with jubilations in Crete.