HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6627, 18 December 1886, Page 3

HOME AND FOREIGN.

■■ tBITJTBB'S TXLBQBAXB.3 Received December 17th, 11.5 p.m. i .PROSECUTION OP AN IRISH I ' EDITOR. ' London, December 16. Government have decided to prosecute MacHngh, editor of the Sligo Champion, on aeoonnt cf a speech delivered at a Land League meeting, inciting Irish I tenants to boycotting and to the committal of agrarian outrages. -. BeceiTec Baoember 17th, 11.5 p.m. INCREASE OF THE GERMAN 3 ARMY. .. ' ! k Bbblin, D.cember 16. A Ooamittee of the xfeichstsg voted an increase of the German army on an effeotivlf peace footing to 450,000 for a term of Jthree years, thos rejecting the demands of the Government that it should b? increased to 468,000 for seven years. ' ,i 4 Bttsfrad Deoember 17tb, IJO ajn. ARBBST OF LAND LEAGUERS. London, Deoember 17. Dillon, O'Brien, Harris and O'Sheehy, prominent Land League supporters, have been arrested at Longfares. Biecsrred Deoember 17th, 12.40 p.m. OCCUPATION OF EGYPT. Albxandeia, Decembar 16. General Stephenson, Commander of the British Forces in Egypt, has submitted details of a scheme for the reduction ef the aVnny of Occupation, ia accordance, with fte dewisica. of the Government. Received Deoember 17th, 12.40 p.m. A FIFTY DAYS'JFAST. Pabis, December 16. Steffano Mengetti, a young Italian artist, completed a fast of fifty days. He was very much emaciated, but otherwise there were no ill effects. [sfxciaii 10 rnxss association.] Beeeired December 18th, 1.10 a.m. THE ITALIAN ARMY. London December 17. General Ceeare Ricotti Magnani, the Italian Minister of War, states that Italy is able to mobilise half a million of men immediately if war shonld be declared.