HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7528, 18 April 1890, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

f_-_.-__rSS Afl-OCIATIOM.I Received April 17th, 1_» pjn. SUCCI'S FAST.

London, April 16. Succi, the Italian faster, who undertook to fast for forty days, has now finished thirty days, His strength still keeps up, and he is confident of accomplishing hia task. Received April 17th, 12.20 jmb. LORD HARTINGTON. London, April 16. It is understood Sir G. Trevelynn will oppose the Marquis of Hartington for Rossendale at the next general election. OBITUARY. McKay, the African exploier, is dead. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. In giving evidence before a Committee on the Western Australian Bill, Sir F, N. Broome would reject the Bill if the south-west portion of the country were specially reserved for Imperial emigration purposes. Sir A. Campbell concurred in this opinion. THE LATE BISHOP OF DOVER. ~ The remains of the late Bishop Parry will be buried at Canterbury. THE O'SHEA DIVORCE CASE. The rumor that O'Shea's action has been settled is denied. . Mr Parnell has filed an answer to the allegation making him co-respondent. The hearing of the action has been fixed for July. ~'■"' BEER DUTIES. It is understood the Chancellor of the Exchequer intends to remit the additional beer .duties lately imposed. PONSONBY EVICTIONS. A number of English delegates from members of the House of. Commonhave gone over to Ireland to press the eviction on the POnsonby estate. Troopa have been massed to assist the officers of the law in ejecting the tenants. STANLEY AND EMIN. It is stated Germans are bitter at Stanley's repeated attacks on Emm, and that letters sent to Stanley in Africa have been intercepted. Received April 17th, 1 p__u THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN. London, April 16. Mr T. Sexton, M.P., Lord-Mayor of Dublin, has returned his surplus salary to the Corporation Treasury, ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL. The Times doubts whether .he-otder to abandon the expedition against Mpondo will be obeyed by. the Portuguese officials, ~ j THE EGxTKAN^DEBT. 7 _-____-, April 16. Messrs Tigrans and Palmer, Financial Advisers to the Egyptian Government, who were recently appointed by the Khedive delegates to the French Government,. have bad a favorable interview with M. Nibot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, relative to the conversion scheme.,

PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE. WABHINQTON, April 16. Consideration of schemes for a PanAmericau Bank and Railway have been deferred, and the Conference closed. SWAZILAND. Capetown, April 16. r The Capetown Press consider the retention of Swaziland a slap in the face to Sir H. Loch. . PRIZE FIGHTS LEGALISED. Washington, April 16. The State oi Virginia has legalised prize fights within its boundaries, much to the indignation of other sections of the country. YACHTING. A yacht race for the American Cup is being arranged.

Received April 17th, 12.-5 p_x_ BOULANGERS PLANS STOLEN. Paris, April 16. It is stated that at the time of the Schnaebele incident in April, 1887, a female spy stole Boulanger's plans, which he had drawn up in the event of that official's arrest leading to an outbreak of war with Germany.

, Received April 17th, JL-O wn.,. .. PRESIDENT GARNOT. Paris, April 16. President Carnot has started on a tour to Toulon and through Corsica, MARRIAGE, Vienna, April 16. Princess V-derie, the youngest child of the Emperor of Austria, is to be married to Archduke Francis in July. Beoeived April 18th, 1.55 a,m. . A COLONIAL ACTRESS. London, April 17, Amy Horton (Mrs HepburnV has been engaged to appear in a burlesque written by Fergus Hume. JIB STA_.LEY, It is reported that Stanley will shortly be appointed Governor of British East Africa. THE YORK CONVOCATION. I The Upper House of the York Convocation, on the motion of Bishop Moorhouse, instmoted the clergy to encourage Boards of Conciliation for the settlement of industrial disputes and the extension of co-operative ! production. The Lower House protested against the Divorce Act, and l expressed sympathy with theclergy.