HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7781, 7 February 1891, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(P_„ PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received February 6th, 10.30 a._u THREATENED WAR. Nkw York, February 5. Advices from Central America report that war between Guatemala and Honduras is imminent, GERMAN NEWS Berlin, February 5. The Reichstag has voted ,£IO,OOO for! exploring Africa, Bismarck, replying to a deputation, said that attempts were being made to disrupt the edifice of the Empire. THE OPORTO Dli-TUUBANO-.. Received February 6th, 10.10 a.m. Lisbon, February 5. One hundred rebels were killed in the Oporto entente. THE F&ENCH TARIFF. Paris, February 5. The French Customs Committee has voted a surtax of three francs sixty centimetres on bonded wools from Australia and the Cape. ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY. -London, February 5. \ The Convocation of Oxford _,University h*_s granted the University '■ of Adelaide the privileges conferred under the Colonial And London. University Statute. Received February 6th, 11 a.n_ THE DISABILITIES BILL. London, February 5. During the debate on the Religious Disabilities Bill, Mr W. H. Smith pointed out that in the event of Home Rule being granted to Ireland, the Viceroy would be the ohly link connecting the country with the throne, and it waa essential he should be a Protestant, as the. Catholics regarded their allegiance as due to the Pope before the Queen. It is, however, considered certain in politioal oiroles that the measure will pass later on.

KNIGHTED.

Sir E. Abel, Secretary to t_ie Imperial Institute, has been made K.CM.G, ALLEGED CURE OF ANTHRAX* Professor Hanken, of Cambridge, has mode successful experiments for the oure of anthrax, in sheep, with an injection extracted from the spleen of rats mixed with 50 per dent, of glycerine. THIE BARINGS. , The Syndicate carrying tin Barings' business, has decided to take over the assets at the official estimate., _HE _*ACIFI_ CABtOS. "; It is proposed that? ;*ti Conference should be held iv May between the .representatives of Canada and. Australia on the question of the Pacific cable. ,' ' •-'■ DIVIDEND* " The National Mortgage and Aganoj.; Company of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 5 per cent. ' ; ! Received February. 7tb, 1 a._t- , PORTUGAL AND MANILA LAND. CAPBTOW-fj February 6. Mr Gecil Ehodea, the Premier, repudiate.' t]he * statements 'tfi-t (#4-.<*B-> (dons have been made to Portugal in Manicaland, and he refuses to grant the Portuguese Government a strip of territory across the continent.

, 'AliElil-ANr CU_lKS_TQ&i >a. W_B_iNOTO-? t Februaty aßi The silver party. will probably make an attabk on the Free Coinage Supply Bill.; ; v. : .,'.. ■■ -. ■■■■•■ .' iU ' 1 a plat, .';;,;,;': Sardou'a play, " Thermidori w which has been prohibited in Paris owing to the Radicals objecting to the oritioisms itt it on Robesplerrei will shprtlv ba prodnded in Lohdoii, $.>*• Australia. ■.•■...-. -;