HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7864, 15 May 1891, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Received May 14th, 10.30 a.m. AN EXTRAVAGANT GOVERNMENT. Washington, May 13. Ex-President Cleveland strongly denounces the wicked extravagance of President Harrison's Government in squandering money on subsidies and pensions. THE BACCARAT CASE. London, May 13. The baccarat case will be heard on June Ist. THE PRINCE OF WALES' DEBTS. Truth says that the Queen is advancing a sum running into six figures to redeem the mortgage on the Sandringham estate, besides which she has given the Prince of Wales many sums during the last five-and-twenty years. Received May llth, 10.40 a._a, NEW BANK LAW. Capetown, May 13. A new bank law has been passed by the Cape Parliament, giving greater security to the depositors by means of State supervision. A LARGE RETINUE. London, May 13. The Emperor of Germany proposed to bring a retinue oi seventy with him on his visit to England in July, but the Queen bas requested him to reduce the number. LONDON UNIVERSITY. London, May 13. The Convocation of the London University by a majority of 264 rejected a proposal for the re-construction of the Charter. EX-QUEEN NATALIE. Belgrade, May 13. Owing to the desire of the Czar Servia is using conciliatory measures towards ex-Queen Natalie. A CATHOLIC HONOR. Rome, May 13. The Pope has conferred the Countahip of the Holy Roman Empire on the Premier of Quebec. Received May 14th, l p.m. POSTAL CONFERENCE. London, May 13. Sir Graham Berry and Sir Saul Samuel leave for Vienna on Friday to attend the Postal Conference. Sir Charles Tupper and Sir E. C. Braddon will not leave till the end of tha month. Sir A. Blyth, Sir F. Dillon Bell and Sir J. F. Garrick will not attend. -VICTORIAN RIFLE TEAM. The Victorian rifle shooting team has arrived, They reoeived a suitable reception. EARTHQUAKE I& CEYLON. C___cttma, May 13. A severe earthquake has been experienced in Ceylon, but no particulars as to damage are to hand. Kecolv.d May 14th. 8.30 p.m. HANSARD PUBLISHING UNION. London, May 13. In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice to-day. Justice Sir W. J. Chitty grauted an order for the compulsory winding up -of the Hansard Publishing Uniou, and preventing the Union from further working on borrowed capital. Received May 15th. 12.30 a.n_. THE AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS. London, May 14. The Australian torpedo gunboat Karrakatta has completed a ten days' cruise, which was a thorough success. The cruiser Wallaroo -.ails for Sydney on the 18th.