HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8030, 26 November 1891, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(VSR PBBSS ASSOCIATION). Received November 23th, 10 sum. EXCLUSION OF BOOKMAKERS. Vienna, November 23. Bookmakers are now excluded from the Vienna racecourse. THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO. Tangibrs, November 23. The Sultan of Morocco 'conducts a military expedition in Northern Morocco in March. Received November 25th. 11 a.m. THE SPANISH CABINET. Madrid, November 24. Senor Del Canovas has succeeded in reconstructing the Cabinet, but the new Ministry is considered weak. BAPTISED JEWS. St. Pbtbbsburq, November 24. An enormous number of Jews were baptised at Warsaw to avoid banishment. INFLUENZA. During October 30,000 persons were attacked by influenza in Lemberg. H.M.S. SWINGER. London, November 24. H.M.s. Swinger has arrived at Plymouth. She waa hove to for fifty-iive hours iv a gale off Gibraltar, POSTAGE KATES. The uniform rate of Jd for every 2oz on books, newspapers aud pattorns between Great Britain and the colonies comes iuto operation in January. Received November 25th, 12.15 a.m. POLICE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOCIALISTS. London, November 24. The police are proceeding against Socialists in London. GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME. In a letter General Booth states that the opposition iv Australia to his project for forming oversea colonies is confined to the Godless classes and schismatics. COLONEL WISSMAN. Cairo, November 24. Colouel Wiseman is lying seriously ill in this oity. ' STARVING EXILES. Tbhbbak, November 24. The exiles on the Persian frontier are on the verge of starvation,. THE JEWISH FUGITIVES. Capetown, November 24. Sir ■ Heury Loch fo supporting a movement here to assist the Jewish fugitives, and has subscribed to the funds! RAIN MAKING EXPERIMENTS. Calcutta, November 24. . Bain makiug experiments on an extensive scale have been carried out east of Calcutta. The explosives were fired at the height of 600 ft, but failed to bring down rain. PROPOSED ABOLITION OF TfiOOPSHIPS. It is proposed to partially abolish troopships, and to arrange with the steamship Companies to transport troops iv future. Received November 23th, 7.40 p.m. ILLNESS OF COUNT GLKICHEN. Lowdoh, November 24. ■ The Queen hag paid a visit to Prince Gleicheu, who recently suffered from typhoid feyer, aud is now reported to have cancer. COURT MARTIAL. Lieut, Freemantle, who was implicated in the shooting of. a fisherman off Plymouth, will be court-martiaUed, SUICIDE OF A BROKER. Morgan, a Liverpool broker, a son* in-law of Whally, tho deeeaned solicitor, has commitced suicide owifcg to the Blackburn disclosures. ILLNESS OF LORD DERBY. Lord Derby is seriously ill, THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. Sir G. T. Badau Powell is mentioned as likely to succeed Lord Onalow. Received November 25th, 9.20 p.m. THE BANK AND SIR T. MoILWRAITH. I Losdon, November 24. Mr "Wm. Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England, declares that the debate which took place in the Queensland Parliament, on Sir Tboa. Mellwraith's charges against the Bank is no satisfaction, but he expresses himself confident that tho pablio will accepc the Bank's reply posted on October 9 th, which is a complete answer to Sir Thos. Mcllwraith. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS' A great many Clubs, including Universities as well as soma of the counties, are willing to arrange matches with an Australian Eleven. Hewived November 23th, 12.45 a.m. SUPPOSED LOSS OF A STEAMER. London, November 25. It is feared that the steamer Hossend Castle, of 1127 tons, has bee lost in the Bay of Biscay with aU hands.* EXECUTIONS IN CHINA. Hoko KoHff, November 25. The Chinese Government ia beheading the authors of incendiary placards posted about the town. AN ABCHBISHOP FINED. Paris, November 25. The Archbishop of Aix has been fined 3000 francs for insulting M. Clement Failures, Minister of Justice and Worship. .