HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8485, 17 May 1893, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Pi*** A»»«__Uod—El*3tett T-!«BT_©h—Copyright. THE TROUBLE IN SAMOA London, May 15. A Blue Book ou Samoan affairs has just been published, from which it appears that T. B. Cusaok Smith. British Consul, wrote iv September that while Judge Cedercrantz and Baron Pilsach retained office tbe treaty would be a complete failure.

THE HULL STRIKE. Dockers ou strike in Hull express displeasure at the terms arranged by their delegates with the shipowners. THE QUEEN AND COLONIAL VOLUNTEER OFFICERS. The Queeu has approved of the decoration of colonial officers. FAILURES ON THE EXCHANGE. Three additional failures ou the Exchange are reported, one of a serious character. THE FENIANS AND HOME RULE. A Fenian council in Cork has denounced the Clan-na-Gael, owing to the latter approving of autonomy. A Fenian circular declares that the Home Rule Bill surrenders national rights, and supplies Home facilities to help the cause. THE SYNOTT EXPLOSION. The police, after euquiry into the Synott explosion, decided it was not the work of Fenians, It is said that two suspects have been identified, and are being watched in Dublin. THE HOME RULE BILL. Iv the House of Commons, an ameudment moved by Mr Victor C. W. Cavendish, expressly definiug the powers of the Irish Parliament, was rejected by 47. SALE OF CEREALS. A Parliamentary Select Committee recommends that the sale of cereals in Great Britain should be by weight, 112 Imperial pounds. ENGLAND AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Vienna, May 15. In his farewell speech Sir A. B. Paget, the British Ambassador, eulogised the alliance between Austria and England. The Vienna Press is gratified and impressed with bis speech, which it interprets as showing that England favours the Triple Alliance. FALL OF A CHANDELIER. Paris, May 15. During a State dinner in the city a chandelier crashed on one of the tables, inflicting a severe gash on the head of M. Challemel Lacour, a well-known member of the Seuate. The injured man is progressing favourably. COLLIERY ACCIDENT. New York, May 15. A sad colliery accident, is reported from Michigan. While a cage containing teu miners was ascendiug the the engineer over wouud the cable and the cage fell a thousand feet, the occupants being terribly mangled. REBELLION IN NICARAGUA. News has been received that entire Nicaragua is iv rebellion, Dr. Robert Sacasa, the President, only holding the capital. The Government troops have thrice been defeated by the rebels and lost heavily. CHINESE EXCLUSION. May 16. The Supreme Court has decided (one Judge dissenting) that the Chinese Exclusion Act is legal in the enforcement of deporting of unregistered Chinamen.

MURDER BY NIHILISTS. St. Petersbuiig, May 15. Nihilists have murdered a student in Plussa for refusing to fulfil a pledge to kill the Czar and Czarewitch.