HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8677, 29 December 1893, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Jft___ _jaoci__an—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW. GUINEA. London, December 27. The Marquis of Ripon has agreed to the proposed new boundary between the Rhtiih and Dutcn territory in Kaw Guinea. THE QUEEN. The Queen will start for Florence tan March 22 ad. She will remain t_*re for one month and then proceed to -axe-Coborg, where Her Majesty will stay a week. *_HE TIMES" ON THE ALDIS CASE. Th* Times this morning makes reference to the dismissal of Professor Aldis by the Auckland University Coaxteil, and says that until the Council explains their action in treattag him as they have done, it will be ___po*_ibie for men cf sound character lo ra_Q-_.t_.eui a successor. The concise, of the University Council in this matter will result in serious injury to i__ cause of education in the colony. STRENGTHENING THE BRITISH NAVY. It is announced that the Admiralty -*_ decided to strengthen the British Navy, and make it stronger thau it has been during any previous period of peace. TERM OF PARLIAMENT. Mr Gladstone say a he does not Isie&d dozing the present session to kgi&laie in the direction of reducing the term of Parliaments. H.M.S. RINGDOVE. December 2S. B_M_S% Ringdove has been recom-*B___t-_-i_d for another term of service ca the Australian station, and a fresh crew for the Teasel will leave next smith. A PACIFIC CABLE. 3_r Sandford Fleming Las arranged for another meeting with Sir Charles Tapper respecting the grant of an Imperial subsidy towards the laying of a Pacific cable. NJ-T-VB RIOT AT JOHANNESBERG. Cajpetows, December 27. Ek-tiog has occurred among the native miners employed in the gold -sices near Johannes-erg. Two thousand of them indulged in a furious combat, in which some hundreds were w©o_.d-d. RUS-lAN JEWS, St. P_t__£Buh_, December 27. Money ia beiug supplied to Russian Jew* to enable them to emigrate to Aas-rica, but Mr Gresham, "Secretary of State for the Uui.ed States, has -*-fcme_ the Russian Government that *d-__*i_- into that country will be r_f_s«_ to this class of emigrants. THE RIOTS IN SICILY. Ko_*e, December 27. The riots in Sicily still continue. In _______ sett a, one of the fortified cities en the is.aad, the mob fired on the Town Hall and the Mayor's residence. Signet Crispi has promised to help the working ci_>_es to obtain remission of the unfair taxation if they stop the disorder. PSOPOiED MONETARY CONFERKNCE* Seuator Cbaadier suggests tuat the -Bated State* a_to_!d iuvi.*. represeutatiret of the various nations to a fresh Monetary Conference. RUMOURED ATTEMPED SUICIDE. _"______«, December 28. It is rumoured in Be.!m .that the Archduke Otto, of Austria, lias **t*»p.ed to commit suicide.