HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8731, 1 March 1894, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

j Press Association—By Tele_r_ph—Copyrijbt. i ZAMBESI TELEGRAPH LINE. ( London, February 27. The Portuguese Government oppose the passage of the Zambesi telegraph line through Portuguese territory. UGANDA. Sir Arthur Hardinge succeeds Sir G-. Portal as Commissioner of Uganda. A WILFUL HEIRESS. In consequeuce of ber friends urging a distasteful marriage on her, an American heiress named Hopkins, who was staying at Leamington, Spa, married a policeman with whom she had only been acquainted a month. THE RIVAL INSTITUTES. At the annual meeting of the Colonial Institute, after a warm discussion, the Fellows of the Institute reaffirmed their refusal to amalgamate with the Imperial Institute. WOOD PAVEMENT. February 28. The Marylebone Vestry has bought seventy-five thousand blocks of Tasnr.anian stringy bark for road paving. The price paid was £5 per 1000. NATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades' Union Congress has convened a National Labour Conference to meet in London on March 17th, to draw up a protest against the action of the House of Lords iv connection with the Employers' Liability Bill. - BILLIARDS. I Roberts, playing against. Memmott lin a game of 20,000 up, made a record break of 248 entirely of cannons. Memmoic is playing well, and is likely to occupy a good position at the finish. THE FRENCH IN TIMBUCTOO. Paris, February 27. A column of French troops have reinforced the garrison who hold Timbuctoo. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS. The Journal dts Debate thinks the projected meeting of the ' Austrian and German Emperors enhances the prospects of concerted and prolonged peace. FRENCH DUTY ON CORN. February 28. . The Senate, by a large majority, has adopted the duty on corn. THE AMERICAN TARIFF BILL. Washington, February 27. The President is disgusted at the disputes among the D.mocratio Senators over the Tariff .bill. HONOLULU. The final report issued by the Foreign Committee of the Senate justifies Mr Stevens's action in Honolulu except in declaring a Protectorate, though the report admits tbat the line takeu by him leads towards annexation. THE SILVER QUESTION. Calcutta, February 28. A mass meeting attended by both Europeans and natives passed resolutions calling on the Government to Bettle the silver question by bringing about a general' agreement of all nations. A PRISONER RELEASED. Ottawa, February 27. McCreevy, who waa imprisoned on account of frauds on the Government, has been released. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. St. Petersburg, February 27. A boiler exploded in a foundry at Alexandrovak. Seventy-five persons were killed and ten seriously injured. ATROCIOUS CRIMES. Rome, February 27. Several persons are being tried in Sicily for strangling and burying alive the inmates of the Modica Orphanage. They are also charged with robbing the institution of funds contributed for its maintenance. A REPORT DENIED. Capetown, February 27. Some weeks ago Captain Francis, of Raaf's Rangers, was reported to have stated to a newspaper reporter that he saw wounded Matabele shot down by the Becbuanaland police, and that he himself shot two prisoners and his men four prisoners. Captain Francis now denies that he made the statements I attributed to him in the interview. j ROBBERY BY A BANK CLERK. February 28. j A clerk in the Bank of South Africa at Johannesburg has robbed the institution of £3000.