HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8964, 30 November 1894, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright UNIFICATION OF LONDON. London, November 27. The report of the Royal Commission for the unification of London, which proposes to create eight ' district Councils under one central authority which should have the control of the city area, has been approved by the London County Council. GREAT BRITAIN AND HAWAII. Great Britain recognises the Hawaiian Republic. BIMETALLISM. j The Marquis of Salisbury, in a letter, refers to bi-metaliism as a sub- j ject of Bupreme importance to the' Empire. SAVINGS BANK INTEREST. I November 28. The Daily Telegraph announces thab I the Chancellor of the Exchequer intends to reduce the rate of interest on deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank to 2 per cent. i LONDON BANK OF AUSTRALIA. ' . November 29, The London Bank of Australia has j announced that ib will repay the second instalment of deposits in July 1895, instead of in 1899. POLITICAL SPIES. Paris, November 28. ' Tbe French War Office has formally declared tbat there are a hundred i political spies in Paris, and demands their arrest. The Press declares that the German Embassy is the chief centre from which they emanate. ELECTORAL FORGERIES. November 29.. -During tho course of a trial at Toulouse the high po-itf sanctioned a wholesale system oi electoral forgeries. The ex-Midister, M. Constans, is implicated. THE CZAR AND CZARINA. St. Petersburg, November 27. There is popular amazement here at the Czar and Czarina driving Aboub without any guard. They have been welcomed everywhere with immense euthuciasm, aad ou> passing the Roman Catholic Cathedral received the .blessing of the clergy. RUSSIAN EXPLORATION EXPEDITION. Colonel Yanoff will have command of tbe Russian Exploration expedition in Thibet. > t REMISSION OF TAXES. November 28. The Czar remits 50,000,000 roubles of taxation to tho' poor. ARMENIAN REBELLION, November 29, The Armenians residing in the Caucasus, stirred up by the horrible details of the massacre at Bid is, are sending arms and men to assist the rebellion against Turkey. RUSSIAN COALING STATION. Constantinople, November 27. It is reported that Russia has applied to the Sultan for a coaling station in the Boaphorus. MISERY IN THE SOUDAN. Cairo, November 27. Father Rossignoli, who recently escaped from Khartoum, relates appalling corruption and .misery in the Soudan. He states that the Mahdi is sending three armies to operate against the Italian forces.

EXCITEMENT W-, JOHANNESBURG. Capetown, November 27. There is some excitement in Johannesburg ovsiiug to the Sanitary Board having forbidden the use of the English language during debates. The burghers are holding a conference with a view to aqtapt a uuited policy against foreigners. $■•;.■* FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. There is a popular feeling in Madagascar against tho French. The Queen herself is urging resistance. AMERICAN NAVY. . Washington, November 29. Six millions will be -pent on the Americau navy in 1895.

CABLE NEWS.