HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9096, 6 May 1895, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

TRUST AND AGENCY OF AUSTRALASIA.

Losdok, May 3

The Trust and Agency of Australasia declares a dividend of 20 per cent, and a bonus of per cent.

OBITUARY. The death is announced of the Earl of Pembroke.

[George Robert Charles Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, was tha eldest son of Lord Herbert of Lea (Sidney Herbert). He was bora in 1850, and educated at Eton. From 1867 to 1870 he travelled in New Zealand, Australia, and the South Seas, and wrote, conjointly with Dr. George King3ley, "South Sea Bubbles,' , and "Roots." besides various articles. From 1874 to 1875 he was Under-Secretary of State for War, but was obliged to resign on account of ill-health. Since that time ho has not taken a prominent part in politics.]

LORD HOPETOUN.

Lord Hopetoun, the ex-Governor of Victoria, has arrived, after a short stay in Paris. He will have an interview with the Marquis of Ripon at an early date. THE COUNTESS RUSSELL APPEALS. The Countess Russell appeals against the adverse decision in her suit for the restitution of conjugal rights.

THE ARMENIANS.

Eussia, Great Britain, and France will shortly present to the Porte a scheme for reform in Armenia. The Porte has already approved of a scheme enabling the Armenians to take part in the provincial administration. OSCAE WILDE'S CASE. Bail has been allowed in Oscar Wilde's case. May 4. Oscar Wilde was admitted to bail, himself in £2500 and two sureties in £1250 each. ANNEXATION OF UMBEZERA. In fhe House of Commons, Mr S. C. Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary for the Colonial Office, stated that the Government would adhere to their determination to annex Umbezera, and that Transvaal had no cause to complain, having failed to exercise the right to construct a railway to the coast, which had now lapsed. NEW PLYMOUTH BONDHOLDEES. The New Plymouth bondholders have requested Mr Ward to agree to refer to arbitration the question as to the rights of the holders to regain the original land endowments, and are dissatisfied with his offer to refer the matter to the Government. The bondholders are pressing- their claims urgently. FRICTION IN THE CABINET. There is said to be strong friction in the Cabinet owing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer pressing his Local Veto Bill, and this is believed to explain Sir W. V. Harcourt's implied early retirement from office. LOED EOSEBEEY. The Daily News denies that Lord Eosebery retires from the Premiership.

COSTA RICA PACKET.

Sir E. Grey, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said a Convention to settle the terms of arbitration with regard to the seizure of the barque Costa Bica Packet, and the imprisonment of Captain Carpenter, will shortly be signed.

THE OMNIBUS STBIKE.

Paris, May 3.

Two of the leaders of the omnibus strike have been sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

EESIGNATION OP COUNT KALNOKY.

Vienna, May 5.

Count Kalnoky has resigned owing to Count D. Banffya, the Hungarian Premier, having prematurely stated that the former had protested to the Italian Government against the action of the Papal Nuncio in Vienna in fostering a clerical agitation against the Hungarian Government.

CANADIAN DEFICIT. Otawta, May 5.

The Canadian deficit amounts to 4,500,000 dollars. The Government propose a duty of half a cent, per pound on raw sugar.

THE DUKE OF OBLEANS.

"Washington, May 3. The Duke of Orleans is improving. A FATAL CYCLONE.

May 5.

By a cyclone at Sioux Falls fiftytwo people were killed. In some instances children were carried half a mile by the force of the wind.