HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9176, 6 August 1895, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

i Press A-sociation- By Teletrraph-Copvrisht, I THE GEOGRAPHICAL CON- ; GRESS. London, August _. Tbe Geographical Congress will " hnkl its next meeting at "Berlin in 1809. ! OPENING OF A NEW GRAVING - | DOCK. j ! Tho Prince of Wales yesterday op-, nod a; Southampton the new I i graving dock, which is the largest in i the world. • THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH ; AUSTRALIA. 1 The Queen invested Sir T. Fowell ( Buxton, the new Governor of South i J Australia, with the Order of St. Michael and St. George at Windsor. ; AN IMPORTANT DECISION. The Court of Queen's Bench has ; decided that the executors of Mrs Frances Tollemache are not liable for probate duty in England on £112,000 > invested in New Zealand, upon which . duty has been paid in that colony. NAVAL APPOINTMENT. ! Captain Chas. E. Enson has been ■ appointed Commander of the Orlando. OBITUARY. The death is announced of Joseph Thomson, the explorer. CHITRAL. August 5. Tho Simla correspondent of The Times telegraphs that the Benoah district of Chitral will remain under tribal rule, and the Khan of Dir will administer the Baiall Valley. A POWERFUL RING. Shippers generally admit that a powerful ring exists, and the Shipping Companies are working under a mutual agreement. The excuse put forward for not tendering was that the conditions would require weekly boats, involving twenty-eight in five months. They also objected to the power given to dismiss steamers empty at short notice. Messrs Nelson and other importers regret the result, which they attribute partly to the conditions imposed and also to the shippers' fear of breaking up business relations. Messrs Stimpson and Malthouse denounce tho present monopoly, and urge the colonies to cooperate. The latter suggests that the Government should give a subsidy. It is reported that the shippers consulted the Mail Companies before the decision was arrived at. THE MACEDONIAN INSURRECTION. London, August 5. Tho Daily Chronicle's correspondent reports tbat the insurgents in Macedonia defeated the Turks at Strumtiza with the loss of five hundred to one hundred. FAILURE OF BANKERS. Rome, August 4. Birged Bros., bankers, of Genoa, have failed for twenty million lire. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the principals. BULGARIAN AFFAIRS. • Sofia, August 4. The organ of the Zankoff party at Sofia urges Prince Ferdinand to abdicate in favour of Prince George of Greece. The delegates who went on the mission to Russia received an ovation on their return. Archbishop Clement addressed the crowd, dwelling on the common interests of Bulgaria and Russia. M. MATAKIEFF. August 5. M. Matakteff is still alive. BREAD RIOTS IN PERSIA. Teheran, August 4. Bread riots have taken place at Tabriz, in Persia.. The bazaars were closed, and the troops dispersed the mob, twenty of whom were killed. The bodies were taken to the Russian Consul, whose protection was invoked. EXCITEMENT IN NEWFOUNDLAND. St. Johns, August 4. Intense excitement has been caused in Newfoundland by the revelation that four Directors of the Union Bank overdrew two and a half million dollars, representing nearly the whole amount overdrawn.