HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9386, 9 April 1896, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association— liy Telegraph—Copyright. OBITUARY. London, April 6. The death is announced of Count Mafctei. [Count Ctemr Mattel was born in Bologua in 1810. He was made Count by Pope Pius IX. in 1847 for the gift of au estate ou the Austrian borders. After a brief political career, the Count retired into private life Htid devoted himself chiefly i.o the study of medicine. He discovered several alleged remedies, to which he gave the name " Electricities," and which have provoked much controversy.] THE EASTERN QUESTION. Paris, April 7. The Armenian Committee here sent an agent to London to promote a rising in Macedonia, but the London Committee prevented an outbreak. THE CUBAN REBELLION. • I Madrid, April 7. 1 Spain is arranging to despatch forty thousand men as reinforcements to Cuba. Four ironclads are also ready to sail for Havannah. THE SPANISH NAVY. The Ministry have decided to ask the Corfces to sanction a grant of 28,000,000 pesetas towards increasing the strength of the navy. THE OLYMPIAN GAMES. Athens, April 8. At the Olympian games Flack, of Victoria, won the 1500 metre event in 4min 83sec. ILLEGAL SEIZURE. Washington, April 7. Mr A. Thomas, the United States Minister in Caracas, advises that the Venezuelan Government will release the British schooner seized for alleged violation of the.Customs regulations, as the seizure was illegal. EXPULSION OF A MISSIONARY. Washington, April 8. News has been received that Mr Napp, an American missionary, has been expelled from. Diarbekir, in Kurdistan, Asia Minor, despite the protests of the various Embassies, consequently American cruisers are assembling in the Gulf of Iskanderun.