HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9521, 14 September 1896, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Coyprinht. THE SHIP DALGONAR. * London; September 11. The ship Dalgonar, from Liverpool to Sydney, which put into St. Vincent with her cargo on fire, has been towed back to Liverpool. THE TEADES CONGEESS. The Trades Congress demands pensions for aged workers, an amnesty for all political offenders, and the public control of education. A DISASTROUS HUERICANE. Paris, September 11. A hurricane which struck Paris to-day in a few minutes unroofed the Palace of Justice, a number of theatres and other structures. Many buildings were blown bodily into the Seine. Omnibuses were upset in all directions and fifty people were killed or injured. THE CRETAN RISING. j Athens, September 11. j It is explained that the sentences referred to yesterday apply to prisoners under the ordinary laws, and the officers are not included. THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT. Cairo, September 12. There is a fresh outbreak of cholera here, and many British doctors have been summoned to attend the sick. It is reported that 2000 Egyptian soldiers in the Soudan have succumbed to the disease. EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Zanzibar, September 12. The Dhauis have occupied Lado, in the Equatorial province. MINING IN THE RAND. Pretoria, September 12. The Volksraad has amended the mining laws, and to a large extent has embodied in the new measure the demand of the Raud in dealing with auriferous country. A CHINESE LOAN. Shanghai, September 12. China is about to place on the market a six million loan, with a minimum of 99. ALIEN LABOUR BILL. Ottawa, September 11. Mr Laurier, the Premier, announced that he would next session introduce an Alien Labour Bill to retaliate upon the United States unless the hostility to Canadian workmen shown by that country is withdrawn.