HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9946, 27 January 1898, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric Zelegnpb** Copyright. Received January 2&tb, 9.50 a.m. THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT* London, January 25. The Imperial Parliament meets fo* the despatch of business on February Bth. The leaders of parties in the House of Commons have summoned their followers to attend the opening* as a discussion on matters of great public importance is expeoted. .THE MONEY-LENDING CASE. Lord Nevill was brought up at Bow street and remanded for a week on bail. The accused voluntarily re* turned from Paris to meet the allegations made against him. , OBITUARY. The death is announced of Mr George Dixon, the Liberal Unionist member for the Edgbasfcou Division of Birmingham. [Mr George Dixon was born in 1820, and educated at the Loeds Grammar School. He was Mayor of Birmingham in 1866, and represented Birmingham in Parliament? from 1867 to 1876. He represented Edgbiston since 1885.] Received Jamiury 27th, 0.17 ft.ni. CAPTURE BY A BRITISH FORGE. Reports from Lagos, West A£rie», state that the British force under Major Lugard, recently despatched to the Lagos Hinterland, have captured Okuta, near Ileshia. PIRATICAL DESPERADOES. News has been received that for many months certain districts in Borneo have been terrorised by a band of piratical desperadoes, led by a notorious renegade named Mat Sullen. The band made frequent descents upon the British settlements and posts, committing wholesale ravage and murder, eventually capturing Fort Farm, in North Borneo. A British foroe was despatched and recaptured the fortj Salleh succeeding in escaping. Received January 27th, 1.12 a.in. TREATY WITH ABYSSINIA. The British treaty with Abyssinia has been ratified, and Great Britain will shortly be represented at King Menelik's court. Received January 2&th, 9.60 k.m. REDUCTION OF CORN DUTX. Boms, January 25. Owing to the failure of the harvest the Italian Government has reduced the duty on corn to 5 lire per quintal until titie end of April. THE MOSLEM RIOTS IN CRETE. Athens, January 25. The ringleaders of theMoslem riote in Herakiion, Crete, have been arrested. The Moslems are furious sA this action on the part of "foe authorities and threaten to rush the Chriatiaa quarter. In response to an appeal Jbj the Governor of the atj t a party «

bluejackets landed from the warships for the purpose of restoring order.

A GAPE LOAN.

Capetown, Jamiavy 25. : The Gape Government recently ia* vited tenders for 3 per cent. inscribed stock to the amount of one and a quarter million. This amotffifr WAS. subsoribed fourfold, the average prioe being £102 18s 9d.

AMERICA AND CUBA.

Washington, January 86* ■ The Government: has ordered thw armoured cruiser Maine to proceed to Havanna. The vessel has nominally been sent to make a friendly call. Received January 37tb, 1.30 a.m. , AN EDITOR PONISHEB. - (Delayed in transmission.) Berun, January 25. The editor of the Berlin journal Kladdemdasch has been sentenced to two months for insulting the Emperor. The prosecution arose out of the publication of satirical comments upott the speech made by the Emperor at the dinner in honour of the departure of the aeooud German squadron under Prince Henry of Pruesi* for Eiao-ohou, the charge being one of lese Majesty. SPAIN AND AMERICA. New Yobk, January 26. The United States warship MataAf on arrival at ' Havanna, Cuba,HfW saluted by the forts. Spain is sending warships to American porta.