HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10058, 9 June 1898, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Received June Bth, 9.30 a.m. THE ARMENIANS. Constantinople, June 7. M. Ziuovieff, the Russian Minister at Constantinople, is pressing the Porte to reinstate in their homes 40,000 Armenians in the Caucasus. THE REVOLT AT FERGHANA. St. Petersburg, June 7. The Emir of Bokhara has advised the Czar to remove the fanatics who revolted against the Russians at Ferghana to the Pamirs. HORSES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. London, June 7. The British Government is purchasing large numbers of horses at Southampton for military service in South Africa. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Lord Brassey and the Earl of Jersey have joined the Committee formed to promote an Angl6-American Alliance. DISCOVERY OF A NEW GAS. Professor Ramsay, of the University College, London, has discovered a new gas and named it " Crypaon." GREECE AND TURKEY. Athens, June 7. The Greeks have re-occupied Turnavo and Volo, the last points held by the Turks in Thessaly. Received June 9th, 1 a.m. LOAN FOR INDIA. London, June 8. The House of Commons sanctions the Indian loan of ten millions, for railway extension, and to provide a reserve fund in the event of war or famine. Received June 9th, 1.20 a.m. ; THE QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY. London, June 8. Sir H. Tozer, Agent-General for Queensland, has represented to Mr. Chamberlain that foreign sugar bounties and subsidies to cheap continental steamship lines, were prejudicial to Queensland, and he hoped the Belgian Conference would abolish bounties, or impose countervailing duties. THE TRADE RETURNS OF VICTORIA. Lord Brassey read a paper before the Chamber of Commerce meeting at Salters , Hall on the trade resources of Victoria. Lord Loch congratulated Victoria on her return to prosperity. AUSTRALASIAN CLUB IN LONDON. A provisional committee has been appointed to form an Australasian Club in the city. BRITISH IMPOJRTS AND EXPORTS. The Board of Trade returns for May show that the imports increased £1,360,030, and the exports decreased £1,430,792. A NEW SHIELD. Captain Causdell, of Sydney, has lodged with the War Office a steel folding shovel shield, the invention of Colonel Rowe, of ihe Sydney engineer force. The shields are for the use of infantry, and are very light "When in action the soldier may plant it on the ground, lie down behind it, and fire through loopj holes. Trials are to be made during the summer.