HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11377, 13 September 1902, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Arno-Ationnßy Blest*© Telegraplkv-Copyright. A BATTLESHIP ASHORE. {Received September 12fch, 9.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 11. The U.S. battleship. lowa is ashore at the. Island of Santa Catharina, off Bw-sil. A Brazilian warship has gone to _er ass_t_ace. A FRANOO-SPANISH TREATY. PARIS, September 11. An impression prevails in Paris that a Franco-Spanish alliance has been virtually arranged. FRENCH BANK ROBBERY. Eight thousand eight hundred pounds' worth of specie has been stolen from the Bank of France. THE PLEIONE. LONDON, September 11. Fifteen guineas per cent, has been paid to reinsure the Plekme, bound from Sydney to London. SWIMMING. Cavill (Sydney) beat __li_gtoa (Baottp) and Read (Sydney) over a quartet of a mile at Swindon. Time, $aim 40sec; [Although when he woli the Quartermile Amateur Championship of Austra* lasia at Wanganui on February _?t_ last, Cavill was credited with a record of smdn 3? 2-st_ sec, his latest performance is faster than any he had accomplished in Australia. His best time there was smin 49 3-sih sso, at Balmain, on December 21st, 1901. BilKngton's defeat may have been due to temporary loss of form, as only a few dayß ago ho defeated Read over a quarter of a mile in Smin Sosec.] DISASTROUS STORM IN KENT. A tremendous hailstorm ruined the crop* and fruit in inid-Keut. Two hop picker* were killed by lightning.

THE DUKE OF ORLEANS IN ' ENGLAND.

The Duke and Duchess of Orleans have arrived in London, King Edward having intimated that the door of England is •reopened to them.

[The Due d'Orleans is the pretender to the throne of France. The cable message recalls the fact that the Duke wrote a commendatory letter to Willette, the ignoble caricaturist of the French paper "Le Rlre," who had perpetrated a gross caricature Of the late Queen Victoria. It has been suggested by the Duke's defenders that he never aaw it. It has been said that it was written by one of his leading supporters in the fond hope that it would appeal to French Anglophobia. Many people preferred to give no credence to this gossip, and to accept another version of-the same story, that some subordinate was responsible for this deplorable breach o*f good taste.]

.THE KAISER AND THE POLES. BERLIN, September 11. The EAiser's speech has not allayed the excitement prevailing among the Poles.

[Having previously made a violent antiPolish speech, the Kaiser, on his arrival in Poland, endeavoured to adopt a mote conciliatory attitude. He said that hie regretted -that a section of his subjects of non-German origin experienced difficulty in accepting his Polish policy. It was a downright lie to assert that he had any intention of interfering with anyone's religion, nor would racial peculiarities or traditions be extirpated. He added, ,",My duty is to see that the province remains irrevocably bound ,to _*rusaia, and see that it becomes good Prussian and good German territory.] NORTHERN INVESTMENT COMPANY. (Received September 12th, i 0.40 p.m.)

LONDON, September'l2. The report of the Northern Investment Company of New Zealand shows a profit of £7952. A dividend of 6 per cent, is declared and £2309 is carried forward. THE CANADIAN GOVERNORGENERAL AND PRI-tfEER. Tiie Colonial Office do not anticipate any conflict between Sir W. Laurier and Earl Minto, since the Canadian Premier favours efficient defence of the Dominion. STANDAJRD OIL TRUST. Laffan's News Agency states that the Standard Oil Trust is building twelve large steamers for the transport of oil*to Australia. CHOLERA IN EGYPT. Reuters Agency states that since July 15th there have- been 80,328 cases oil cholera in Egypt, of which 16,209 Brave been fatal.