HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1373, 20 August 1895, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Continued from page 3. ) London, Angust 13. Professor Vambery, the well-known authority on Eastern questions, declares that the reforms suggested by the Powers to Turkey in Armenia will not succeed unless carried out on a wide basis. The reports of outrages, he says, are largely a sham, and do not reveal the true state or affairs. He considers that Turkey will not bear the humiliation of European supervision. The Times says that British troops are temporarily holding the crest of the Malakand Pass and the Swat River in order to secure the complete control of the country between Chitral and India. The possession of the Howari Pass will enable England to forestall any intruders. The evacuation of the Jandol Yalley is virtually completed. News has been received that the British forces in Unyoro (Central Africa) under Major Cunningham had a pitched battle with Kabarega, whose army was practically annihilated. Matters in Unyoro may now be considered finally settled. A thousand Bulgarians attacked the village of Janaklie, in the Kirdjali district. They burned 300 houses and killed many of the inhabitants. August 14. The Daily News correspondent wires that the majority of the Japanese press are insisting that Japan’s hope for the future lies in linking her destinies with those of the Anglo Saxon race, and that England may rely on Japan’s support in the Eastern settlements. The Premier and Baron de Oourcel (the French Ambassador) are consulting with regard to Mekong settlement. -The French press report that Lord Salisbury has insisted that the rights of England on the Upper Mekong must be respected, and Baron de Courcel is represented as replying that Prance had not admitted the principle of the “ buffer State,” and reminding Lord Salisbury that the Egyptian question had waited longer for a settlement. The Britannia won the Queen’s Cup at Cowes, beating the Ailsa by only 34sec, after an exciting race for 60 miles. There were five othbr competitors. The retention of Chitral will cost 25 lakhs of rupees per annum. The American visible supply of wheat is 46,300,000 bushels. England and America will form a joint commission of inquiry into the Kucheng massacre. The Times special at Tientsin says that the Chinese Government are helpless owing to the confusion that; reigns all over the empire. The officials are incapable of decisive action of of exercising effective authority, and serious results are probable unless the Powers take precautions. After disposing of the Address-in-Reply and the Estimates, the Government propose to adjourn until February, when they will introduce the Irish Land Bill. Members of the House of Commons representing the National Agricultural Union demand that the taxation on land be lightened. They -also ask for the marking of foreign produce and for State-aided pensions for workers, A forecast of the Speech from the Throne declares that Great Britain is at peace with all nations, and rejoices that peace has been restored between China and Japan, but regrets the lamentable occurrence in Kucheng, of which notice was,, taken by the Government. Strong reference is made to the outrages in Armenia, and that Powers jointly are pressing the Sultan for more merciful treatment and a better government of Christians. The Speech refers to the inclusion of Beohuanaland with Cape Colony; and, in conclusion, says the Estimates will be the only active business for the present session. No bills are promised. August 15. In the House of Commons Mr John Redmond will move an amendment insisting that the Government declare its Irish policy. Mr Clancy will move for the release of those convicted of dynamite outrages, Surrey is leading for the county cricket championship with 12 points, Yorkshire coming next with nine. An Austial- African exploration company has been registered with a capital of half a million. Since the Kucheng massacre the London Missionary Society have received offers from several persons who are willing to take up the work. Bruce and Noble, who were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in connection with the Walgett shearing riots in New South Wales last year, have been released. It is reported that General Duchesne is advancing against a large force of Hovas at Kinajy, between Andrib and Antananarivo, in Madagascar. The invading troops have suffered heavy mortality from sickness and malaria. The German Government have ordered thaf during the celebrations in Metz the populace must refrain from crossing the frontier, and that the decoration of graves on French soil' of the Germans who fell in the Franco-Prussian war will not be permitted. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury said the Sultan of Turkey would commit a calamitous mistake if he preserved a nominal independence with regard to Armenia and rejected the advice of the Powers, as France and Russia had expressed an earnest desire to co-operate with Great Britain in enforcing reforms. * The Address-in Reply was carried. The Cologne Gazette says that the agreement between England, France, and Russia regarding Armenia has ceased to exist, and that England is the only Power that considers the coercion of Turkey required. The same paper asserts that England is pushing a strong squadron northwards within a day’s sale of Smyrna. Madrid, August 15. News has been received that yellow fever is prevalent among the Spanish troops in Cuba, and that the death rate has reached as high as 130 daily. St. Petersburg, August 14, The relations between Russia and Japan are regarded as strained, owing to the determination of Japan to retain Corea. Vancouver, August 15. The Warrimoo will leave Victoria on her time-table date for Australia, and will complete her repairs in Sydney. Sofia, August 13. Prince Ferdinand arrived at Sofia alone. The streets were decorated and lined by the garrison. The foreign consuls were absent. The municipal authorities presented an address declaring their devotion and loyalty, but the populace took no notice of the Prince, and the soldiers alone cheered him. August 14. An attempt made to wreck Prince Ferdinand’s train at Buda Pesfch failed owing to the vigilance of the police. • August 15. The Metropolitan, says M. Clements, has informed Prince JFerdinand that he can

only be reconciled on condition that Prince Ferdinand becomes a Bulgarian and allows his son to bo converted to the Greek Church, and petitions Russia to send an envoy. The Czar does not desire to control the army or internal affairs in Bulgaria, but insists on the control of the foreign policy.