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Evening Star, Issue 7405, 28 December 1887, Page 2

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[By Telegraph.—Copyright.] ' [Rkcter's Telegrams. 1 , ■:■!, ZU&ULAND. LONDON, December 24. (Rooolvcd Decomber 27,1887, at 0 p.m.) A treaty has been concluded between the Amatongan King and the British Government whereby the former agrees not to cede Amatonga to any other Power. The Amatongans aro a powerful tribo, with territory adjacent to Zululand, Transvaal, and Delagoa Bay. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. LONDON, December 24. News has been received from Massowah that Mr Portal, First Secretary to the British Diplomatic Agency at Cairo, who was charged by the Imperial Government to act as one of the mediators between the Abyssinians and Italians, has returned to Massowah, Mr Portal reports that he was accorded a friendly reception, but he could not prevail upon the Abyssinians to sue for peace; Rasaloua, the Abyssinian general, having interposed hindrances to Mr Portal's mission. A WELSH LAND LEAGUE. LONDON, December 26. A manifesto has been issued by the newly formed Welsh Land League, which is modelled upon similar lines to the Irish League. MR GLADSTONE. LONDON, December 27. (Received December 28,1897, at 1.40 a.m.) Mr Gladstone left for Northern Italy yesterday. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. LONDON, December 27. Lord Randolph Churchill has forwarded a disclaimer contradicting the report which has been recently circulated that his mission to Russia is of a political character. ST. PETERSBURG, December 25. Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill arrived here yesterday from Berlin. His Lordship had an interview with M. de Giers yesterday, and will be accorded an audience by His Majesty the Czar to-day. December 26. The Russian Press generally, in commenting upon the visit of Lord Randolph Churchill, express a belief that the cordial reception his Lordship has been accorded in St. Petersburg will favorably influence the I relations between England and Russia. THE CROWN PRINCE. BERLIN, December 26. Advices from San Remo state that Sir Morell Mackenzie has returned to that , place and made a critical examination of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince. Dr Mackenzie expresses himself greatly pleased with the improvement in the health of His Highneßß. He reports that only a alight swelling now remains. Referring to the nature of the ailment, Sir Morell MacI kenzie states that time alone can determine [ the character of the disease. THE NEW HEBRIDES. PARIS, December 27. The ' Journal des Debats,' in an article referring to the New Hebrides, states that though no orders have yet been given, the evacuation of the islands by France is imminent. DISORDER IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES ST. PETERSBURG, December 26. After often-repeated protests against the vexatious rules imposed upon them, the students of St. Petersburg University appealed to the citizens for support in resisting the troops. Grave disorders have also occurred in connection with the Military Academy, the Michael College, and School of Forestry, all ot which have been closed by tho authorities. Numerous arrests have been made, and all universities throughout the country, witli the exception of "that o Kieff, have been closed for similar reasons. Later. Fresh disorders occurred in this city, and the students of the university have appealed to His Majesty the Czar against the rules imposed upon them. Tho Minister of Education has tendered his resignation in consequence of the appeal. [Special to Press Association.) LONDON, December 26. Sir George F, Bowen has written a letter to 'The Times,' in which he deprecates Western Australia being given to a handful of immigrants. He advocates the adoption of the Wakefield system, and in the event of responsible government being granted to Western Australia, that a large portion of the land revenue should be devoted towards promoting immigration. A proposal to open the Manchester Library and Art Gallery on Sundays has met with the approval of the Right Rev. Dr Moorhouse, Bishop of Manchester, and the Rev. Herbert Vaughan, Bishop of Salford. (Received December 28,1887, at 1.80 a.m.) The Bill which the Earl of Dunraven is preparing enables members of the House of Peers to be elected members of the House of Commons, but they abandon their right to sit in the House of Lords while retaining their Seats in the House of Commons. The death is recorded of Captain Bence, of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Coptic, which recently arrived in England from New Zealand. Captain Bence died shortly after the Coptic left Wellington. December 27. King David Kalakua, of the Sandwich Islands, has vetoed the Bill abolishing Governors of the islands. The Natives are siding with the King, and it is feared that a revolution will take place. The 'Daily Telegraph' protests against Western Australia being granted responsible government, and suggests that the Irish peasantry should be emigrated there. Should Bubear be successful in his race with Wallace Ross on the Thames in February next, he expresses his willingness to make a match to row Hanlan on the Tyne. There is a movement on foot in Paris to force Government to repress the syndicate formed for maintaining the price of copper.