HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 7447, 16 February 1888, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE SOCIALIST BILL ABANDONED BERLIN, February 15. (Received February 10,1888, at 12.30 p.m.)

The Reichstag has endorsed the advice of the Committee which recently reported adversely on the proposed Socialist Bill, which has consequently been withdrawn.

COLONIAL AFFAIRS

LONDON, February 15,

Lord Dunraven, presiding at a meeting of the Colonial Institute, deprecated a system of State emigration. Referring to the subject of colonial Federation, His Lordship said that the only danger to the Empire in the eventual federation of the Australasian colonies was a possibility that the colonies might then offer better trading facilities to foreign countries than England.

LEG BEFORE,

LONDON, February 15.

The Marylebone Cricket Club have appointed a Committee to consider and report upon the decision recently come to by the County Cricket Clubs' Council that a batsman is out if any part of his person in a straight line betwten the wickets stops ar ball that would have hit the wicket.

AN IMPERIAL ZOLLVEREIN. LONDON, February 15,

In the House of Commons, Mr Howard Vincent has given notice to move that it is desirable that Great Britain and her colonies should enter into a commercial union.

THE SUEZ CANAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 15.

The Sultan has signed the Suez Canal Convention, subject to certain important modifications.

VERY UNLIKELY

LONDON, February 15.

It is stated that the eagerness with which rumors of an Anglo-French-Russian alliance was discussed in Paris was due to the French people being entirely misled as to the object of Lord Randolph Churchill's recent visit to Russia.

MORE DISQUIETING REPORTS. ROME, February 15,

The statement made by M. Flourens, Minister of Justice, in the Chamber of Deputies to the effect that General Briarulton is making an inspection of the Italian frontier, in order to assure himself that the defences are secure, has caused a feeling of irritation throughout this country.