HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 8615, 8 September 1891, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

< ! [fir EIBOTBIO TELEGRAPH. —COPTBIOtt. , [Per Press Association.! SUICIDE OP A FEMALE NIHILIST. ST. PEIERSBURG, September 7. (Received September 8,1891, at 10.16 a.m.J ; Gunsberg, a leading Nihilist, Has com- . mitted suicide in prison. i j DEATHS FROM SUNSTROKE. PARIS, September 7. i During the manoeuvres of French troops ' five soldiers died from sunstroke, and fifty others are suffering from the effects of the beat, } OIL ON THE TROUBLED WATERS. LONDON, September 7. The barque Philomene, which has arrived Dunkirk from Australia, encountered ome terrific storms on the voyage, during which oil was used with great success. THE TROUBLE IN CHINA. PEKIN, September?. It is alleged that the cause of the recent revolt was the conveyance of a Chinese ' infant foundling to the French convent, j There are indications that the Great Powers are preparing an ultimatum with respect to the Chinese difficulty. ! THE ARGENTINE’S FINANCES, j BUENOS AYRES, September 7. | The Chamber of Deputies has agreed that I there shall be an extension of the “ mora- | torium ” in the Argentine Republic, PAYMENT OP MEMBERS, j OTTAWA, September?. j The members of the Canadian House of j Commons are agitating for an increased j allowance, and in support of their demand quote the salary of LSOO which it is proposed to pay to the members of the Australian Federal Parliament. HARVEST PROSPECTS. LONDON, September?. (Received September 8,1891, at 10.80 am.) The English harvest is improving, and the wheat yield is favorable. The wool returns are also satisfactory. Early hops are inferior in quality, and will probably not realise more than from L 4 to L 6 12s per cwt. The later crops are, however, expected to be better. Favorable reports are received of the crops on the Continent, ANOTHER CANARD, LONDON, September 7. The report that the Marquis of Salisbury had disallowed the Hongkong ordinance

forbidding shipping work on Sundays is denied.