HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 11776, 5 January 1903, Page 6

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, January 3. King George of Saxony (father-in-law of Princess Louise) is in a critical condition. It is semi-oflicially announced that he is unlikely to survive beyond a few days. VIENNA, January 3. The Ausgleich—i.e., agreement as to the cost of administration—after a prolonged and at times hostile discussion, has been arranged between Austria and Hungary for a decade. The duties on grain and manufactured articles will be increased. It is expected that these higher duties will injure Great Britain more than America, which are respectively the second and third largest exporters to Austria. January 4. The Austrian Premier has arranged a conference between the German, Czech, Moravian, and Bohemian sections of the Diet, with a view to arriving at a national compromise on the language and racial differences. LONDON, January 3. Lord Roberts has accepted _ the invitation of the Honorable Artillery Company of Boston to visit the United States in September. The election for the Newmarket seat, rendered vacant by the death of Colonel Sir Harry M'Galmont (C.), resulted in the return of Mr C. D. Rose (Liberal)' by 4,414 votes. Mr H. L. Brassey (Conservative) received 3,907 votes. The British alliance with Germany in connection with the Venezuelan trouble largely affected the result. January 4. (Received January 5, at 8.55 a.m.) The Glasgow Municipality’s proposed scheme for housing the poor has collapsed. The War Office has cancelled the dismissal of Major Cotton for surrendering the garrison at Helvetia during the Boer War, and placed him on the retired pay list.