MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7179, 3 June 1885, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

IThe Russian ; man-of-war Strilok, which is cruising on the Atlantic seaboard, is followed from port to, port by H.M. frigate Garnet. The Russian has scarcely let go her anchor before the English frigate is also at moorings. A London syndicate has entered into a contract with the Government at Honduras to build and operate in that country a railway. The seizure of the newspaper Bosphore Egyptienne at Cairo by the authorities, and the refusal of the Egyptian Government to make an apology and' reparation at the demand of France, led to the breaking off of official relations between the two countries. On April 24th Earl Granville telegraphed instructions to Sir Evelyn Baring to support Nubar Pasha, Egyptian Foreign Minister, to his utmost extremity in" his refusal to make an apology for or explanation of the suppression. The Paris morning papers of the 25 th April were loud in praise of M. De Freycinet'a action in the affair. The cafe's were thronged with enthusiastic partisans, and cheers for the new Foreign Minister, alternated with jeers for England, were given. The evening papers had an ■• enormous sale. Many of them asserted that M. ,De Ereydnet's peremptory i sundering of intercourse with Egypt waa the' first step towards a formal . alliance between France and Russia. Eventually the question was settled by i England, without disclaiming any of i her; share of responsibility for the acts :. of seizure, advising Egypt to apologise i. to France and allow the paper to re- ■ ; -appear,', • y - -- f ■ '". ■■ >-.