ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9973, 25 April 1895, Page 2

ENGLAND.

The citizens cf Edinburgh intend to give Lord Hopetonn a banquet on hU return. (Received April 25, 12.45 a.m.; April 24. Sir E, Grey, in reply to a quehtion in the Hou«e of Commons, denied that England bad sent troops into the Kong district, a portion of the French territory in Western Africa. The Ho'i.'e votrd Viscount Pjel, exSpeaker, n peudua of £4000. Three English, men-of-war have been sent to Cuiuto to enforce the ultimatum prcßenlerl in A'iennikua. The Co'oLial Office is unlikely to opreß ] to the abrogation of che provision secured jto tne Western Australian aborigines ncder the Constitution Act, thongh Sir W. Bobiueon's efforts to Becure a compromise more satisfactory to tbe colony may possibly succeed.

' (Koccivod April 21, 7.30 p.m.) London, April 23. Tho Graud Jury fouud a trne li.l URiiinat Oscar Wilde nnd Taylor, Counsel for the accused etato that they do nob intend to pleid guilty but mean to light to tho bitter end. (Received April 21,10 p.m.) Cool slorea bnve been opened at Manchester with a capacity of 120,000 sheep. Arrangements havo been made for the direct (-tcuniers to c:ill from Australia and ' New Zealand next season. Cheeao hafl fullen two to four shillings j owing tn l;rgo Canadian holders placing I stocks in the market. j Measurement freights to Melbourne, I Syduty, and Adelaide will be raised to 21s ' Gd next month. Paving wooda have fallen 53, I Owitiff to tli" glut of imports from t Australia, the Hod. Mr Ward promised i tj a!>3iat Messrs Reynolds in their en« a. deiwors to sreure v reduction in the v Ireipht ou dairy prorfuca. ' h