BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10595, 2 March 1895, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

[■-By ELBOTEIO TELEGEAFR~OOPTEIQET>I [Special to Press Association.] DEATHS AT SEA. • LONDON, Feb. 28. Captain Darby, of the Orient steamer Ormuz, died on the homeward voyage, and was buried at sea. W. Wright, steward, committed suicide by jumping overboard next day. 1 IN LIQUIDATION. A compulsory order has been granted for the winding up of Alfred. Shaw and Company. A scheme ia being prepared for tbe re-formation of the company. THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN. The Ameer of Afghanistan has written, accepting an invitation to visit England, provided his health will permit, SIR HERCULES ROBINSON’S APPOINTMENT. The Daily Chronicle says that Sir Hercules Robinson’s appointment is a concession to Mr Rhodes. It considers that Sir Hercules’ advanced age will prevent him from really undertaking the fatigues of the position. The Times thinks that the appointment is certain to be strongly opposed both in England and Cape Colony. It will be necessary for Sir Hercules Robinson to resign tho Directorship of the Standard Bank and Da Beer’s mine. * THE INVESTORS 1 REVIEW AGAIN. The Investors’ Review says that reports from Auckland complain bitterly of the Bank of New Zealand grasping the entire business of the colony, and killing private enterprise. THE LIBERATOR OASE& The Court decided that there is a strong prima Jade case made out against tho accused in tho Liberator cases. TASKER’S CASE. In Tasker’s case the Judge entered up judgment in accordance with the finding of the jury. THE AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS BILL. Lord Ripon has withdrawn the Australian Customs Bill owing to a technical error. It is expected that it will be introduced in the House of Commons. Lord Ripon said that he was privately informed -that the Commons would object to the Bill being initiated in the Upper House owing to its financial character. Personally he, assured the House that the Bill did not touch the question of privilege, being a colonial measure. NEW GUINEA. ’ Maech 1. In the discussion on Sir William Maegregor’s paper, Lord Knutsford praised tho action of the colonies with regard to New Guinea, and agreed that it would be unwise to deport natives. Sir J. F. Garrick said that it was impossible to expect tho colonies to continue to finance New Guinea for philanthropic purposes. Earl Stanmore hoped that the Colonial Office would not interfere with the colonies governing New Guinea. WELSH CHURCH DISESTABLISHMENT- 1 ' The Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill has been read a first, time in the House of Commons. t Mr Bryce, speaking in defends of the Bill, pointed to the examples of the disestablishment of the Protestant Episcopal Churches in the colonies, whose spiritual life had not been affected. THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS. CAIRO, Feb. 28. The Khedive reviewed the British troops here, and expressed himself much gratified with the parade. He wore the decoration of the Order of the Bath in honour of the occasion. ARAB PILLAGERS. A band of about one hundred Arabs has been arrested and fcroughtto Cairo for pillaging the steamer Yarrowdale, which was stranded in the Red Sea. The vessel was completely stripped of all her cargo , and fittings. REJECTED. BERLIN, Feb. 28. A committee of the Reichstag rejected a proposal, emanating from the clergy, to impose long terms of imprisonment on those who attacked the belief in God and the immortality of the soul, and the religious character of tho marriage ceremony. THE “MODERN SCIENCE” MOVEMENT. Rintelin, leader of the “modern science ” movement, is poisoning society with bis doctrine. BISMARCK’S UTTERANCES. Prince Bismarck, addressing a meeting of notables at Leipaic, said that combating social democracy as a means of the suppression of acute disease was simply parleying with the revolutionary party. It was similar to sending a lawyer to negotiate with France in the event of a declaration of war. His own life had bean spent in continuous fighting to retain the success once achieved; and he had never enjoyed twenty-four hour’s uninterrupted happiness. THE GERMAN NAVY. Maech 1. The naval programme for the year includes the construction of two ironclads, one first-class and seven secondclass cruisers. THE PACIFIC CABLE. WASHINGTON, Maech 1. The two branches of tho Legislature will again confer with regard to the Hawaiian cable. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS, ST PETERSBURG, Maech 1. M. Lobanoff, Russian Ambassador in Vienna, and not M. do Stael, succeeds M. de Giers as Minister of Foreign Affairs. NEW CALEDONIA. PARIS, Maech 1. During the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on colonial affairs, M. Delouele urged that tho G overnment should obtain compensation from Great Britain in return for discontinuing the transportation of convicts to New Caledonia.