The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1897.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11235, 5 April 1897, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1897.

Mr Balfour, speaking in the House of Commons, stated that the Cretans were certain to secure their freedom; but he was not able to speak with equal confidence concerning the maintenance of the peace of Europe. At the House of Commons Committee of Inquiry Sir John Willoughby admitted that he had told the officers of the Jameson Raid that neither, the War Office, the Imperial Government nor the Chartered Company would bother if the enterprise were successful.' Reports from San Francisco state that Butler, under arrest for the Glenbrook murders, attempted to commit suicide by cutting an artery with Lis thumb-nail. President Kruger’s nephew. Lieutenant Eloff, who recently slandered the Queen, has resigned his commission in the Transvaal forces. It is stated that the slanders were the outcome of a drunken brawl at a race meeting. The Premier and the Minister of Defence have promised to reconsider the decision to dispense with the usual volunteer encampments at Easter. The Election Court has dismissed the petition against the return of Henare Kaihau for the Western Maori district. The Hon C. C. Kingston, the Premier of

South Australia, has decided to attend the Record Reign celebrations in London. The English wheat market shows a general decline of 3d a quarter. The wool market is firmer, and American buyers are operating freely. Mr A. E. Atkinson has been selected as the Opposition candidate for the vacant Wellington Suburbs seat in the House of Eepresentatives.