EUROPE AND AMERICA.

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1893, Page 1

EUROPE AND AMERICA.

Mr Tom. Mann has definitely decided to enter the Church. The Observer congratulates the colonies on the speedy restoration of confidence. Mr DUldn states that the annual cost of uiaiutaing evicted teuants iv Ireland is £2400. : The Egyptian Budget shows a surplus of half-a-inillion. The land taxes are to be reduced. The Financial Times denounces Sir G. R. Dibbs's Banking Bill as flagrant political quackery. \ The German camps on the : Belgian frontier are to be supplied with the newest pattern of artillery. " Anarchists dynamited the house of a Government official at Cajarbut. None of the inmates were injured. The Miowera is being repaired, at San Francisco, preparatory to lesuming her voyage. Her engines are sound. Owing to tbeclosing ot two refineries at Greeriock the supply of sugar has been curtniled by two thousand tons per week. The Imperial Federation League has been dissolved on the ground that the objects for which it was formed have been attamed ....... •. The military arrangements are said to •be in a deplorable condition, and that there are no arms or clothing for the reinforcements sent to Morocco. The Austrian Govermuent has decided to increase the strength -of the artillery by forty-.two batteries, thus eclipsing aIL other European countries in, this respect. -..,.; , ; . ..... ..-.The Italian Bank Committee's report inculpates twenty-five deputies, including M. Crispiwho owed the Banco Nazianole two", hundred and forty-four thousand francs,, • ... . . : -:. .j jai : The Creditors' Committee of the New Zealand Loan and MercantiJeJ, Agency Company, are not r yet prepared a scheme for re-construoh'on,' aqd^ the statutory Bijeetihghas again be^nt postponed. . '''"'.-,; . '."'~."'. !l> The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily News states that £he. Russian Government inten<X to issue a.;.loan in Paris in Febauary, a^d should' there be a probability of failure this Czarewitch will visit Paris to ensure its success. __'.'". At a special meeting of the committee appointed to regulvte the price of colonial butter consignments ex Austral and Doric, were fixed at 120s per. cwt. In future the committee 'will m,eet on Saturdays instead of Thursdays'. Twelve thousand people' have, been killed by an eartb.quak'e at ",Duch.on, in Persia. Reports . from the scene' of the earthquake state that 10,0^0 /b<pdies have been discovered in the "debris. 1 r Fifty thousand cattle are said to be killed. Deputations representing eighty-five thousand skilled workmen waited oh Lord Salisbury to protest against some of the clauses in the Employers' Liability Bill, respecting contracts. Lord Salisbury implied that the House of Lords would protect the men. A stormy discussion has taken place in the French Chamber, on the .motion of want of confidence in the Government tabled by a Socialist, and as the result the Ministry have resigned. The President summoned M. Perrier, to form a new Cabinet, but he declined to undertake the task. The Itialan Ministry has resigned. Stormy scenes took place in the Chamber of Deputies, and the Ministry were greeted with derisive howls, and cries of "robbers." Signor Crispi will probably resume the Premiership. The Italian finances are said to be in a desperate condition. The Times says that unless the colonies sink mutual differences respecting the Canadian Convention, the negotiations will have no effect. If. however, they unitedly appoint a delegation which succeeds in arriving at an agreement with 1 Canada, the result must mean a large and ■ more dignified public life. The new American tariff will reduce the duty on refined sugar from one-half 1 to a-quarter cent per lb,; ; The raw article r remains free. Mr JVlcKinley ..contends thata . reduction or wages will certaipiy t follow ' the passing of the freejfcrade tariff by Congress. . The latter is holcUng. out a " fearful menace to industries. , ; .-, ( Mr Leigh, a young.;; aristocrat, who married, and left, with.jaj^aiej^ actress who visited : .Australia .^recently*, has instituted , proceedingSjf.OT .frjiuyjagaiust an English solicitor, The J na^p.e r of thb accused has>no^ been, disclosed, out it is alleged that he bas. misapplied, ,». sum of £48.000 lodged with of investment, i '". '.,'■' . ...M, '"' [.'. <',• "■",■ A report has been, circulated ,by Dalziel'B Agency/ tha,t^obeng^la,js, a captive, but no confirmation' -,oot '".has been received. ; Dr> Jiam^sp^n .^pjpps toji pc able to di^bXnd tts forces .nex^Syeek. He intends to disarm the'' ,Matabeleß, and mottle them, in the north 'ftfiij'ffifrth- west, , i s-ing tb'e ; h Y ead men' sriflid&itit 1 v tattle for subsistence; . "It is unknpwn'vh'^'her Dr. Jameson/ is acting apart ilj frbuf v 'Sir H. Loch, ""'-'i [ Jl \'\ y^»sK:w moo* TUe English presyun&ttim^Uslv^&emand an increaie 1^ f vin :! the 01 squaclroYij.' 1 - Lcrfd 'Roberts .('•'.'fi&Kre'rs that in : cbnsequetice of, the i'ecen't action of the Eussians, the f fleet must be reinforced, in order to regain' supremacy- •' •■ in the Mediterranean!. ■ In : 't"h^i" : {House of Commoiis, t: Mr'Gladßt6ne'Btateflithat more ship-building would begin* shortly, and it was the intentionjbfuiihe Admiralty to maintain the relative .^iiaral!Bti;ength of Great Britain to other naval powers.