The Boers in Mashonaland.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 130, 3 June 1891, Page 2

The Boers in Mashonaland.

Capetown, Juue 2. Ifc is doubted if the Boer expedition to Mashonaland ib furnished with any large quantity of provisions, Numerous bands of Boers are moving in the same direotion, Sir H. Loch haß reiterated his warning to President Kruger to restrain them, (Speoiai. to Press Association,) London, May 81, The Imperial Government has assured the Newfoundland Oovernment that they will establish Courts to administer treaties, and will abstain from piecemeal legislation

The firm of Robert Shaw and Sons, spinners of Bradford, have assigned their estate. The liabilities are set down at £60,000. , Mr William Lidderdale, Governor of the B , a !i£ ?l ? n «l*W 1 -t haß bepa appointed meiUof the.Privy Counoil,' ■ :' Sir George Stephen,' formerly [ Chairman of the Uanadian Paoiflo Railway, has been created the first colonial peer. > ' Mr Robert Giffen, L.L.D., the well known financial writer, and one of the assistant sdoretanes of the Board of Trade, haa beon oreated a Commander of tho Bath, Mr Justin McCarthy haß deoided not to agitate for the release of Messrs Dillon and 0 Brien. Valpabaiso. Jnne 1. The Republic of Bolivia has deoided to recognise the Chilian insurgents, London, Juno 1, The Australian oruisers rendezous at Batavia, Odessa. June 1. English and German syndicates have purchased all the available corn supply here, Algiers, Msy 81, Algeria has beon visited by a serious. looust plague, and everything green is being eaten up. St. Petersburg, May 81, The Jewish dootors in the Russian army have been informed that they must either adopt the orthodox faith or resign their positions, and it baa been deoided not to pormit any further admissions of Jews to the army. Capetown, May 31, The Portuguese authorities at Mass! Kesso have ordered all Europeans except Portuguese to quit tbe country, London, June 1, The export trade to the Australian colonies iB brisker than it has been for years, aud the dook sheds are ohoked with goods. The aggregate tonnage iu Lonnon waiting for cargoes is 80,000. The House of Commons has reported the Irish Land Purohase Bill with thirteen pages of amendments, The Queen haa sent a message to Lord Stanley of Preston, Governor of Canada, requesting him to pay a visit to Sir Johu McDonald on behalf of Her Majeßty. St. Petebbhubo, June 1. A society has been established at Odessa for the purpose of assisting Jews who have b'aen ordered to quit the country to emigrate to Great Britain. It is estimated that 60,000 Jews will be landed in Great Britain in (he autumn, Berlih, June 1. A central committee has been foimed her to aßsist the Jews expelled from Russia, Sofia, June 1, The Bulgarian Government has ordered forty thousand of Austrian-Mannlioher repeating rifles from Vienna, whioh are to be delivered by September. ■'■ Paris, June 1. Letters have been discovered whioh prove that M. Turpin, tho inventor of melinite, had offered to sell the seont of his invention to the German Government , before he offered it to Sir William Arm strong and Co.