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New Zealand Mail, Issue 993, 13 March 1891, Page 29

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 London, March 4. The Right Hon J. Stansfeld’s (M.P. for Halifax) motion for one man one vote was negatived by a majority of The Hew Zealand Shipping Company has declared an interim dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable on and after 20th March. . . The Imperial Federation League is forming a branch for women. 8 London, March 5. News from Madagascar states that Governor Belanca massacred 272 men, women, and children on the pretence they were rebels. , The Guards are to leave the Bermudas An official intimation has been received to the effect that the New Zealand Government declines to send exhibits to the Mining Exhibition to be held at Sydent&The House of Lords has decided the appeal of Vagliano Brothers, merchants, of old Broad street, London, m favour of the Bank of England. . Lord Salisbury, speaking at a banquet given by the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said that two dark shadows threatened the trade of Great Britain—one was the revival of Protection, especially in France and America ; the other was the struggle between capital and labour at Home. In his opinion, an EGht Hours’ Bill was impracticable. „ Fearing a revival of the City 4 bear rumours, large blocks of securities are being thrown on the market. An anonymous pamphlet has been issued to the electors of Forest Dean. It states that the woman Fanny, who was concerned in the Dilke-Crawford divorce case, has been found, and that she acquits Sir Charles Dilke of the accusation of having committed adultery with her. bhe also denies having seen Mrs Crawford at Sir Charles Dilke’s residence. The Grand Lodge of English Freemasons, at the instance of the Prince of Wales, the Grand Master, have considered Sir Robert Stout’s connection with the Wellington Grand Orient Lodge, and have resolved to deprive Sir Robert of his rauk in the Grand Lodge of England and to so inform the Grand Lodge of Ireland.

London, March 6. Professor Thomas Smith has been chosen Moderator - elect of the Free Church of Scotland, London, March 7. Mr Robert Lindsay Antrobus, junior partner in the well-known banking firm of Coutts and Co., of Strand, W.C., committed suicide to day by shooting himLord Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice of England, regards the reports circulated to °the effect that Justice Sir James Stephen, of the Queen’s Bench, had developed symptoms of insanity as unfounded.' The Judges have met to obtain Mr Justice Stephen’s retiiement. Obituary—John Walsh, Fenian. London, March 9. The enquiry into the death of Mr R. L. Antrobus, junior partner in the farm ol Coutts and Co., who was supposed to have committed suicide, has resulted in a verdict of accidental death. _ Trade returns show that the imports for the past month have increased by L 2,293,000 and the exports diminished by L 614.000 as compared with the corresponding period of 1890. Paris, March 4. The Budget Committee have advised that three million francs be voted to relieve the farmers suffering from the eflects of the recent frosts. w Paris, March 7. The French Customs Committee advise the free admission of wools, raw hides, and flax. Paris, March 9. Intelligence has been received that the French expedition up the Niger ]River has carried a fortified position at Diena, near the source of the river. Six hundred natives were killed, while the loss on the French side was only 11. Lisbon, March 4. The rebellion at Bissao, in Senegambia, has been quelled, hud the rebels punished. Constantinople, March 6. . The French Ambassador to Turkey is protesting against the appointment of Judge Scott, of Bombay, to a judicial position in Egypt. Rome, March 7. Prince Napoleon is in a critical state. Washington, March 4. Congress has passed the Copyright Bill. . - Washington, March 5. The Senate has rejected the Brussels Slavery Convention proposal. The House of Representatives has finally omitted the subsidy for a cable to Hawaii from the votes. Congress has closed its sittings. Washington, March 7. The United States will admit partlyprepared rabbit skins duty free. New York, March 7. Mr Chauncey M. Depew, one of the railway magnates of the United States, and other directors and officers of a railway company, have been arrested .in connection with the collision which took place between trains in a tunnel on the New York Railway on the 21st ult., resulting in the death of several pasengers.

Cairo, March 9. The Khedive has proclaimed a general amnesty at Suakim.

SPECIAL. London, March 4, The Hawke says that Lord Onslow will probably succeed Lord Hopetoun as Governor of Victoria. . . . . H. M. Stanley intends to visit Australia in October. The Bight Hon. J. Stansfeld s motion proposed that the only qualification for a voter should be a three months’ residence. Mr Gladstone supported the motion, urging that the plural vote was a pure lottery. London, March 7• Numerous protests are being made against Sir Charles Dilke’s candidature for Forest Dean. Sir Charles has replied in a oamphlet, inviting a libel action. London, March 8.

Frosts have caused serious damage to the Continental crops. In Belgium and the Netherlands the prospects of a good harvest are receding, but in England they are still fair. The Liberals of Forest Dean have resolved to place absolute confidence in the moral integrity of Sir C. Dilke. It 'is considered probable that Mr Justice Stephen will be compelled to retire on the ground of eccentric behaviour. The citizens of London will invite the Emperor of Germany to be their guest during his stay in England. London, March 9.

Australian cruisers sail in April. The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo afterwards lost his winnings and L 15,000 in addition. Lord Knutsford has declined to ratify the Newfoundland Convention, and the Colonial Assembly has again urged him to complete it. __ , London, March 10.

The Manchester City Council recommends an advance of 24 millions to complete the ship canal. , Berlin, March 7. Bismarck will be nominated as a candi date for membership of the Reichstag. Capetown, March 6. Details of the massacre in Madagascar show that eleven victims had their heads sawn off. The women who were killed were first subjected to great indignities, and their bodies afterwards thrown to the ' Washington, March 8. The Legislature of Arizona have introduced a Biff offering two hundred dollars for every Indian killed carrying firearms. Washington, March 9. The United States Government is exercising increased stringency with regard to the influx of Chinese from Vancouver. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Sydney, March 5. Sir George Grey was to-day presented with a very flattering address by the Single Tax League. In reply, Sir George stated that he believed that at the next session of Parliament the New Zealand Government would introduce a land and income tax. The Colony, he said, had a system which he thought no other part of the British Empire possessed, viz., one man, one vote, which he himself had been successful in carrying. Adelaide, March 6. Sir T. Elder has returned to the colony, having been reluctantly compelled to come to the conclusion that it is impossible to carry out an Antarctic expedition at present. The principal difficulty is in raising the amount required, LIOO,OOO. • __ , „ Sydney, March 7.

In taxing the bill of costs incurred in passing the Oakey Park Railway Bill through Parliament* evidence given showed that a member of Parliament had been paid for political services. Sydney, March 8. The Afastrian warship Saida sailed today for Auckland. Brisbane, March 7. The Weather Bureau forecasts squally weather during the next few days between the Bluff and Hobart. Peeth, March 7. At York a Chinaman battered three of his countrymen to death with an axe. Thursday Island, March 6.

An ancient Spanish wreck has been found on Barrier Reef, and golden dollars to the value of L3OO have been recovered. They are dated 1801.