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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1152, 30 March 1894, Page 34

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London, March 20. H.M.S. Crescent has resumed her voyage to Australia. . v ,~, London, March 21. Queen Victoria, has been proclaimed sovereign of Pondoland. ' Upwards of 20,000 people attended General Booth's Jubilee. A lady lias bequeathed General booth .£20,000. ~.,. , It is intended to raise .£50,000 additional before July next to provide for an extension of the Army's work in America and Japan, and a fund for the establishment of an over-sea colony. , Two young people at Oxford agreed to commit suicide together. They shared a bottle of prussic acid. The sudden death of the first who drank frightened the other, who called in the police. London, March 22.The RevThos. Spurgeon has been elected to the Tabernacle. . Sir John Lubbock has made a start in forming the Britannic League on the lines of Sir Chas. Tapper's proposals. An invitation has been sent to the colonial Agents-General to join in the movement, but they will refer the question to their respective Governments before deciding. _. , ~.-. London, March 26. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Edinburgh, taunted Lord Rosebery with putting his neck under the heel of the Irish by apologising when the Irish tigers raved. Mr David Powell has been re-elected Governor of the Bank of England for another term. London. March 2-1. Sir F. P. Cunliffe-Owen is dead, aged 66 years. , .. , .... London, March 2b. The Times strongly urges the Government to grant the concessions asked tor by Mr Rcid on behalf of \ ictoria. A family of five persons has been burned to death in ClerkenweD by the upsetting of a paraffin lamp. The establishment of a naval station by the United States at Pearl Harbour, Honolulu, is regarded as virtually equivalent to the declaration of & protectorate over IlaW The Times considers the civilised world has every reason to be contented with this St riio Economist estimates that there will bo an Imperial deficit for this year of £1 500,000, and considers it will be necessary to provide an extra .££,000,000 of revenue for next year. London, March ~i. The Lord Mayor will give a banquet to the Agents-General on the <J3rd April (bt. George's Day). Lord Ripon lias consented to attend The election of the directors of the Bank of England has resultsd in some important changes.