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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1212, 24 May 1895, Page 33

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Rome, May 14. A Papal Encyclical just issued implores Roman Catholics to pray at Pentecost for the conversion of England. An indulgence for seven years will "be granted for each day of prayer for nine davs preceding Pentecost. . Rome, May 16. The Pope has issued a letter ordering Catholics to take no part in the Italian general election owing to the refusal of the Government to grant him liberty. Constantinople, May 14. The Note sent to the Porte by. Great Britain, l.ussia and France respecting reforms in Armenia insists on one-third of the officials being Christians; and that the Great Powers shall have the right of veto in the selection of Governors. It also demands a mixed gendarmerie, regular assizes, prison inspection, that the Kurds be disarmed, that the sufferers by the recent atrocities be reimbursed, and the appointment of a commission to watch over the administration of Armenia. The Commission has discovered in Gellygoozan a burial pit containing the remains of inhabitants massacred in several of the destroyed villages. Constantinople, May 15. Great Britain, Russia and France intend to establish Consulates in Armenia, and their representatives will supervise the carrying out of the necessary reforms. They also insist on the establishment of communes to control the administration of the laws, and on the collection of taxes locally, none of such matters to be referred to Constantinople. Vienna, May 16. Count Kalnoky has again sent in his resignation of his office as Minister of the Imperial House for the Whole Monarchy, and Minister for Foreign Affairs ; and the Emperor has accepted it. Vienna, May 17. Count Kalnoky’s retirement is regarded as a crushing blow to the clerical reaction in Hungary. Count Goluchowski will probably be his successor. The Times’ Vienna correspondent says that Count Kalnoky has proved himself one of the most brilliant living* diplomatists, and that his resignation is entirely to the advantage of Baron Banffy’s Cabinet. Vienna, May 18. The appointment of Count Goluchowski as successor to Count Kalnoky is confirmed. It is.not believed that the foreign policy of Austria will be changed. The Hague, May 16. The convention has been signed at The Hague delimiting the British and Dutch territory in New Guinea, and referring the Costa Rica Packet dispute to arbitration. St. Petersburg, May 18. The town of Bresteloux has been destroyed by fire. The inhabitants were in bed at the time of the outbreak, and 30 lives were lost. St. Petersburg, May 20. Count Kustorog, one of the richest landowners in Russia, has been shot dead in the public gardens at Minsk by another nobleman. Paris, May 17. The French armoured ship Arairal Duperre struck a rock in the Gulf of St. Juan, near Nice. The vessel was floated off, and the leak stopped. She was then taken to IJyeres, where repairs will be effected. Paris, May 20. News from Madagascar states that the French troops are sceadily advancing from Mowanga with only trivial loss, and that the Hovas are displaying only feeble opposition. Berlin, May 17. Prince Von Hohenlohe states that when answers have been received from all of the Federal Governments, Germany will ar-

range for an international exchange of views on Bimetallism. Berlin, May 19. It is reported that the new canal from the Baltic to the North Sea is unsafe. The banks are breaking away, and thousands of yards of earth are falling* into the water and blocking the passag’d. It is feared that this mishap will interfere with the official opening.