BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2429, 3 October 1900, Page 13

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

LONDON, September 24. Sipido, who fled from Brussels after his trial for an attempt on the life of the Prince of Wales, was discovered in Paris. His extradition has been refused by the French authorities. September 25. Wheat at Mark Lane is quoted 6d dearer on the week. September 27. The Admiralty have ordered 5000 tons of American coal for delivery at Bermuda, and 2500 tons for Halifax for the use of iok& warships on -the station. One hundred invalided Australians will form the guard of honour at Lord Hopetoun's banquet. Ths Greek Church, have excommunicated Count Tolstoi. The American visible supply of wheat is 73,885,000 bushels. The estimated French wheat crop is 38^ million quarters. September 28. , Motor cars are being used with great tsuceess . in the Francli and German rniliitary' manoeuvres. * September 30. Alderman Frank Green lias been chosen for the next Lord Mayor of London. October 1. Earl Selborne presides a'b the farewell banquet to Lord Hopetoun, the new Gover-nor-general of the Australian Commonweath. ROME, September 27. The Italian ..Government are asking for £10,000,000 to build warships. September 29. Italy has secured the Mareb, River and Belisua and Muni, on the frontier of Italian territory, ' in Abyssinia, -'by paying Menelik four hundred thousand pounds. MADRID, September 24. Obituary : Marshal Martinez Campos, the well-known Spanish general. September 28. The Turkish Minister here has resigned owing to his -salary being unpaid. ST. 'PETERSBURG, Sept. 30. The Czar 'has issued a ukase nationalising the liquor traffic. „ CAPETOWN, .September 25. The steamer Suffolk, of the Federal line, bound for Sydney- in ballast, struck^ on Klippen Point, between Mossel Bay" and Port ' Elizabeth, and gradually sank. , She was commanded by Captain Cuthbert, formerly of the Buteshire. There "were '900 horses and 'mules aboard the Suffolk. NEW YORK, September 27. James Howard has been sentenced to death for the murder of Senator William Goebel at Frankfort, Kentucky. September 28. The anthracite coal strikers secured a 10 per cent, increase of wages. September 29. Captain Shiel, with 50 American Infantry, while marching from Santa Cruz, Island of Marindugue, to Forrijos, Philippines, were captured in ambush. There were many casiialties. • » I