FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 691, 9 May 1879, Page 2

FOREIGN.

As Prince Krapotkine. the governor Charkoff, Russia was. returning on Feb. 22 from a ball he was fired at with a revolver and very severely wounded. The would-be assassin is unknown, but every effort is being made to secure his apprehension. The Prince has since died from the effects of his wounds. On March 4 the German Parliament entered for the first time upon the discussion of the bill khown as the Gagging Bill giving the House power to

punish its members for breaches of Parliamentary discipline. After some discussion an adjournment took place, and on March 7 the House rejected the bill altogether. The Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will cost the Empire up to the end of the present year 142 millions of florins, or £14,200,000. Compared with the unfortunate AustroHungarians, we may be said to have got off -cheaply. • tt -»- - It is stated m a publication, issued by the Russian secret press that 1 the recent assassination of Prince Karapatkine, the Governor of Charkoff, was committed by a Socialist. The deceased had been condemnen to death by a Socialist party for alleged ill-treatment of, political prisoners. The Emperor William on MaVch7jslipped on a waxed floor^ and slightly bauised himself. He .passed, a quiet night and was able to transact business the next day. Nevertheless the accident has given rise to some apprehension. The report states that the fall was a result, not of the slippeirinesfc 'of. the floor, but of a. slight fainting fft; such as the Emperor'B age might indeed account for, but which would, -all the same, be regarded as an urisatisfaotor^ 1 symptom of failing strength. The Emperor's condition is improving, but has to keep his room and remain quiet. It seems that His Majesty lo»t consciousness for a few moments when he fell; and had to be assisted up by hik attendants, His Majesty completed hip eighty-second year on March 22. Thje day wrs, however, celebrated rather quietly.