BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6896, 7 February 1894, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Prets Anoclation— Electric Telegraph— Copyrght. LONDON. Feb 5. News from the West Coast of Africa states that the despotic government by Germans m the Camejpoons is causing general discontent, and the recent revolt of native forces was the result of public flogging of the wives of the blank soldiers on account of alleged laziness. Feb. 6.— The Rev. John McNeil, formerly of Regent Square, will pay a visit to the Australasian colonies on evangelistic work. The House of Lorcta continues to make radical amendments m the Parish Council Bill. A meeting of shareholders m the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank fixed February 14th as the date for obtaining approval of the Bill authorising the Bank to pay creditors interest during the time of suspension. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6. The proposals by France to place an import duty on wheat is offensive to Russia. A Jewish family, comprising twelve members, were wilfully poisoned at Minsk. Several persons have been arrested on suspicion. MADRID, Feb. 6. The Sultan of Morocco has received Marshal Campos, the Spanish commander, at Fez. He made a public speech, admitting the moderation shown by tie Spaniards m dealing with the Riffs at Metilla. BERLIN, Feb. 6. General Caprivi has assured the Reichstag that the Duke' of Saxe-Coburg Gotha is no longer a British subject. • The Emperor William, m announcing that the commercial treaty between Germany and Rnssia had been signed, warned the Reichstag that a tariff war would follow the rejection of the terms of the treaty, and this would be followed shortly by a real war. He stated that the treaty was due to the personal action of th« Czar, who had overcome the obstacles m the way. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 5. Twenty-five thousand pounds worth of forged Dutch notes have been discovered m Holland. The forgers have been arrested.