BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7657, 16 June 1896, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Pteit Aisoclalion — Electric Telegraph — Copyright, LONDON. Jdne 15. The Queen and the Marquis of Salisbury sent messages to the King of Italy thanking him, the Government, and the people of Italy for the splendid reception accorded to the British fleet. The Pope blessed and entertained hundreds of sailorß, by whom he was loudly cheered. The Britannia defeated the Meteor over the 45-mile coarse on time allowance, Lord Hopetoun is mentioned as a likely successor to Lord Dufferin as British Ambassador in Paris. BERLIN, Junk 15. Li Hung Chang assured the Kaiser that the feeling in China was unusually friendly to Germany, whose aid in forcing the Japauese to give up possession of the Liatong Peninsula was freely recognised. Prince Bismarck's organ declares it is imperative that Germany should closely scrutinize the British zollverein for Imperial federation. PARIS, June 15. Captain Ravelli, an Italian staff officer, has been arrested at Nice on a charge of being a spy. WASHINGTON, June 15. Experts believe that the St. Louis coDvention will adopt the gold standard. Messrs VVorton and Reed have refused nomination for the vice-presidency of the United States.