BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8055, 2 November 1897, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Press Association— Electric Telegraph— Copyright. I LONDON, Oct. 31. Towns, replying to Barry's challenge to row over the Thames course for £250 aside ' before Christmas, has declined to row before | the spring. Nov. 1. — Mr E. T. Hooley's representative at Pefcin telegraphs that the contract for the I construction of certain lines of railway in China has been accepted. Mr Arthur Mosely Channel!, Q.C, Recorder of Rochester, hrt3 been raised to the Bench in succession to Justice Roland Vaughan Williams. BERLIN, Oct. 31. Germany has made a claim to Gandua, a native State in West Africa, embracing territory on both banks of the Niger river, alleging that Great Britain has no treaty with the Sultan. The Emperor William has authorised Prince Hohenlohe, Chancellor of the German Empire, to submit a measure for reforming the military and judicial procedure. PARIS, Nov. 1. The Anglo-French Commission, appointed to settle disputes between Great Britain and France in Western Africa, has entered upon its labors. A party is being formed in both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, having for its object the defence of French rights in West Africa, also with the view of preventing the British from obtaining employment there. It is suggested that the Emperor of Austria should act as arbitrator in connection with the rival claims of Great Britain and France. PRETORIA, Nov. 1. Dr Levels, Transvaal Secretary of State, lias arranged to obtain a supply of native labor from Delagoa Bay territory for the mines in the Transvaal at a reduced rate of wages. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 1. The Porte has informed the Powers that it objects lo the appointment of Colonel Schaeffer, of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, as Governor of Crete.

Great distress prevails in Armenia, and I the foreign Consuls are appealing for £30,000 to save the starving Armenians. HAVANNA, Nov. 1. The party in Cuba favoring autonomy has decided to support General Blanco. ST. JOHNS, Nov. 1. At the Newfoundland elections .Sir W. V. Whiteway and two of his colleagues have been defeated by overwhelming majorities.