BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8407, 5 January 1899, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Electric Tolegraph— Copyright— United Presa A&ociation.) LONDON, Jak. 4. Schneider, the murderer, has been executed for roasting a man in an oven. He was terrified on the scaffold, praying to Christ for forgiveness. Sir W. V. Harcourt has postponed addressing his constituents, being unwilling to embarrass the future leader of the party. The Times is not so well satisfied with the conduct of the Government, and rejoices at the absence of criticism and impotence of the Opposition. (Received Jan. 5, 9.35 a.m.) Playing against the Western province, Cape Colony, Albert Trott took eleven wickets for 195 runs. A season of national opera opens on Monday at Dublin, with Mr Robert Cunningham as manager. The cast includes Estyniarsh, Staunton, Walsh, and Julia Franks. Tallow, beef, medium, is at '21s, other sorts unchanged. OTTAWA, Ja.v. 4. Seventeen hundred Quebec farmers have protested against excessive taxation, and demanded the establishment of freetrade. Sir Wilfrid Lanrier agreed that it was possible to spend too much on railways and canals. CAIRO, Jak. 4. The Sirdar telegraphs that he has selected a site in a healthy position outside of Khartoum for the Gordon College. The people of the Soudan, bo says, are delighted with the scheme. The French still occupy Jleshraeroek in the Bahr-el-Ghazal province. PARIS, January 4. Admiral Bevellierc declares that the French shore of Newfoundland is abso» lutely worthless for naval purposes. Several Paris newspapers advocate the cession of it if France is compensated, BERLIN, Jas. 4. The Socialist members of the Reichstag are introducing a law to abolish hsemajetile. CALCUTTA, Jan-. 4. Lord Clirzon made a State entry into Calcutta.