BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9639, 14 January 1903, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

(Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright— United Preee Association. . LONDON, Jan. 13. Dr. Davidson, Primate elect, is suffering from influenza, and has been ordered abroad for three weeks' rest. Mystery attaches to the disappearance of four Russian destroyers recently at Suda Bay. The impression is that two fiave secretly passed the Dardanelles, and that the others will follow. Mr Balfour is confined to his house with a feverish chill. ■ All his engagements have been cancelled. The Sultan's forces are very undisciplined, and 'many are selling arms and to the pretender. All the 3R,}>yles have revolted. reports that President Castro insists that the raising of the blockade must precede the preparation of the protocol. Italy and the United States concur m this view, believing a blockade impossible, and that Venezuela will pay within a reasonable time. Dr Jamieson reports that Mr Beit is progressing favorably,' and proceeds to Europe m a fortnight. Mr J. B. Robinson, chairman of the Robinson's South African Banking Company, addressing the shareholders, said that it was impossible for Downing street to rule any portion of South Africa. He 'protested that tliere was too much Empire building. Mr" Chamberlain's policy ought to be a give and take one. x It would be long before the Dutch were a loyally active force. (Received January 14, 8.52 a.m ) LONDON, January 13. lire Morgan trust is forming British, German, French, and Italian lilies from Europe to South America. Antwerp will be the head quarters of the combined lines. Apart from war charges. Great BriLswji'js expenditure on the navy Jias increased seventeen million, and on the army twelve millions during the decade. Snow is lying sevefal inches deep at Sheerness and elsewhere m England. Racing m Birmingham was stopped owing to the weather. Bushamara is preparing to surround and starve Fez into submission. Most of the Europeans have left. The Sultan's uncle has gone to Riff, on the Coast, to organise an army to attack the pretender and relieve Fez. Dr. Webber, Bishop of Brisbane, at present on a visit, to England, is suffering from ill health, and his condition is most grave, owing to insomnia and weakness of the heart. Prince Lonway has left Princess Stephanie, disgusted with her extravagance, and his ambigious position, and tired with tlie slights .put upon him. A- tri-weekly! express across Siberia ha* commenced. The journey from Lon-' don to Port Arthur occupies eighteen days. A land slide at Nankin killed two hundred Chinese. Russia, Austria and Hungary intend to insist on the establishment of financial control over the collection of taxes m .Vilayets on the European frontier of Macedonia, also the payment of officials and troops, Belgian, Dutch, or Swiss officials to control the Gendarme and some high personage independent of the Yildiz Kiosk to exercise a general control of Macedonian administration. Russian newspapers advise the Porte to accept the proffered asistance, which will be yery advantageous, though galling to Turkey's pride. The firms of Vickers-Maxim, and Swan and Hunter, \)f Newcastle, build the new Cunurd steamers, costing a quarter of a million pounds each. (Received January 14, 8.52 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13. lhe Russian Government's pressure ? - PP on , ne £ otiati ons for the transfer of four ZO-knot volunteer cruisers to a foreign company, henceforth held with others m reserve at Odessa CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 13 &ir Nicholas O'Connor, British Minister at Constantinople, ordered the Khedivial Company's steamer to pass through the Dardanelles without stopping, owing •to the Porte withholding the privilege a£ corded other ■ companies. An irode was thereupon issued by the Sulban, grantinc the privilege. , • ■ ■- NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Lount Holleben informed his American mends that every step taken by Berlin was contrary to his advice. President Roosevelt lias appointed a colored lawyer as assistant State attorney at Boston. PARIS, January 13. Forty thousand fishermen m Brittany have lost their occupation owing to the disappearance of sardines. Great distress has been occasioned. BERLIN, January 13. The newspapers publish accounts of M. Girou's former escapades with womeai. ST. PETERSBURG. January 13. M. Plehive, Russian Minister for the Interior, announces the appointment of a commission lo harmonise the working of Imperial departments and provincial bodies, with a view to improving the condition of the peasantry. The Novae Vremya hails the commission as a political event of the first magnitude. CAPETOWN. January 13. Hermanus and Hemstein, implicated m the Bank of England forged notes case, have been arrested here. They were m possession of many forged noies. They have been extradited.