BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9641, 16 January 1903, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

(Bleotrio Telegraph— Copyrlght-Dnited Press Assooialion. LONDON, Jan. 15. Mr Balfour's condition is satisfaclory. A Reuter telegram states that many rebels are reinforcing the Sultan of Morocco ; the prospects are much improved. The statement that Menebbi has been killed is untrue. Colonel Morland, commander of the Northern Nigeria, is concentrating 1050 seasoned troops with 37 British officers, at Yaria, five days' march from Kano. (Received January 16, 8.54 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 15. Three large locomotive firms ,at Glasgow, Polmadie, and Springburn, suburbs of Glasgow, are combining with a, capital of two millions. Many bodies of tenantry associated with the Irish league c6mplain that Lord Dunraven's Conference of representative • landlords and tenants betrayed their interests. An animated newspaper correspondence is proceeding between Senator Mathkson, Sir Frederick Young Loring (sic), Sir Henry Goring, Mr Copehind, and others over the Australian Imperial naval defence. Loring's suggestion that Great Britain ought, after three, years notice to renounce its present responsibility m regard to the safety of the autonomous colonies, and at the same time indicate its willingness to consider proposals for joint responsibility, is generally condemned. Mr Copeland ridiculed such 'a. cold-blooded proposal, and says he is confident Australasia would reply that there would be separation only when they were safe and quite able to resist inva«sion. Howden, a miner, sued the Yorkshire Miners' Association m the King's Beuch to reslrain them paying strike-pay at Dinaby. STOCKHOLM, January 16. Seventeen thousand people are t-lirea-tened with, starvation m Northern Swe--den. Many are eating moss. Energetic relief is being organised. PARIS, Jan. 15. Lieutenant Leugerke, acting first officer'of the Vineta at the sinking of Castro's war ships, who had been summoned to Europe to report toH-he Kaiser, committed suicide at Havre. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The clKiirman of the Judiciary Committee of the House proposes, if iiivesligatioits show that Congress ha*s the power, to introduce a Bill for the Stole to lake possession of all coal beds and means i>f coal transport. I Congress almost unanimously passed a Rebate Coal Duty Bill. BERLIN, Jan. 15. Herr Rheinboden, Minister of Finance", speaking m the Prussian. Diet, described American competition as the dark cloud on Germany's economic horizon. (Received January 16, 8.54 a.m.) BERLIN, Jan. 15. A sensation has been created m orthodox circles owing to the Kaiser patronising the lectures of Professor Friedriek Del it /.sch, the famous assyriologist, embodying the latest results of higher criticism. It has been arranged that the Princess Louise is to receive thirty thousand marks per -annum. Divorce will be pronounced on the 28th. She will not be allowed to see ' her children if she continues relations with Giron. The Princess, however, intends to contract a civil marriage with Giron. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 15. The Czar warmly thanked M. de Witte for his ten years' financial services. The Novosli welcomes the opening of the Dardanelles to all warships. (Received January 16, 8.54 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 15. Tlve Czar's susceptibility to pulmonary trouble has induced the doctors to urge the transfer of the Court to Lividia, BELGARDE, January 15. King Alexander, m a speech at a ban- ! quet at Belgrade, urged Servians to be prepared for a decisive moment. The. whole world must know that nn one would obtain a foot's breadth of the Balkans without Servia getting her share. . NEW YORK. Jan. 15. General Penacensa, a distinguished Venezuelan, reflecting the views of most of his countrymen except President Castro's supporters, luus addressed a letter to the President, urging him to resign, since the British and 'German, hostility was simply, directed against himself.