BRITISH & FOREIGN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9643, 19 January 1903, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN

Bleotrio Tolegrapb : -Copyright-Unlte'a PreM - ABBOoiation. LONDON, Jan. 18: General Grenfell has been -appointed commander of the Fourth Army Corps. An alarming fire occurred m the Royal Exchange. It was extinguished m ba,lf an hour. The damage mis confined »o the offices on the south-east side. Howden has obtained an injunction against the Derfaby Miners' Union. The . jury found that the men broke their, carttracts. Annie Walters and Amelia Such, iii connection with the baby-farming case, have been found guilty and sentenced to death, at the Old Bailey. (Received January 19, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 18. Negotiations m reference to Sir Michael Foster's proposal to join the Radicals, conducted by post card, showed that the. London University sanctioned Iris changing sides. Accordingly he will not resign. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 1&. The Porte has just paid twelve fchoir- • sand pounds sterling to Italian, subjects: for their losses m connection Wftlt thei Armenian massacres. The Austrian-, German, and Russian claims are stilt m, obeyance. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. liai-on tsternbeig, interviewed, was profuse m compliments to America. His; remarks are attributed to the Kaiser. 1 h& American Press ridicules the fulsomeness; of the remarks. BERLIN, Jan. 17. Despite tlKt resistance of Count Von Posadowsky. German Minister of the In--tewor. and his promise that" greater care should be taken m connection with the most-favor*^ nation clause, the' Reichstag, by 141 to 67, recommended tariff treaties instead of the most-favore,d treatment. Herbert Bismarck sa.id that the resolution was intended to secure better commercial relations xritV the United States. Germany's lamb-like patience was exhausted. Germany was entitled t» emphasise that it did not intend to te« taken m a second time. BERLIN, Jan. 18. Germany has ratified the Brussels suaaconvention. "^ ST. PETERSBURG, Jau. IT. The Czar and Czaritza welcomed the .Gei-maai Crown Prince at the Winter Palace. At the State banquet, the toasts were given .m French. PARIS, January 17. King Menelik has accepted/ M. Delcasse's invitation to Jibutil for the inan^ puration of the railway. France sends v. fleet to Jibutil to welcoiae him. PATfIS, January 18". Fnmce, under a secret agreement dated 1896, claims' she is entitled to controi Chinese post offices.