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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 17, 21 March 1890, Page 3

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(Per- Press Association.) The news of Prince Bismarck’s resignation is confirmed. The Chan - cellor and the Emperor have had a serious disagreement. Count Herbert Bismarck also tendered his resignation, which the Emperor declined to accept. Count Waldersee, the recently appointed Commander-im Chief of the army, is reported to succeed Prince -,,.i Bismarck. It will ; bd iremeifibered that iwhen ; this General, . who is acknowledged to be a very capable officer, supplanted. Count Von Moltke some scandals were set afloat, with which 1 the young Kaiser’s name was associated. The disappearance, of . Prince Bismarck from the ..position which he has occupied for so many years, and in which he was recognised as the. foremost statesman - of Europe, is an event which- -is likely to lead to serious consequences. It .seems to indicate! a desire on the part, of, Emperor William to reverse the sagacious and far-seeing policy which' has so materially contributed to make Germany a - strong and united nation; while Count WaMersee’s appointment rqn.y be accepted as an indication pf ascendency of the military party inGermany, -

The strike of miners in England is not expected to be of long duration,; as, ; the colliery proprietors are showing a r: disposition to home- to tenhs'wathi the’ men. In the meantime .great, hard- " ship is being felt ih warions trades 'afis serious. It is stated that ’ the Ameer has pen killed. / This, however, ; must 3 be ac- . cepted with considerable reserve, Ab- ' ’ dhrrahmaii’s ’pdSiitioh hks hithertd'pen '‘ a strong bhe, • gireat mhitaty’abil- : ity, although’his rule 5 has-never been popular in the country. i ; : The reprt of the ’ Tiimes-Bariiell ‘ Commission was a most exhaustive mdgnjent, and' coveredl&Q pages. In humming up the judges And that the Respondent members did pot conspirefop the absolute independence of Ireland, though some of them were allied with Mr Davitt in establishing the t/and League with that intention, and had conspired by a system of coercion and intimidation to promote agrarian f agitation for the purpose of expelling L the landlords. The Commissioners TVcomplained that they had received ho proper statement of the accounts of the. Land League, and had not'received 1 ;i! that assistance from Mr Parnell under; : this head that they were entitled tp.i •- '*■ fj?p Lisbon’ ppess expresses a desire that diplomatic relations with i England shbuld cease, and attacqs the Prince .of Wales. Lord Randolph Churchill refuses to resign owing to the limited character of the censure passed on him. The Australian bishops are sitting at Sydney to elect a Primate. A difficulty laas arisen through only one pama haying been .submitted, that of T Saumarez Smith. The ordinance requires that there should be names, i

It has been discovered that '.the hoisting of the British flag by Consul Buchanan in the Shire' district" was outside the territory which England admits to belong to Portugal. j A number of assaults on wome|n are -reported as having occurredAt!Byduey. - The ■* assailant "is supposed- to ibe a lunatic.. No arrests have been made. H.M.S. Opal sailed from Auckland to-day for England. , j * A! steam line to Tahiti is to be estabat. Auckland under French support. An anonymous donor in London has ■given fifty thousand pounds flora convalescent home there. : : The Government have suffered a defeat on the Eight of Way Bill for •Scotland. There is talk of a dissolution and a Conference has been summoned. The American laundrymen in San Francisco are coalescing to underbid the Chinese.