British and Foreign

Southland Times, Issue 13483, 17 June 1896, Page 2

British and Foreign

THE GREAT BOW STREET ENQUIRY. COMMITTAL OF DR "JIM" AND HIS LIEUTENANTS. WILY OLD CHANG. OUR LABOUR LEGISLATION CRITICISED. THE NEWCASTLE STRIKE. FARATIERI INNOCENT BUT INCOMPETENT. : THE NEWCASTLE COALMASTERS STIFF. United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.] LONDON, Junk ir». The preliminary trial of Dr Jameson and his officers has concluded at Bow street. Jameson, Willoughby, Grey, White and Coventry have been committed for trial and the others were discharged. The Prince of Wales' yacht Britannia defeated the Meteor over a 45-mile course on time allowance. Li Hung Chang, Prime Minister of China, who ia on a vUit to Europe, has assured Emp r«r William that Cnina is unusually friendly with Germany and that she fully recogaUed her aid in the reces ion of Liatong Peninsula to China by Japan. Captain Ravelli, an Italian staff officer, has been arrested at Nice on a charge of being a spy. The Grand Prize of Paris was won by Arar, Champ Aubert 2, Montrieuil 3.

Received 17th, 0.30 a.m.

Parliament adjourns on August 14th ami will meet again on January l.'Uh. The Government is not altered.

The opinion that General Baratieri would be acquitted has been confirmed. In delivering judgment the court deplored the fact that he had proved an incapable leader. Fifty sailors belonging to a Japanese warship at Antwerp broke out in mutiny and left the ship. They had an encounter with the police, but eventually had to return on board. Many of them were injured. Many supporters of the Cuban insurgents have exploded bombs in Havana. Jcne 16.

Received 17th, 0.30 a m

At Dr Jameson's trial Sir Edward Clark said it was doubtful if the Foreign Enlistment Act was operative in Maftking and certainly it did not apply to Pitsam (sic). Dr Jameson admitted that he himself was solely responsible for the raid. Replying to a question in the House of Lords Lord Salisbury said he must refuse to open a parliamentary inquiry into the entrance of Jameson's party iuto the Transvaal until the verdict of a court was delivered.