MISCELLANEOUS.

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8789, 12 February 1897, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

London, February 10. The Admiralty bas sanotioned tbe construction of a graving dook to accommodate tb c largest ironclads of the British Navy. Ottawa, February 10. Archbishop Langevin, of St Boniface, has announced the intention of the Churoh to found separate Catholio sohools in Monitoba. Sydney, February 11. Mr Garrard, Minister of Eduoation, is a pass-anger by the Botomahana. He spends several weeks in New Zealand. Lord Glasgow, ex-Governor of New Zealand was interviewed on arrival here. He said he noticed a good deal of improvement in New Zealand during the past few years, especially in regare to commerce, whiob bad made some st. ides. Ia reference to Australian federation bs SBid be had not taken np the subjeot personally but he did not think New Zealand oagbt to oome into the union, though Australian Federation was grea'ly to ba dsßired. New Zealand, however, was too far away and oould not well be included in any defence scheme. In faot her in'erests in every way were not what oould be called separata from Anstralia, but at the same time they were not identical. Lord Glasgow refused ta be drawn out on any subject verging on politics. St Petersbubg, February 10. The approaoh of the Bubonio plague towards the Bussian frontier has created a panic. Oi tbe St. Petesburg S:ock Exohange. St.cks fell heavily to-day.