THE NEWFOUNDLAND DIFFICULTY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9096, 1 June 1891, Page 2

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DIFFICULTY.

It is expected that the enforcing of the I modus vivendi by the MV.wEound.land Parliament will cause the withdrawal of the Bill which was introduced in the House of Loris by Lord Knutsford. POSTAL UNION. Vinnea, May ZO. The local Press regard the admission of Australia to the Postal Union as an important event. . When the admission of Australia to the Union was announced, the members of the Congress, in order to testify their respect for the colonies rose to their feet. Sir Saul Samuel Agent-General for New South Wales, in an eloquent speech, which was loudly applauded, thanked the President for his congratulatory remarks and the members for their expression of respect. CONSUMPTION CURE. I Berlin, May 30. ' Dr. Koch is engaged in making tuberculine fr«e from all injurious substances. GERMANY SUSPENDING CORN DUTIES. Germany is suspending the import duties on corn. CZAR AND HIS ENEMIES. St. Petersburg, May 30. The Czar has arrived at Moscow. The entire line of route was guarded by troops, the authorities fearing that advantage might be taken of the Czar's trip to assassinate him. EXPELLING JEWS FROM RUSSIA. The Czar is determined to expel all Jews from St. Petersburg, Moscow, and I Odessa.' WHEAT FROM INDIA. Calcutta, May 30. Owing to the heavy shipment of wheat to the English market, the price of food has seriously advanced in the northern provinces in India. CHILIAN REVOLT. Washington, May 30. The intervention of the United States in the Chilian revolution is officially denied. BLAINE IN BETTER HEALTH. Mr J. G. Blame has so far improved in health that he is able to drive out. WHEAT RING. A wheat corner has been established in Minneaopolis, and it has secured 9,000,000 bushels. ! BANK DEPOSITS. Boenos Ayres, May 30. Payment of deposits in the banks in the Argentine Uupublic, which was suspended, is now indefinitely postponed. SIR J. MACDONALD DYING. N Ottawa, May 20. Sir John Macdonald, the Premier, who has been suffering from paralysis of the throat, is dying.