GERMAN ARMY BILL. ARRIVAL OF 'FRISCO MAIL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9540, 5 November 1892, Page 2

GERMAN ARMY BILL.

ARRIVAL OF 'FRISCO MAIL.

Prince Bismarck insists that tho Army Bill is unnecessary, and that there need be little fear of war for several years to come. France, he considers, is incomparably move peaceful than at any time since 1888. CHOLERA AT HAMBURG. A fresh case of cholera is reported iv Hamburg. LAUNCH OF RUSSIAN CRUISER. St. Petersburg, November i. The Russian cruiser Kurikoff, 11,000 tons, lins been launched here. She is capable of steaming 20,000 miles without re-coaling. The Government propose to build vessel of a simifar class.

COMMERCIAL TREATY. Tangier, November 4. A commercial treaty between Morocco and France has boon arranged. Under the treaty the import duty on French products in reduced, and the Moorish products are allowed to be exported free. OSMAN DIGNA. pUAKnr, November 4 . Osman Digna is trying to persuade the neighbouring tribes to join the Mfiluli. The garrison at Tokar has been reinforced. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Washington, November t. The Democrats arc now less confident of winning the Presidential election. LOSS OF LIFE. Twenty-five persons were drowned during the gales on Lako Michigan.

[PER PBES3 ASSOCIATION. | Auckland, November s.—Arrived. —Arrived : Alauieda, from 'Frisco. Tho mail ia being fumigated.

Tho Counters of Glasgow has consented to become a patroness of a bazur which is proposed to be hold at Waitara in about a fortnight's time in aid of tho Waitara Brass Band.

An elderly " lady" of the native raco who evidently had been drinking, not wiaoly but too well, made things lively in D von street this afternoon. She used her lungs to tho fullest extent in making her sels heard , and she ul.so danced the haka, much to tho appreciation of a number of adults and juveniles who gathered round. Conntublo Lister, however, cut short the programme by acting as tho woman'd obcoi t to the police station.