NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 11391, 5 December 1898, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Cable Messages. British and Foreign Telegrams. [per press association.] AN ANDREE SEARCH PARTY WRECKED. Christiana, December 3. Starling's search party, which set out to look for the Andree balloon expedition, has bsen wrecked. The party were ice-bound for 12 days on an island 120 miles from tho Olenok River, in Eastern Siberia. They have now arrived at the Yenisei Gulf. THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S JUBILEE. Vienna, December 3. The Emperor's jubilee was celebrated quietly and sympathetically. A striking teature of the celebration was a subscription of 30,000,000 floiins to charitips. THE ANARCHIST CONFERENCE. Rome, December 3. The Anarchist Conference has abanboned its proposals for the extradition of Anarchists. CAPE COLONY PATRIOTISM. Capetown, December 3. In the Cape Parliament, Mr Schreiner, in a patriotic speech, introduced a Bill to contribute £30,000 annually to the Imperial Navy. He said he preferred a conditional direct contribution to the syßteni of looalisatio n adopted in connection with the Australian Auxiliary Squadron, because the naval Armageddon would have to be fought in the English Channel or the Mediterranean. He added that the English and Dutch were willing to extend the hand of filial attachment to Great Britain. This sentiment was greeted with chaers. Some Afrikander members expressed a hope that the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, and Rhodesia would make similar contributions. The Bill was read a second time unanimously. United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received December 5, 8.42 a.m. LIBELLING A SHIPOWNER. London, December 4. Damages to the amount of £500 have been awarded against the Wide World Magazine fot libelling a Liverpool ship- | owner by alleging that a ship was rotten , and carried a drunken crew. ; THE GORDON COLLEGE FUND. The fund which is being raised to erect : a memorial college to the late General Gordon now amounts to £60,000. WRECK OF A CLAN LINER. The Clan line steamer Clan Drum«. mond, of 2922 tons, bound from Livers pool to Delagoa Bay, Ins been wrecked in L the Bay of Biscay. Thirty seven of those on board -were drowned, and twentyL seven survivors wore landed at Lisbon. • PROPOSED ADMIRALTY DOCK AT i THE CAPE. ! Capetown, December 4. I Mr Schreiner, the Premier, proposes to ; astablish an Admiralty dock at Simons1 town. ! . ' [ deceived December 5, 9 a.m. . WHAT CONSTITUTES PRIVATE , PROPERTY ? New Yok.k, Decomber 4. i The New York Chamber of Commerce 1 haa petitioned President McKiuley to > convene an international conference ; to i discuss the queston of they exemption of i private property from, capture-/ on sea: r The President is favourable to a cbn- > ference being held.' „ . : 1 PROPOSED RIVAL ,TQ .GORDON ; college; „ v v, [ v • . Pabis, December 4. [ France proposes to. found a; native educational establishment. either at Khart toum or Fashoda. „»»,;,./ .■ ■ , , ' COMPENSATION FOR ILL-TREAT-MENT OF ITALIANS. "' Morocco, December 4. ' The Sultan oE Morocco has yielded to • Italy's demands for compensation for 1 ill-treatment and imprisonment of r Italians. ' RUSSIAN TROOPS Iff THE , CAUCASUS [ London, December 4. Reinforcements to the number of , £11,000 Russian troops are being desi patched to the Caucasus towards Persia. i INTERNECINE FIGHTING. ' Eeceived December 5, 1.45 a.m. London, December 4. Two nomad tribes oa the Moorish frontier, having sworn to annihilate one another, a party of Beneguils surprised ' and massacred three hundred Benidfids, treating the prisoners with awful cruelty.