CITY EDITON. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5485, 10 February 1896, Page 3

CITY EDITON. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

• [BY ELQCTRIC TELEGSAPE—COPTRIGUT.] i [Special to Press Association.] A CALL. LONDON, Feb. 8. : It is reported that a call of £1 will 1 be made by the Bank of South Australia. ; 81E MAUEICE O'ROEKE. • Trinity College, Dublin, has con--1 ferred the degree of Doctor of Laws [ on Sir Maurice O'Eorke, Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives of New Zealand. A DENIAL. The statement by the New Torlc Herald that England will cede the Island of Trinidad to Brazil is denied. ASHANT.EE. , Prempeh, King of Ashantee, has accepted British protection. ENGLISH ASSESSMENT LAWS. LONDON, Feb. 9. Mr Balfour, in replying to a deputation of farmers, said the Government intended to amend the assessment laws. APOLOGY. It is reported that Lord Dunraven has apologised to the New York Yacht Club. THE IBISH PARTY. Mr Sexton has been unanimously offered the leadership of the M'Carthy section of the Irish Party, and takes time to consider the matter. THE CUBAN BE VOLT. , MADEID, Feb. 7. The Government resents the American Senate's resolution that the Cuban natives should be recognised as belligerents. The Press advises that a warship should be Rent to Cuba. • CANADIAN LOYALTY. OTTAWA, Feb. 7. There was a tremendous outburst of expressions of loyalty in the Dominion House of Commons on the adoption of a resolution against the assertion by Americans that Canada was only waiting an opportunity to join the United States. Mr M'NeiJ, mover of the resolution, said that he gloried in the* splendid composure and reliance of England, and he wished Australians to know that Canada would go heart and hand with the British as one people. SUICIDE. ' / • NEW YORK, Feßj/9. Harris Eversfield, an aG&6r, has committed suicide. KUSSIA AND PJULGABIA. ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. The Czar ..congratulated Prince Ferdinar^JH^his decision to bring up his^oar in the Greek faith. He pjrtised Bulgaria, and promised that Relations with< it should be resumed.: A Eussian delegate will attend the' ceremony. . ..,-;■ • '- ■:.'■■■'. ; THE COINAGE QUESTION. •BERLIN, Feb. 9. The Chancellor considers that it would be futile to hold a monetary conference, and the German Government will not summon one. Unlimited coinage must be dependent on the reopening of the Indian mints, which England declines to do. ■