BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5700, 20 October 1896, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BT KLKCTHW rXLKQRAPU— COPYRIGHT.} [Per Press Association.l THE LITE ARCHBISHOP. LONDON, Oct. 19. Countless eulogies have been delivered upon Dr Benson from pulpits. THE RHODESIAN POLICE. Twelve thousand applications have been received in London for admission to -the Rhodesian police. • THE VENEZUELA DISPUTE. "The New York , correspondent of ' the London Times says that the negotiations in connection with the Venezuela dispute have not advanced towards a settlement during the last ! three months, except that theintcrviews of Mr Olney and Mr Chamberlain minimised and settled the district ■difficulty. THE IRISH PARTY. Mr M. Davitt is taking action with the view of uniting all sections of the Irish Party under the leadership of Mr John Howard Parnell, M.P.* for Heath South, and brother of the late C. S. Paroell. THE MATABELE RISING-. CAPETOWN, Oct. 19-. . J Captain Thorold captured Chena's kraal after six hours' hard .fighting. RINDERPEST. { The Government of Cape Colony is sending seven hundred and fifty police to prevent rinderpest crossing Ibe Orange Kiver. THE CZAR'S TOUR. BERLIN, Oct. 18. It is reported . that the Emperor William, disguised, witnessed the Czar's reception in Paris. MUTINY. A. party of Alsatian recruits j mutinied at Heidelberg, and shouted " Vive la France." They were all arrested. " HONOUR " SAVED. An engineer accidentally touched Lieutenant Brusewitz'- cliair in a cafe at Carlsruhe and declined to apolo* gise. Brusewitz placed friends at the exits and chased the engineer down a passage, killing him with his sword, remarking at the time "My honour is saved." A MAGNIFICENT GIFT. ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 18. • The Czar has given the Princess Helene, of Montenegro (who is betrothed to the Prince of Naples), a dowry of a million roubles and diamonds oE the value of two million francs. PIRACY. MOROCCO, Oct. 18. 'Tlte Riff pirates pillaged a British vessel. THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN. CAIRO, Oct. 19. Azrak is fortifying Abuklea. Osman ' Digna has gone to OmHurman. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Mr Altgeld delivered a violent speech here to-day favour of Socialism, and it is believed that it will have the effect of alienating a large measure of support from Mr Bryan, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. MADRID, Oct. 19. Spanish newspapers are protesting against the .odious fiction of neutrality adopted by the United States of America in regard to the- Cuban insurrection, and contend that the Americans are really conniving at the filibustering.