BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6052, 14 December 1897, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric TelegraphCopyright. ..: Eeceived Deo. 14, 0.50 a.tn. THE SPANISH CRISIS. LONDON, Dec. 13. The political crisis, has been renewed, owing to Signor Zanardelli, Minister of Justice, insisting on the inclusion of additional Liberals in the Cabinet. GOLD ROBBERY. PRETORIA, Dec. 13. An extensive gold robbery is reported from Lyudenburg. A coach was stuck up and robbed of £12,000 worth of gold belonging to the Transvaal Gold -mining Estates Company. The loss is covered by insurance. Beceived Dec. 14, 0.20 a.m. THE CAPE BATTLESHIP. CAPE TOWN, Dec. 13. In the course of an address Mr Rose Innes, ex-Attorney-General, said that it would be better to pay the Admiralty £25,000 per year instead of making a present of a battleship, as proposed. Beceived Dec. 14, 9.55 a.m. THE SITUATION IN HAYTI. PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 13. Excitement prevails in Hayti as the outcome of the recent concessions to Germany. The ; Ministry has. resigned, and the mob is clamouring for the President, General Thiresias Augustus Simon "Sam, to be replaced. A ROYAL VISIT. BERLIN, Dec. 13. The second squadron which Germany intends to despatch to Kiaochau calls at Plymouth to enable Prince Henry of Prussia to visit the Queen. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. ' LONDON, Dec. 13. Borchgrevinck has purchased the steamer Pollux at Christiania, Norway, and is fitting her for the Antarctic exploring expedition. Beceived Dec. 14, 10.40 a.m. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT. William Trapecott, a well-known Liverpool shipowner, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for embezzling £36,000.